Centraleyes

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has recently released staggering figures revealing a significant increase in healthcare data breaches affecting 88 million Americans in 2023 alone. These findings were revealed in light of a settlement case in the healthcare industry.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 29, 2023

Securing the healthcare data warehouses themselves is equally vital to ensure the software applications’ security in their development and maintenance. Use strong access controls: Setting up strict access restrictions is one of the critical elements in securing healthcare data warehouses.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 16, 2023

Multi-factor authentication (MFA): MFA is a security measure that requires users to provide multiple forms of identification to access email accounts and other sensitive systems. These may include advanced threat protection, data loss prevention, email encryption, archiving, and compliance management.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Change Healthcare, a major provider of IT services to hospitals, continues to battle the BlackCat ransomware syndicate. BlackCat has made the healthcare industry a prime target over the past year, victimizing providers, insurers, and now healthcare IT suppliers like Change Healthcare, a unit of Optum. authorities.

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Webroot

MAY 6, 2024

As we navigate through 2024, the cyber threat landscape continues to evolve, bringing new challenges for both businesses and individual consumers. The latest OpenText Threat Report provides insight into these changes, offering vital insights that help us prepare and protect ourselves against emerging threats.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 14, 2022

The list ranks the 100 best jobs across 17 sectors including business, healthcare and technology, taking into account factors such as growth potential, salary and work-life balance. Information security analyst beat out some strong contenders on a list where nearly four in 10 jobs were in healthcare and healthcare support roles.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 15, 2021

In a recent survey conducted by Cybersecurity Firm Tenable, over 106 million healthcare records were exposed to hackers during the time of past 14 months. And analysis says that most of the records were leaked from the databases of organizations operating in the healthcare sector. percent of attacks.

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Cybersecurity Healthcare Data breaches Cyber Attacks 80

Security Affairs

APRIL 12, 2020

The archive included credentials for Zoom accounts belonging to organizations in various industries, including banking, consultancy, healthcare software companies. While some of the accounts “only” included an email and password, others included meeting IDs, names and host keys.” ” concludes the report.

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Healthcare Phishing Accountability Banking 145

The Last Watchdog

MAY 30, 2023

Cyber threats have steadily intensified each year since I began writing about privacy and cybersecurity for USA TODAY in 2004. A good start would be to read Mobilizing the C-Suite: Waging War Against Cyberattacks, written by Frank Riccardi, a former privacy and compliance officer from the healthcare sector.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 20, 2024

For example, the healthcare sector, a prime target for these types of attacks , planned to spend $125 billion to defend against breaches from 2020 to 2025. However, as the nature of cyber threats continues to evolve, so too do the offerings of cyber insurance, expanding to provide more comprehensive risk management solutions.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 12, 2022

Taking history into account, Zeppelin was first discovered in the year 2019 and was identified as VegaLocker ransomware. It targeted networks of healthcare firm across North America and Europe. Suddenly, it slowed down in its activities and became subtle for a few months.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 18, 2023

The first one goes as follows: According to a study conducted by Digital Shadows Photon research team, and their report dubbed “Account Takeover in 2022,” about 25 billion email addresses and phone numbers, along with an equivalent number of credit card details and related logins, are available on the web.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 13, 2023

Organizations operating in today's interconnected world face significant cyber threats which necessitate constant vigilance in safeguarding their sensitive data and digital assets. This involves implementing multiple security measures to fortify systems against diverse cyber threats.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 18, 2024

New capabilities observed include compromising legitimate email accounts to bolster credibility in phishing attempts. Experts warn how sophisticated techniques could proliferate from geopolitical espionage campaigns to financially motivated cybercrime targeting a wider range of sectors like healthcare and manufacturing. "If

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NetSpi Executives

OCTOBER 17, 2023

This shift aims to enhance the safety and integrity of medical devices, emphasizing the importance of cybersecurity in healthcare. Notably, the law is characterized by its foundational correctness and forward-looking approach, ensuring adaptability to evolving cyber threats.

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Healthcare Manufacturing Cyber Risk Cybersecurity 94

CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Digital Shadow, that offers risk determining & analyzing software to protect against external cyber threats, discovered the fact that Graff became a victim of Conti Malware gang and informed the company about the potential risks it could be exposed to in the future. Jackson, Philip Green and Kardarshians.

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Ransomware Healthcare Scams Education 108

The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 12, 2023

A look back at the cybersecurity landscape in 2023 rings all-too familiar: cyber threats rapidly evolved and scaled up , just as they have, year-to-year, for the past 20 years. Moving ahead, it’s crucial for SMBs, municipalities and healthcare institutions to prioritize.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Email Threats: More than 75% of targeted attacks start with an email, delivering 94% of malware. Soaring Cyber Crime Costs: Cyber crime costs are expected to hit $10.5 Healthcare Spending: From 2020 to 2025, the healthcare sector plans to spend $125 billion on cyber security to tackle its vulnerability.

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Social Engineering Cyber Attacks Cyber Insurance IoT 115

Centraleyes

JANUARY 21, 2024

The Evolving Cyber Threat Landscape The contemporary threat and regulatory landscape have pressed organizations to fortify their cyber-crisis management capabilities. In recent years, a surge in cyber-attacks targeting critical infrastructure has been observed globally.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 8, 2023

When most people think about social media and cybersecurity, they typically think about hackers taking over Instagram accounts or Facebook Messenger scammers taking private information. The Identity Theft Resource Center’s 2022 Consumer Impact Report revealed that social media account takeovers have grown by 1,000% in one year.

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Centraleyes

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

While both HITRUST and HIPAA have substantial relevance in ensuring data security in the healthcare sector, they are very different standards. HIPAA, or the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, is a federal law, whereas HITRUST is a comprehensive control framework.

Healthcare 52

Healthcare Risk Insurance Penetration Testing 52

Approachable Cyber Threats

JANUARY 12, 2022

While LastPass may not have suffered a breach, it should be a wake up call to many who still use single-factor password-based authentication to their LastPass accounts and password vaults to do a little housekeeping. Credential stuffing is a tactic hackers commonly use to compromise internet accounts. What is LastPass?”

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Passwords Password Management Accountability Authentication 106

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Early this month, Evgueni Erchov, Director of IR & Cyber Threat Intelligence at Arete Incident Response, told ZDNet that multiple ransomware gangs are cold-calling victims if they don’t pay the ransom and attempt to restore from backups. PIN Number 20201210-001. Patch operating systems, software, firmware, and endpoints.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 23, 2022

This should be a focus area for organizations to improve their defensive tactics, such as ensuring secure credentials and removing unnecessary privileged accounts. Although the attack against Colonial Pipeline deservedly gained news attention, ransomware attacks have increasingly disrupted the sectors of food, healthcare and transportation.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 14, 2022

A data breach leading to PII or PHI theft is not just a loss of trust and loss of revenue problem to the organization, rather an immediate impact to the individual citizens and the cyber threat that they face.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

All these days we have seen an increase in ransomware attacks against healthcare companies. According to a research carried out by BlueVoyant on over 2702 Universities operating across 43 countries, almost all of them were found to be facing ransomware attack as the number one cyber threat.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

DECEMBER 28, 2020

You’re probably annoyed with everyone telling you to have a long, complex, unique password for every website, device, and account you own. Healthcare Company UHS a Victim of Major Cyber Attack. Fortune 500 healthcare provider Universal Health Services (UHS) appears to be the victim of a major ransomware attack. #3.

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Passwords DDOS Healthcare Scams 98

Cytelligence

DECEMBER 15, 2023

In an increasingly digital world, small businesses are just as vulnerable to cyber threats as their larger counterparts. We’ll explore the reasons why cybersecurity is so important for small businesses and how investing in cyber protection, like the services offered by CYPFER, can safeguard their future.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 26, 2023

Data breaches caused by weak security measures and procedures result in severe monetary losses, erosion of clients’ trust, and irreversible reputation damage to organizations in the healthcare, financial services, technology, and retail industries, as well as government and public sector entities.

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Jane Frankland

OCTOBER 17, 2023

By mid-year, there’s been a staggering 156% growth in the total number compared to the previous quarter, with a whopping 855 accounts worldwide being leaked every minute. Sadly, no matter your company size, industry, or geographic location, one thing is clear – these alarming statistics underscore the need for heightened cyber vigilance.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

JANUARY 24, 2022

Today, many people when they sign up for a new account for an internet-based service are asked to pick a password to help secure their account from unauthorized access. For instance, in securing your high risk accounts like banking or personal finance accounts, healthcare accounts, government services accounts (DMV, IRS, etc.),

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Authentication Passwords Accountability Mobile 98

NetSpi Executives

JANUARY 8, 2024

From the emergence of the MOVEit vulnerability to the wide adoption of ChatGPT and its associated security risks, nearly every industry was impacted by cyber threats. More importantly, we will see the emergence of very impactful use cases in industry verticals such as healthcare, learning, manufacturing, and automation.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

” Pyongyang has always denied carrying out cyberattacks on healthcare organizations and entities involved in the development of a vaccine. The attribution to North Korea is based on the analysis of tools and techniques used in the cyber that presents significant overlaps on an ongoing hacking campaign that U.S.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 13, 2023

The report outlines how cyber hacking groups are becoming more specialised and diversified, with some groups now using SME’s security systems as a training ground for new hackers to learn their trade. But worryingly they appear less concerned by cyber risk than a couple of years ago.

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Cyber Risk Risk Insurance Energy and Utilities 189

Security Affairs

MAY 10, 2020

Million MobiFriends User details leaked online North Korea-linked Lazarus APT uses a Mac variant of the Dacls RAT SilverTerrier gang uses COVID-19 lures in BEC attacks against Healthcare, Government Organizations Sodinokibi gang hacked law firm of the celebrities and threatens to release the docs.

Hacking 60

Hacking Data breaches Advertising Accountability 60

Security Affairs

APRIL 7, 2020

Attackers are targeting organizations in the healthcare industry via malspam campaigns using malicious attachments. Some of them like DoppelPaymer and Maze groups announced that they would no target healthcare organizations during the pandemic. ” reads a press release published by the Interpol.

Healthcare 74

Healthcare Ransomware Backups Advertising 74

Approachable Cyber Threats

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

“I think my bank has something like this” Your bank probably does have a multi-factor authentication option to protect your account. In fact, many websites have multi-factor authentication options, from your healthcare provider, to video game companies, to social media sites.

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