With data breaches on track to reach an all-time high, chief information security officers are on alert to find blind spots in IT infrastructures and mitigate risks to keep their organizations safe.
According to a Positive Technologies report, the number of attacks in Q3 2021 decreased by 4.8% as compared to Q2 2021. This was mainly caused by some major ransomware players leaving the market.
Ransomware operators are back in business with the advent of 2022. Hardly one week of the year had passed, when researchers raised an alarm about a newly discovered Lapsus$ ransomware.
Medical data affected by the breach includes diagnosis, medical history, treatment details, prescription medication information, and physician information, along with health insurance information.
The Healthcare Supply Chain Association released two guides that outline key privacy and security considerations for medical devices, directed at healthcare delivery organizations and manufacturers.
Microsoft has warned Windows and Azure customers to remain vigilant after observing state-sponsored and cyber-criminal attackers probing systems for the Log4j ‘Log4Shell’ flaw through December.
A majority of financial service institutions (FSIs) are having trouble properly securing their stored data, which could be particularly troubling given the rise in ransomware attacks.
A group of academics from UCSB demonstrated a “scalable technique” to vet smart contracts and mitigate state-inconsistency bugs, while also discovering 47 zero-day flaws on the Ethereum blockchain.
The attacks have been linked to a threat actor known as Konni, and have been taking place since at least December 20, cybersecurity firm Cluster25 said in a report published on Monday.
A possible nation-state attack on the UK’s primary defense training facility last year forced the academy to rebuild its IT infrastructure, according to a former senior officer.