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The government’s sign-up system for healthcare plans fell victim to a data breach, affecting the sensitive information of some 75,000 individuals, confirmed a press release from The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on Friday. The tool i… Continue reading Government system breach affects personal information of 75,000 Americans
Even though technology budgets have increased, companies are still vulnerable to attacks due to a major cybersecurity workforce gap. For some reason, the gap has widened to a staggering 3 million across North America, Latin America, Asia-Pacific (… Continue reading Widening Cybersecurity Workforce Gap Nears 3 Million Globally, Says Survey
Anthem, the second-largest health insurer in the US, will pay $16 million to the US Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights following a data breach that exposed the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of almost … Continue reading Anthem Agrees to $16 Million Settlement Following Compromise of 80 Million Health Records
Madison County in Idaho fell victim to a ransomware attack last week, after an employee opened a phishing email asking for money. The IT department spent the week recovering the computer system from the attack, which took place over the three-day Colum… Continue reading Madison County computer system infected with ransomware
The US is intensifying its push to repress Chinese espionage efforts. A high-level Chinese intelligence officer from China’s major spy agency, the Ministry of State Security (MSS), was arrested in Belgium in April on charges of economic espionage… Continue reading High-ranking Chinese operative charged with economic espionage, theft of trade secrets
The financial services industry has been one of the most targeted in 2018, with third-party risks still the main cause of data breaches in this sector. Almost 50 percent of financial institutions were breached in the past year, found a survey cond… Continue reading Lack of Specialists, Tools, Budget and Knowledge Are the Main Roadblocks for Financial Sector in 2018
After a privacy breach detected this spring, Google has decided to pull the plug on its social network, Google+, according to a disclosure released on Monday. The story is more complicated, as it’s about more than a simple data breach – it&… Continue reading Google+ Shuts Down Following Undisclosed Data Breach
The US Department of Homeland Security Computer Emergency Readiness Team has just issued a technical alert earlier this week, warning that US companies operating in critical sectors are at risk, as cyberespionage attempts from foreign governments … Continue reading MSP Networks Actively Targeted by Nation-Sate APTs, US Government Warns
The US is not the only country asking tech giants to allow access to encrypted customer data for fear of terror attacks. In the following weeks, Australia’s parliament will cast votes on proposed data encryption legislation that requires companie… Continue reading Tech companies unite against Australia’s encrypted data demands
Cybercrime is the biggest threat at this very moment, not just for businesses and consumers, but also for government networks. A number of countries are looking to enforcing stronger cybersecurity mechanisms while some have even looked at forcing tech … Continue reading Canada advances cybersecurity strategy to fend off nation-state attacks