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As a landmark piece of legislation, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was undoubtedly created with the safety and privacy of European consumers’ personal data in mind. However, while certainly designed with good intentions, the GDPR, … Continue reading Is GDPR Making Ransomware Worse?
Three years ago, a survey conducted by Tripwire during Infosecurity Europe 2018 revealed that almost all of the study’s participants expected the incidence of nation-state cyberattacks to rise in the next 12 months. Many respondents forecast that… Continue reading Cyber Diplomacy: Examining the Nation-State Threat to European Businesses
This week in security news in review, we have reporting on the Avaddon ransomware gang closing down, Google releasing a new framework about supply chain attack prevention, and a new malware that prevents you from visiting piracy sites. These and o… Continue reading Security News in Review: Avaddon Ransomware Closes Down; CLOP Gang Members Arrested
In the early morning of May 14th this year, security staff attached to the National Cyber Security Centre in Ireland noticed suspicious activity within IT networks connected to the country’s Health Service Executive, the HSE. Hours later, IT syste… Continue reading Ransomware Is Devastating European Healthcare Providers. Here’s Why
Welcome to your weekly roundup of cybersecurity news. In the current edition, you’ll find information about a new campaign by the threat group behind the SolarWinds supply chain attack, Belgian authorities closing a campaign they think originated … Continue reading Security News in Review: SolarWinds Threat Group Launches New Phishing Campaign
With remote care, connected devices, and more efficient use of data digitizing healthcare delivery, cybersecurity has never been more vital for providers. Despite the benefits to patient care, however, there are some major weak spots that still re… Continue reading The Top Three Weaknesses in Healthcare Cybersecurity
This week in Security News in Review, you’ll find plans from the U.S. government on disrupting threat actor networks, more action from the DarkSide gang, and FIN7 masquerading as a security analysis firm.
The post Security News in Review: Biden A… Continue reading Security News in Review: Biden Administration Aims to Disrupt Ransomware Gangs
In this week’s edition of Security News in Review, we have stories about the U.S. Department of Homeland Security calling for mandatory disclosure of ransom payments, reports about the Babuk ransomware shutting down, and the revelation that a Germ… Continue reading Security News in Review: Emotet Uninstalled Worldwide; Babuk “Goes Dark”
Cybersecurity is generally not the first thing on anyone’s mind when she or he is contemplating a major operation or a prolonged hospital stay. However, with the healthcare sector experiencing a constant rise in cyber attacks, the potential health… Continue reading The Life-Threatening Rise of Ransomware in Healthcare
Cybercrime is on the rise across all levels of industry and government. Nowhere is that more apparent than in financial services, where firms like banks and credit unions experience attacks nearly 300x more often than other industries. This is eve… Continue reading Are Banks Spending Their Cybersecurity Budgets in the Right Place?