Ghana govt agency exposed 700k citizens’ data in a database mess up

By Deeba Ahmed
Ghana’s National Service Secretariate – NSS – exposed 55GB worth of citizens’ data when an AWS S3 bucket used by the Secretariate suffered misconfiguration.
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How healthcare providers handle safeguards to protect payment and PII

Semafone released a survey which aimed to identify the underlying consumer sentiment on payment experiences with their healthcare providers. Over the last 20+ months, the healthcare system has endured significant challenges and turbulence as a result o… Continue reading How healthcare providers handle safeguards to protect payment and PII

Healthcare cybersecurity market size to reach $35.5 billion by 2027

The healthcare cybersecurity market size is anticipated to record a valuation of $35.5 billion by 2027, according to the most recent study by Global Market Insights. Increasing adoption for cloud services in developed as well as developing countries wi… Continue reading Healthcare cybersecurity market size to reach $35.5 billion by 2027

Understanding the Cyber Risk Exposures Within the Health Care Industry

The health care industry is one of the most popular and lucrative targets for cyberattacks and malicious activity. Health care organizations always present as an attractive proposition to hackers as they possess high volumes of sensitive information about patients and rely on highly vulnerable medical devices. Advancements in medical procedures and the growth in digital […]

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Planned Parenthood data breach: Hackers steal 400,000 patients’ data

By Waqas
According to Planned Parenthood, the latest data breach has affected its Los Angeles branch (PPLA) after it suffered a ransomware attack.
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Alarming rise in cyberattacks against healthcare facilities, 68 attacks in Q3 2021 only

Last month saw an alarming rise in cyberattacks against healthcare facilities. Ransomware attacks across the globe locked 68 care providers out of their respective networks during Q3 of this year alone, threatening patient safety and privacy. Experts f… Continue reading Alarming rise in cyberattacks against healthcare facilities, 68 attacks in Q3 2021 only

How to combat ransomware with visibility

In the first half of 2021, average ransomware demands surged by 518%, while payments climbed by 82%. There has been a growing number of attacks in healthcare, with 560 healthcare facilities hit by ransomware last year in the U.S. alone. As new attacks … Continue reading How to combat ransomware with visibility

Hospital Ransomware Attacks Go Beyond Health Care Data

The health care industry has been on the front lines a lot lately. Along with helping control the effects of COVID-19, it has been a prime target for ransomware. In a 2021 survey conducted of 597 health delivery organizations (HDOs), 42% had faced two ransomware attacks in the past couple of years. Over a third […]

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