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Ransomware: Avoid Becoming the Next Victim

March 18, 2020

Ransomware has quickly emerged as a massive cybersecurity threat and is evolving continuously. Certainly, recent ransomware incidents should serve as a wake-up call for all businesses to remain vigilant against ransomware. To minimize the chances of being victimized by ransomware means going back in time to understand how ransomware developed and how it evolved.

Koodo Mobile's Data Breach Notification: Customer Accounts and Data Sold on Dark Web

March 18, 2020

Koodo Mobile, a Canadian mobile flanker brand started by Telus in 2008, has announced customer data has been breached and is now being sold on various Dark Web websites.

NantHealth Appoints Deanna L. Wise to Its Board of Directors

March 18, 2020

NantHealth, Inc announced the appointment of Deanna L. Wise, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer for Banner Health, to NantHealth’s board of directors.

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Experian’s Data Breach Preparedness Study: Increased Investments in Security Aren’t Stopping Breaches

March 18, 2020

Experian® released its seventh annual corporate preparedness study, Is Your Company Ready for a Big Data Breach?, revealing that cybercriminals may still be one step ahead of companies’ security practices and investments.

NIST Updates and Expands Its Flagship Catalog of Information System Safeguards

March 18, 2020

NIST is updating its Security and Privacy Controls for Information Systems and Organizations framework, a collection of hundreds of specific measures for strengthening the systems, component products and services that underlie the nation’s businesses, government and critical infrastructure.

Cybercriminals are Exploiting Coronavirus Fears

Luke Wilson

March 17, 2020

Amid the hysteria over coronavirus (COVID-19), many people know to seek out trusted third-parties for guidance in situations like these, such as the World Health Organization (WHO) or the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). But lesser known is the fact that phishing scammers have started capitalizing on the wide-spread fear and uncertainty for their benefit by posing as these authoritative agencies.

UK Hospitals Receive Funding for Cybersecurity

Brno University Hospital in Czech Republic Suffers Cyberattack During COVID-19 Outbreak

March 17, 2020

Brno University Hospital in the Czech Republic, the nation's second largest hospital, has suffered a crippling cyberattack amid the coronavirus outbreak, causing it to suspend scheduled operations.

Can the Tsunami of Phone-Based Social Engineering be Contained?

As soft target telephone scams become more sophisticated, people are turning to protocols like biometric verification for enhanced protection. But implementation is key.

Aman Khanna

March 17, 2020

As digital security through online portals continually improves and people become more wary of phishing emails, hackers have turned to old fashioned telephone calls to elicit key pieces of personal information they can use for profit. It takes little technical skill—just the ability to sound convincing to vulnerable people over the phone.

Maintaining Privacy and Cybersecurity Vigilance during the Coronavirus Outbreak

Mindi Giftos

March 17, 2020

Part of any good cybersecurity program rests on spreading good habits and inculcating employees with best practices around handling data and using network resources. In this cybersecurity is as much a behavioral challenge as it as a technological one. That’s precisely why the recent coronavirus outbreak, or COVID-19, is so potentially harmful to a company’s cybersecurity efforts.

Two Corporate Finance Companies Leak Half a Million Legal and Financial Documents Online

March 17, 2020

vpnMentor’s research team, led by Noam Rotem, recently uncovered a breached database leaking a massive amount of sensitive financial documents online.