Zoom announced it instated a CISO Council and Advisory Board in response to privacy concerns that have come to light, as popularity of the app has soared to more than 200 million users during the...
Hackers successfully targeted and infected California-based 10x Genomics in March, as the biotechnology research firm worked to gain insights into the Coronavirus, or COVID-19, according to a US...
Hospitals and other healthcare providers are increasingly being targeted with ransomware attacks amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Interpol. The news comes as the FBI alerts all sectors to an...
Apple recently announced the launch of a new COVID-19 screening app and website based on guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In response, a group of Senators are looking into...
The FBI released insights into ways organizations can defend against video-teleconferencing hijacking attempts, in the wake of a rise in “Zoombombing” attacks on the Zoom VTC platform...
The Office for Civil Rights will waive penalties for HIPAA noncompliance against providers or business associates over the good faith use and disclosure of protected health information during the...
Zoom announced it plans to enact a freeze on all feature development and shift its engineering resources for the next 90 days to focus on privacy and security issues, in light of recent cybersecurity...
Hackers are targeting network devices like gateway and virtual private network (VPN) appliances, as organizations have moved to a remote workforce during the COVID-19 crisis, including a rise in...
Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, sent a letter to Zoom CEO Eric Yuan, asking for insights into the video conferencing platform’s privacy and security practices, given the drastic increase...
The COVID-19 pandemic has rapidly expanded the use of telehealth, telemedicine, remote work, and bring-your-own-device, both on-site and remote in the healthcare sector. But while some outlets have...
The Office for Civil Rights released guidance for how protected health information on patients exposed or infected with COVID-19 can be shared with first responders, such as law enforcement,...
Hacking groups are targeting healthcare in full force, with the World Health Organization and Hammersmith Medicines Research (HMR), a UK-based research team on standby for developing a...
Bitdefender Labs have detected five times more Coronavirus-themed malware reports during March. And the FBI, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Department of Justice have each begun...
Thirteen civil-society groups are urging Congress to keep patient privacy protections center stage in any drafted Coronavirus relief packages, and any waivers of these protections must exclusively...
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights released a list of frequently asked questions to common concerns raised about its recent move to lift certain HIPAA penalties...
The Office for Civil Rights issued an alert for healthcare providers urging them to review recent COVID-19 cyber scam guidance from the Department of Homeland Security, as hackers continue to target...
Given the increase in remote work due to the Coronavirus disease, the Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is urging organizations to adopt heightened best...
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights announced it will not impose penalties for noncompliance with HIPAA regulations against providers leveraging telehealth...
Following President Donald Trump’s declaration of a nationwide emergency over the Coronavirus, or COVID-19, the Department of Health and Human Service Secretary Alex Azar issued a limited waiver...
The Department of Health and Human Services faced a targeted cyberattack on its network Sunday night. Hackers launched a disruptive disinformation campaign designed to impede the agency’s...
