Endpoint Security

Microsoft Shares Preventable Human-Operated Ransomware Insights

by Jessica Davis

The Microsoft Threat Protection Intelligence Team released insights around human-operated ransomware attacks, a preventable threat where hackers target known vulnerabilities and weaknesses to deploy...

OIG Finds NIH Security Practices Potentially Put EHR Data at Risk

by Jessica Davis

The security policies and practices around the electronic health system of the National Institutes of Health may have potentially put the security, confidentiality, integrity, and availability of its...

37% Health Orgs Shirk Mobile Security for Efficiency, Increasing Risk

by Jessica Davis

Verizon recently released its third annual Mobile Security Index, which revealed 37 percent of healthcare organizations admit to sacrificing mobile security to “get the job done” and have...

Cisco Patches Critical Vulnerabilities Impacting Millions of Devices

by Jessica Davis

Cisco released patches for five critical vulnerabilities found the Cisco Delivery Protocol (CDP) of its IP phones, routers, switches, and cameras that could allow a hacker to remotely take over devices...

Evaluating Cyber Readiness, Vulnerabilities with Pen Testing

by Jessica Davis

Healthcare suffers with a unique endpoint challenge: a host of vendors, legacy systems, and an ever-increasing list of connected devices. But even with what it may deem a secure network, the threat landscape also continuously adds new...

DHS CISA Alerts to Spike in Emotet Malware Cyberattacks

by Jessica Davis

The Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is urging organizations across all sectors to be on guard and ensure cybersecurity best practices, after discovering...

Emotet Reemerges with Massive Campaign Targeting Pharma Industry

by Jessica Davis

Proofpoint is urging all organizations to take steps to shore up any vulnerabilities, after detecting a massive Emotet campaign targeting the pharmaceutical industry. The hacking group behind Emotet is...

Massive SingHealth Data Breach Caused by Lack of Basic Security

by Jessica Davis

Singapore’s July 2018 personal data breach of 1.5 million SingHealth patients, including Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, was caused by bad system management, a lack of employee training, and...

Defending Against Healthcare Ransomware Attacks

by Fred Donovan

Healthcare ransomware attacks have become a security nightmare for many organizations over the last couple of years. Ransomware is a type of malware that prevents or limits users from accessing their systems, either by locking the...