Infrastructure Security

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...

Sen. Warner Digs into DHA Over Exposed Army Medical Center Images

by Jessica Davis

Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia is scrutinizing the Defense Health Agency’s cybersecurity practices, as the sensitive medical data of servicemembers continues to be exposed online due to unsecured...

NSA Discloses, Urges Patch of Critical Microsoft Windows 10 Vulnerability

by Jessica Davis

The National Security Agency discovered a critical spoofing vulnerability impacting Microsoft Windows 10, which could allow an attacker to undermine the verification of cryptographic trust and allow...

Cybersecurity Impact of Microsoft’s End to Windows 2007 Support

by Jessica Davis

Microsoft will end its support for Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, and 2008 R2 on January 14, marking the end of regular security updates. Given that 56 percent of healthcare still rely on Windows 7,...

Feds Alert to Ongoing Cyberattacks on Unpatched Pulse VPN Servers

by Jessica Davis

Pulse Secure VPN servers are being exploited with cyberattacks looking to exploit known vulnerabilities in its remote code execution (RCE), according to an alert from the Department of Homeland...

DHS Alerts to Citrix Server Vulnerabilities, Urges Remediation

by Jessica Davis

The Department of Homeland Security is urging organizations to secure vulnerabilities found in certain Citrix servers through its Application Delivery Controller and Gateway. Security researchers have...

FBI Alerts to Rise in Maze Ransomware, Extortion Attempts

by Jessica Davis

The FBI recently began warning the private sector of a rise in Maze ransomware attacks, where the cybercriminals pose as legitimate security vendors or government agencies to encrypt and steal data. In...

HSCC Tells HHS: Include Patching in Stark Law Cybersecurity Donations

by Jessica Davis

The Department of Health and Human Services’ proposed changes to the Physician Self-Referral Law (Stark Law) and the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute should include patching and update language in...

Number of Exposed PACS Medical Images Increasing, US Biggest Culprit

by Jessica Davis

A 60-day update on the number of Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS) images left unprotected online has found a 60 percent increase in exposed medical data, to about 1.19 billion images,...