According to the 2022 State of Ransomware Report issued recently by Sophos, it surveyed 5,600 IT professionals from 31 countries, including professionals in the health care sector. Those professionals in the health care...more
6/29/2022
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Electronic Medical Records ,
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Healthcare ,
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Identity Theft ,
Information Technology ,
PHI ,
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Risk Mitigation ,
Vulnerability Assessments
In a recent Private Industry Notification to the higher education sector, the FBI warned that U.S. college and university credentials are being advertised “for sale on online criminal marketplaces and publically [sic]...more
According to the 2022 State of Ransomware Report issued recently by Sophos, it surveyed 5,600 IT professionals from 31 countries, including professionals in the health care sector. Those professionals in the health care...more
On June 2, 2022, CISA (the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency), the FBI, the Department of the Treasury and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issued a joint Cybersecurity Alert warning companies of the...more
6/16/2022
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Joint Advisory Warns of Chinese-Sponsored Attacks on Telecommunications Companies -
A joint advisory issued June 7, 2022, by the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency, FBI and the National...more
6/10/2022
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Cryptocurrency ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Drones ,
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Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) ,
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Right to Repair ,
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A joint advisory issued June 7, 2022, by the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency, FBI and the National Security Agency entitled “People’s Republic of China State-Sponsored Cyber Actors Exploit Network Providers and...more
6/9/2022
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Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cyber Attacks ,
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Data Protection ,
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National Security Agency (NSA) ,
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Verizon’s 2022 Data Breach Investigations Report: A Must Read -
I love Verizon’s annual Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR). I have pored over its content every year since its inception in 2008. (Just...more
6/3/2022
/ California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Hackers ,
Homeland Security Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Vulnerability Assessments
I love Verizon’s annual Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR). I have pored over its content every year since its inception in 2008. Just goes to show how long I have been working on data breaches. It is always written in...more
6/2/2022
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Cyber Crimes ,
Cybersecurity ,
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Data Protection ,
Hackers ,
Information Technology ,
Phishing Scams ,
Popular ,
Vulnerability Assessments
The Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added 21 new vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog on May 23, 2022, due to active exploitation by cyber criminals. The vulnerabilities are a...more
I am not a huge fan of using chatbots, as I never end up getting my questions fully answered. I get the efficiency of using a chatbot for simple questions, but my questions are usually not so easily resolved, so I end up...more
The Chicago Public Schools system is in the process of notifying students, families and some current and former employees that their personal information was compromised as a result of a ransomware attack against a technology...more
CNBC surveys over 2,000 small businesses each quarter to get their thoughts on the overall business environment and their small business’ health. According to the latest CNBC/SurveyMonkey Small Business Survey, despite...more
5/27/2022
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Small Business ,
Ukraine ,
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According to Emsisoft, the education sector continues to experience ransomware attacks, with a whopping 1,043 schools affected by ransomware in 2021. This statistic breaks down to 62 school districts and 26 colleges and...more
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State Department Offers $10M Reward for Information on Russian Officers Involved in Malicious Cyber Activities -
The U.S. Department of State has announced a $10 million reward for “information leading to...more
As we have pointed out before, it is cumbersome yet critical, to patch vulnerabilities on a timely basis. Cyber-attackers move swiftly to take advantage of known vulnerabilities and are aware of the challenges organizations...more
The U.S. Department of State has announced a $10 million reward for “information leading to the identification or location of any person who, while acting at the direction or under the control of a foreign government,...more
4/28/2022
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Criminal Conspiracy ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
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Rewards ,
Russia ,
US Department of State
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Intelligence Points to Likely Russian Attacks on Critical Infrastructure -
The cybersecurity authorities of the United States (including CISA, FBI, NSA and DOE), Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the...more
4/22/2022
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Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Hackers ,
Identity Theft ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Ransomware ,
Russia ,
Scams ,
Ukraine
The cybersecurity authorities of the United States (including CISA, FBI, NSA and DOE), Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) on April 20, 2022, “to warn...more
4/21/2022
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Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
Hackers ,
Military Conflict ,
Regulatory Agencies ,
Risk Management ,
Russia ,
Ukraine ,
Vulnerability Assessments
The Department of State’s new Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy (CDP) commenced operations on April 4, 2022. According to an announcement, the “CDP bureau will address the national security challenges, economic...more
While the federal government figures out its role in regulating cryptocurrency, and consumers continue to try to get in on the action but have lost millions, what is being dubbed as the largest crypto hack to date ($625...more
Phishing, Smishing, Vishing, and QRishing. All of these schemes continue to pose risk to organizations that needs to be assessed and addressed.
Vishing made a strong debut during the pandemic, and continues to be a scheme...more
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) unsealed indictments against four Russian government officials on March 24, 2022, alleging that they hacked into networks that controlled energy systems in the U.S....more
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Okta Notifies Customers of LAPSUS$ Attack -
Okta, which markets itself as a “leading provider of identity” in the health care, public sector, energy, financial services, technology, travel and hospitality,...more
3/25/2022
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Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Drones ,
FBI ,
NIST ,
PHI ,
Popular ,
State Data Breach Notification Statutes
The FBI’s Internet Computer Crime Center (IC3) is a portal for individuals and companies to report crimes and losses suffered over the Internet.
The FBI keeps track of such crimes to assist victims by providing information...more
Okta, which markets itself as a “leading provider of identity” in the healthcare, public sector, energy, financial services, technology, travel and hospitality, and nonprofit industries, has notified some of its customers...more