Government Technology reports that changes in the cybersecurity landscape during the past two years have prompted state chief information security officers to emphasize zero trust approaches and privacy efforts.
Chinese threat actors have launched 116% more cyberattacks targeted at NATO countries since Russia's invasion of Ukraine began on Feb. 24, Fox Business reports.
Ransomware demands averaged $2.2 million in 2021, which was 144% higher than in 2020, while organizations impacted by ransomware attacks paid $541,010 on average, which was 78% higher than the year prior, reports The Register.
The Biden administration’s budget proposal unveiled Monday calls for $10.9 billion in spending on cybersecurity priorities, an 11% increase that would include raises to cyber budgets across the federal civilian government.
The first HHS OCR enforcement action of 2022 settles four potential HIPAA compliance failures with three dental practices and a psychiatric medical services provider, two of which over right of access violations.
The bill would require CISA and HHS to enter into a collaborative agreement around improving cybersecurity in the healthcare and public health sectors, with CISA ultimately charged with defining what that means.
This week’s healthcare data breach includes multiple ransomware-related data access incidents and led by a Horizon Actuarial data theft and extortion incident that involved MLB benefit plan member data.
Rachel Tobac is a hacker and the CEO of SocialProof Security, but her behavioral science and neuropsychology background is nontraditional for the information security field. So how does she use that background to hack people?
