Rajiv Leventhal reports: In 2017, the number of individuals affected by breaches within the healthcare sector reached a four-year low, according to a new report from Campbell, Calif.-based security company Bitglass. The report revealed that the majority of breaches were due to hacking and IT incidents (71 percent), and that percentage has continued to grow…
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Nuance says NotPetya attack led to $98 million in lost revenue
Steve Ragan reports: Nuance Communications, a software company that offers speech and imaging technology to a number of markets, including healthcare and finance, said the 2017 NotPetya malware attacks caused the company to lose $98 million in revenue, and that number is expected to grow as they push forward into 2018. The NotPetya disclosure was…
Almost half a million breached health records in January; 60% from one hacking incident alone
Protenus has released its Breach Barometer for January health data breaches. While the number of insider and external incidents continue to run pretty much neck-to-neck, once again external breaches accounted for significantly more breached records than insider incidents. Protenus reports: Of note, hacking incidents affected significantly more patient records, due largely to one particular breach…
NY: State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audit of Cairo-Durham Central School District – Information Technology
Background The Cairo-Durham Central School District (District) serves the Towns of Cairo, Durham, Athens, Catskill, Coxsackie and Greenville in Greene County, Conesville in Schoharie County, and Rensselaerville in Albany County. The District is governed by a Board of Education (Board) composed of nine elected members. The Board is responsible for developing policies, rules and regulations…
“Real” Insider Threats Already Lurking Within Your Organization
Nicole Lindsey reports that a new report from NTT Security suggests that as many as 75 percent of all cyber security threats may be internal in nature. Only 25 percent of threats are from what the researchers deem to be “hostile” sources. Yes, that’s right, the “real” cyber threats for organizations today are insider threats,…
U.S. intel: Russia compromised seven states prior to 2016 election
Cynthia McFadden, William M. Arkin, Kevin Monahan, and Ken Dilanian report: The U.S. intelligence community developed substantial evidence that state websites or voter registration systems in seven states were compromised by Russian-backed covert operatives prior to the 2016 election — but never told the states involved, according to multiple U.S. officials. Top-secret intelligence requested by…