68% of Healthcare Organizations Have Compromised Email Accounts
“Evolve IP has published the results of a new study that has revealed the extent to which healthcare email credentials are being compromised and sold on the dark web. The FBI has also recently warned about Business Email Compromise (BEC). Email credentials are highly valuable to cybercriminals. A compromised email account can be plundered to […]
Survey Indicates Law Firms are not Complying with HIPAA Rules
“The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) covers healthcare providers, health insurers, and healthcare clearinghouses, and all covered entities are required to comply with HIPAA Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification Rules. HIPAA also applies to vendors and other companies doing business with covered entities, which are classed as HIPAA Business Associates (BAs). If a […]
Memorial Hospital pays $5.5M in settlement over potential HIPAA violations
“Memorial Healthcare Systems has agreed to pay a $5.5 million settlement to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services over potential HIPAA violations. The security breach was discovered when Memorial launched an internal investigation in 2012 after two hospital employees stole patients’ personal information to make money filing phony tax returns, said Kerting Baldwin, […]
As many as 7.5 million voter records involved in Georgia data breach
“Millions of Georgia voters may have had their personal information compromised for the second time in as many years, as the Federal Bureau of Investigation opened an investigation Friday at Kennesaw State University’s Center for Election Systems involving an alleged data breach. As many as 7.5 million voter records may be involved, according to a […]
Verifone has been hit by a data breach at gas stations
“Verifone controllers at approximately two dozen gas station convenience stores were targeted by an intrusion in January, security blog Krebs on Security reports. As a titan in payment terminal manufacturing, operating in 150 countries and counting 5,000 employees, news of Verifone’s breach is sure to attract heavy scrutiny. Past large scale breaches involving Target and […]
Weekends Only reports credit card data breach
“The credit card information of Weekends Only online shoppers has been compromised, the furniture retailer has learned. The company says Aptos, the company that hosts its online payment platform experienced a data breach. That company is working with cyber security experts, the FBI and the U.S. Department of Justice in the investigation. Weekends Only has […]
Daytona State College warns employees of potential data breach
“Daytona State College is warning its staff about a potential data breach involving W-2 information after one employee had his or her personal information misused. The investigation is in its early stages and at this point officials aren’t sure if a data breach did in fact occur. “Our investigation is ongoing, and we are working […]
Settlement proposed in Home Depot data breach lawsuit
“A proposed settlement was submitted to the court for approval Wednesday which would conclude the data breach lawsuit brought against Home Depot stemming from a 2014 data breach. CUNA, state leagues and a number of credit unions are among the plaintiffs. “Credit unions and their members have unfortunately borne the brunt of lax merchant data […]
5 Cybersecurity Tips for Small Businesses
“Over the past 2 years, multiple mega-businesses like Target and T-Mobile experienced cyber attacks, throwing users into a frenzy when it comes to protecting sensitive data. Though many large enterprises are hit by data breaches, smaller companies are experiencing more cyber attacks now than ever before. In fact, 62% of all data breach victims were […]
Study: Cybersecurity Skills Gap To Widen To A Massive 1.8 Million Worker Shortfall By 2022
“The cybersecurity skills gap – widely recognized as one of the biggest challenges facing the IT security industry – is only going to continue to widen in the years to come, a recent report found. The deficit of cybersecurity professionals is now expected to grow to more than 1.8 million workers globally by 2022, according […]