WannaCry? Tears of frustration, maybe
When you think about “the big one” in cybersecurity, you might call to mind the Target breach of 2013, the Anthem breach of 2014, and so on. Although this year isn’t yet halfway through, the worldwide WannaCry malware attack that began last week might be significant enough to merit that position, when we think back… Read More
Third-Party Vulnerabilities and Careless Risks
There are still some surprising cyber stories out there, just as there are data breaches due to weirdly baffling oversight. Imagine, a company being so careless as to give potential customers a look inside the secure network of an existing client, during its very public product demonstrations. That is apparently what happened with cybersecurity startup,… Read More
Still Leaving Your Data Unencrypted?
“There’s no reason why mobile devices aren’t being encrypted all the time,” says Famida Rashid at InfoWorld, in her analysis of Verizon’s annual Data Breach Investigations Report. In addition to the perpetual lack on this front, the report’s main findings reveal the predominance of malware, especially ransomware (which was the 22nd most common malware type… Read More
Security Shortcomings
The use of anonymous virtual private networks (VPNs) doubled between 2015 and 2016, according to a report by Dtex Systems. Considering how the FCC just recently sold out your privacy rights to Internet Service Providers, and the resulting flood of VPN articles that ensued soon after, I wouldn’t be surprised if that number jumped even… Read More
Responsibility for Your Personal Health Data
Should a healthcare provider or hospital be blamed in the event of a successful data breach? According to the American Hospital Association, the answer is no. “Merely because an organization was the victim of a cyber attack does not mean that the organization itself was in any way fault or unprepared,” the organization said in… Read More
How safe are you from your ISP?
For you Apple users, now might be a good time to change the login credentials to your iPhone or iCloud accounts. Whether it ultimately proves true or not, the evidence so far leans towards the conclusion that the hacking collective known as the Turkish Crime Family was able to collect a number of Apple accounts… Read More
Your Data in the Deep Web
There is a good analogy to be made between the Internet and space, and ultimately how it affects consumer data. Most of our everyday online experience, the sites and services we use, is merely the tip of a much larger iceberg, known as the surface web. What lies beneath is the massive body of the… Read More
Why is the healthcare industry lagging behind in cybersecurity?
Although it might seem as of late that government agencies have become the prime target for hackers, both domestic and foreign, we must not lose sight of the healthcare industry. Health care data breaches are growing exponentially, according to a report released by the Government Accountability Office. While Anthem and Banner Health are two of the most notable… Read More
Consumers, who do you trust?
When it comes to securing their data, consumers’ trust in banks is higher across the board than is their faith in other organizations to do the same. It’s like an automatic assumption, that because these entities’ primary business is handling money, they’re inherently safer. This perception might, and could change, however, if they knew the… Read More
Cybersecurity Game Plan
For any kind of team, those constructing the roster must keep several factors in mind: notably, style of play, abilities and character of personnel, and management. Without a clear, concise vision of how to proceed along these fronts, the team is going to suck, or at least be marred by dysfunction. Often, however, front offices… Read More