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Pennsylvania has approved new legislation barring state and local governments from using taxpayers’ money to pay ransoms to cyber-criminals.  Senate Bill 726, amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, was approved by the Pennsylvania Senate on Wednesday. The legislation has now advanced to the House of Representatives for further consideration. The amendment defines ransomware and makes it illegal to possess, use, develop, sell or threaten to use the malware in Pennsylvania.  Penalties set for…

A cyber-attack on an Ohio-based health system may have exposed the protected health information (PHI) of 216,478 patients. Memorial Health System was hit with ransomware in the early hours of August 15 2021. The incident forced the health system to suspend user access to all information technology applications related to its operations. The disruption caused surgical cases and radiology exams to be canceled and placed Memorial Health System emergency departments on diversion. Speaking at the time of the…

Few organizations can flip a switch to a modern IT infrastructure and data landscape. Yet instead of viewing the legacy environment as a burden, imagine maximizing the value of existing data and IT assets. What’s key: make them an essential pillar of a modern enterprise with the right partner and platform. Companies have doled out trillions of dollars on IT products and services over the last decade, but research indicates that about three-quarters of that…

When organizations talk about migrating core enterprise applications to cloud, much of the focus is on operational efficiencies and the benefits of trading up hefty, upfront capital expenditures for more manageable subscription pricing. Often underplayed, particularly when it comes to SAP environments, are the innovation advantages of cloud migration. Moving SAP to the cloud provides an opportunity to reimagine and automate core business processes, gain deeper insights, and deliver better employee and customer experiences. That’s…

By Jerry Hoff For many security professionals, the idea of Zero Trust can be quite daunting. It assumes that everything – every asset, device, data flow and user–could be fraudulent, potentially marking the beginning of an attack, until enough evidence to the contrary is offered.  Even then, authentication or privileges can be automatically revoked as new data is continually collected. It starts with a relentless position on authentication and access control, which is what security…