Revere Health Data Breach Impacts Cardiology Patients

Revere Health Data Breach Impacts Cardiology Patients

The Personal Identifiable Information (PII) of approximately 12,000 cardiology patients has been exposed in a cyber-attack on a healthcare provider based in Utah. Patient data in the care of Revere Health was compromised when the organization fell victim to a phishing attack on June 21, 2021. An attacker impersonating the US Agency for International Development (USAID) sent an email to a Revere Health employee that contained a malicious link. When the employee clicked the link, they inadvertently…

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Cloud Blog – VMWare – Google Cloud VMware Engine

Cloud Blog – VMWare – Google Cloud VMware Engine

VMware is pleased to announce support for VMware NSX Advanced Load Balancer Enterprise Edition (formerly by Avi Networks) with Google Cloud VMware® Engine. NSX Advanced Load Balancer (NSX ALB/Avi) allows customers to deploy enterprise grade application delivery services with local load balancing, global server load balancing (GSLB) and Web Application Firewall (WAF) for workloads running in Google Cloud VMware Engine. As customers extend or migrate their data centers from on-premises to Google Cloud VMware Engine,…

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U.S. State Department was recently hit by a cyber attack

U.S. State Department was recently hit by a cyber attack

The U.S. State Department was recently hit by a cyber attack, the Department of Defense Cyber Command might have suffered a serious breach. The U.S. State Department was recently hit by a cyber attack, the Department of Defense Cyber Command is notifying impacted individuals, White House Correspondent and fill-in anchor at Fox News Jacqui Heinrich revealed. It is unclear when the security breach was discovered, but analysts believe it took place a couple of weeks…

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Kanye’s upcoming album is a scam magnet, Kaspersky finds

Kanye’s upcoming album is a scam magnet, Kaspersky finds

“Donda” will be out Aug. 26, and scammers are taking advantage of fan anticipation by seeding the internet with malicious fake downloads. Image: iStock/Melpomenem With Kanye West’s latest album, “Donda,” due out imminently, cybersecurity company Kaspersky has taken the time to investigate whether cybercriminals were taking advantage of the hype to spread malicious files, a la “Black Widow.” It found that, while the number of scams wasn’t huge, they do exist and take several different…

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FBI flash alert warns on OnePercent Group Ransomware attacks

FBI flash alert warns on OnePercent Group Ransomware attacks

The FBI shared info about OnePercent Group that has been actively targeting US organizations in ransomware attacks since at least November 2020. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has published a flash alert about a threat actor known as OnePercent Group that has been actively targeting US organizations in ransomware attacks since at least November 2020. The alert includes tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTP), along with indicators of compromise related to group. The flash alert also…

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Looking Back at Executive Order on Cybersecurity and What it Means for Your Business

Looking Back at Executive Order on Cybersecurity and What it Means for Your Business

By James Gorman, CISO of AuthX On May 12, 2021, President Biden issued an Executive Order focused on improving the nation’s cybersecurity. This executive order strives to accomplish several important objectives for the United States’ approach to safeguarding its data and systems. Create a Zero Trust environment Manage the supply chain and its vulnerabilities Minimize barriers to intelligence sharing Create a Safety Review Board Create a standardized playbook for Incident Response The key outcomes for US cybersecurity procedures from this executive order include: Developing a Zero Trust environment. This insight can apply to any organization, regardless of industry or size. Incorporating just this one element will lead…

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70% of Cyber Pros Believe Cyber Insurance is Exacerbating Ransomware

70% of Cyber Pros Believe Cyber Insurance is Exacerbating Ransomware

More than two-thirds (70%) of cybersecurity professionals believe that the issue of ransomware is being exacerbated by cyber-insurance payouts to victim organizations, according to a new study by cybersecurity firm Talion. The survey of 200 UK cybersecurity professionals also unveiled some worrying findings about reporting ransomware attacks to law enforcement. When asked why so many attacks are not reported, nearly half (45%) of respondents said that they believe businesses think law enforcement slows down ransomware recovery and they…

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The Cybersecurity and Geopolitical podcast – Cyber warfare, cyber mischief and the cost to nation-states, Episode 5

The Cybersecurity and Geopolitical podcast – Cyber warfare, cyber mischief and the cost to nation-states, Episode 5

The Cybersecurity and Geopolitical podcast – Cyber warfare, cyber mischief and the cost to nation-states, Episode 5 | 2021-08-20 | Security Magazine This website requires certain cookies to work and uses other cookies to help you have the best experience. By visiting this website, certain cookies have already been set, which you may delete and block. By closing this message or continuing to use our site, you agree to the use of cookies. Visit our…

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5 minutes with Heath Anderson – Building an effective governance, risk management and compliance program

5 minutes with Heath Anderson – Building an effective governance, risk management and compliance program

5 minutes with Heath Anderson – Building an effective governance, risk management and compliance program | 2021-08-25 | Security Magazine This website requires certain cookies to work and uses other cookies to help you have the best experience. By visiting this website, certain cookies have already been set, which you may delete and block. By closing this message or continuing to use our site, you agree to the use of cookies. Visit our updated privacy…

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How safe is a quantum-safe virtual private network?

How safe is a quantum-safe virtual private network?

Verizon aims to find out by testing the technology, which is geared at enhancing encryption methods using session key exchange security mechanisms, the carrier said. Image: iStock/Melpomenem Verizon said it is testing how a quantum-safe virtual private network (VPN) can enhance the protection of data now in order to thwart hackers in the future. As quantum computers become more advanced, they will have the potential to break today’s public key encryption ciphers. “Theoretically, hackers could…

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