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Personal and clinical data of more than 73,000 patients have been affected by a “sophisticated ransomware cyber-attack” on a private medical clinic in Singapore. In a press release, Eye & Retina Surgeons revealed the attack took place on 6 August, compromising sensitive data including patients’ names, addresses, ID card numbers, contact details and clinical information. However, no credit card or bank account details were accessed or compromised in the incident. “Patients are now being progressively…

The UK government’s preferred candidate to be the next information commissioner will be John Edwards, who currently serves as New Zealand’s current privacy commissioner. The information commissioner plays an increasingly important role in the UK’s regulatory landscape following the country’s departure from the EU. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is an independent body that regulates the GDPR and its UK equivalent, the Data Protection Act 2018, as well as the Freedom of Information Act, the…

Over 1850 teenagers signed up for a government-backed cybersecurity skills initiative this summer, a record number, according to the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC). The CyberFirst summer course is run by the GCHQ off-shoot and went online-only last year during the pandemic. That saw record participation which has been surpassed again in 2021, the NCSC claimed. The number of applications this year was also record-breaking, increasing from 3,909 in 2020 to 4,384. The course itself is open…

Some of the world’s biggest tech companies have committed tens of billions of dollars to improving supply chain security, closing industry skills gaps and driving security awareness among the public, according to the White House. As reported by Infosecurity yesterday, the Biden administration welcomed the CEOs of Microsoft, Apple, Google, IBM and others to a meeting yesterday to discuss the “whole-of-nation” effort needed to address cybersecurity threats.” The result of that encounter has been a…

Throughout this blog series, I have examined real-world ICS cyber-related incidents as a way of looking back to predict what the next attack may look like. The three categories of attacker that I have considered so far are disgruntled insiders, ransomware groups, and APT. Knowing about past events, their impact, and how they unfolded can be critical for thwarting similar attacks in the future. As citizens with little or no control over the ICS in…

By Olivia Gallucci, Cybersecurity Reporter, Cyber Defense Magazine I interviewed approximately sixty industry leaders from over forty companies who attended Black Hat. Although this article series—The Optis—can be read as a traditional Black Hat recap, I specifically highlight twenty-one companies that stand out and whose growth I recommend watching. Rochester Institute of Technology’s Cybersecurity Club, RITSEC, inspired the metrics I used to analyze and rank companies. Specifically, I adopted RITSEC’s motto, “Security Through Community,” while…

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