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Cybersecurity Firm: What US Journalists Need To Know About The Foreign Hackers Targeting Them

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Cybersecurity Firm: What US Journalists Need To Know About The Foreign Hackers Targeting Them

Photo illustration of a computer hacker. getty In the days just before the January 6 attack at the US Capitol Building in 2021, a flurry of emails with seemingly anodyne subject lines started landing in the inboxes of White House correspondents and other journalists who cover national politics. Those subject lines, pulled from recent US news articles, read like quick blasts of news filtered through a distinctly partisan lens: US issues Russia threat to China….

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Council Post: How Your Employees’ Data Puts Your Business At Risk

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Council Post: How Your Employees’ Data Puts Your Business At Risk

Global Resident Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for Proofpoint. getty We live in a digital world where data is the new currency for both businesses and cybercriminals. Many online service providers collect massive amounts of consumer data—and threat actors can use this data to breach your organization. Even an attack on a consumer service may have dangerous implications for your business. You need to understand what kind of data is collected by the digital tools…

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The Importance of Cybersecurity in Protecting Patient Safety | Healthcare IT Today

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The Importance of Cybersecurity in Protecting Patient Safety | Healthcare IT Today

When we talk about cybersecurity, we often like to talk about the financial elements of a breach.  No doubt the financial impact is extremely important and can cost an organization dearly if they’re not prepared.  You also often hear about the reputation impact a breach has on an organization when the breach hits the local news and their organization lives in infamy on the HHS wall of shame.  What we hear less talk about is…

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Report highlights strange and unusual tactics scammers use to steal data

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Report highlights strange and unusual tactics scammers use to steal data

Cyber attackers are getting more creative as they choose their victims. For evidence, look no further than Proofpoint’s “Strangest Social Engineering Tactics of 2021,” released in early March. “They all gave us reason for concern,” said Ryan Kalember, the executive vice president of cybersecurity strategy at Proofpoint. “Just in terms of how much effort the attackers are putting into this, the labor that they use in order to do this, it means that their businesses…

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Warning: Hackers Are Targeting The Ukraine Refugee Crisis

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Warning: Hackers Are Targeting The Ukraine Refugee Crisis

Ukrainian government agencies and cybersecurity companies warn about attempts to hack organizations helping hundreds of thousands leave the country as it is bombarded by Russian bombs. Michael Kappeler/dpa/picture alliance via Getty Images Cyberattacks have been launched on organizations and individuals helping refugees trying to get out of Ukraine. Some may have been carried out by a Belarus-linked hacking group and the attackers have access to an email account of at least one Ukrainian military officer,…

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Aviation Attacks Tied To Single APT – TA2541

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Aviation Attacks Tied To Single APT – TA2541

Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Next-Generation Technologies & Secure Development , Threat Intelligence Group Uses Variety of RATs to Target Its Victims But Its TTPs Remain Constant Mihir Bagwe • February 17, 2022     TA2541 is targeting the aviation industry. The photo of a B-52H Stratofortress engine is from the U.S. Air Force via Wikipedia. Cyberattacks in the aviation sector over the past several years have been tied to a single advanced persistent threat…

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2022 Predictions for Healthcare Cybersecurity | Healthcare IT Today

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2022 Predictions for Healthcare Cybersecurity | Healthcare IT Today

As we head into 2022, we asked the Healthcare IT Today community to share some predictions for the new year.  I always find it interesting to learn what people think is coming down the road.  Be sure to check out all our Health IT Predictions. There’s no topic in health IT that keeps healthcare CIOs more than security.  It’s likely one of the most challenging problems any CIO faces.  Plus, if they do a great…

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Council Post: How To Protect Your Consumers Against Email Fraud

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Council Post: How To Protect Your Consumers Against Email Fraud

Global Resident Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for Proofpoint. getty While shopping online, consumers regularly hand over their personal and financial data, so retailers should protect their domains from unauthorized use. If they don’t, their domains could be used in business email compromise (BEC) attacks, phishing emails, email scams and other cyber threat activities, putting their customers at risk. At Proofpoint, we did our own research using the domain-based message authentication, reporting and conformance (DMARC) records…

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New malware seizes on COVID-19 to target Android users

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New malware seizes on COVID-19 to target Android users

A new form of malware that experts are referring to as “TangleBot” is relying on interest in COVID-19 to trick Android users in the U.S and Canada into clicking on a link that will infect their cell phones, according to analysts at the mobile and email security company Cloudmark.  Cloudmark says the “clever and complicated” malware sends Android users a text message claiming to have the latest COVID-19 guidance in their area or informs them…

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FTC Reports Huge Jump in Cryptocurrency Scams

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FTC Reports Huge Jump in Cryptocurrency Scams

By John P. Mello Jr. May 19, 2021 4:00 AM PT Claims of losses from cryptocurrency scams skyrocketed from October 2020 to March 2021, according to a report released Monday by the Federal Trade Commission. In its Consumer Protection Data Spotlight newsletter, the FTC revealed that during the October to March period nearly 7,000 consumers reported losing US$80 million. That compares to only 570 cryptocurrency scam reports amounting to $7.5 million in losses from October…

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