A Los Angeles hospital has paid US$17,000 to cyberattackers who crippled its network by encrypting its files, a payment that will likely rekindle a fierce debate over how to deal with a problem known as ransomware.
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It’s no secret that Governance, Threat Intelligence, Security Awareness Training, and Patch Management are all part of a solid cybersecurity program,...
Following the Cryptocurrency: Could Police Do More? A CryptoWall ransom demand.Over a three-month period in 2015, a single cybercrime gang managed to...
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I've created an excel based tool for banks and other financial institutions who want to easily create a brief, high-level report for the Board of...
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We all know email is the top attack vector for cybercriminals. But when you look at some of the statistics recently released by Palo Alto Networks,...
Consumers have gotten used to using mobile banking, but that doesn't mean they trust it. Nor should they, given the escalating security threats.
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I recently had the opportunity to attend a webinar covering incident and breach response. In the world of cyber resilience, being able to respond to...
The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council's new Cybersecurity Assessment Tool needs to be redesigned - and the sooner, the better. The...
Indiana University Health Arnett Hospital reported the loss of an unencrypted USB drives containing information on 29,000 emergency room patients....
The enterprise is facing a dangerous combination of mounting cybersecurity threats of increasing subtlety, and a widening gap in the skills required...
