Google is notifying consumers and users that there may be delays as the company’s workforce transitions to work remotely amid the COVID-19 outbreak, according to CNBC.
Cybersecurity
Many IT security professionals –– 88 percent –– believe the world is in a state of cyber war, according to machine identity protection provider Venafi.
HHS suffered a cyberattack on March 15 as the organization works to respond to the coronavirus pandemic, sources close to the matter told Bloomberg.
Cybercriminals are exploiting public fears of the novel coronavirus with phishing schemes and malware attacks, according to cybersecurity firm Kaspersky and cited by The News Minute.
Randleman (N.C.) Eye Center is notifying an undisclosed number of patients that their information may have been exposed in a malware attack.
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As more people get tested for the coronavirus, hospitals and employers should be cautious about what information they are disclosing if the person tests positive, according to Politico's March 13 Morning eHealth newsletter.
Rochester, N.Y.-based Jordan Health is back online after shutting down its entire network Feb. 27 due to a ransomware attack, according to local NBC affiliate WHEC.
Fayetteville, Ark.-based Ozark Orthopaedics has notified 15,240 patients that their protected health information may have been exposed in a phishing attack.
Hackers have started to trick people into visiting malicious websites of phony maps displaying the spread of COVID-19 to infect their computers with malware, according to Business Insider.
Everbridge, a global leader in critical event management (CEM), announced on Monday that the company has unveiled new CEM capabilities across the Internet of Things (IoT) for corporate, government and healthcare organizations to protect their people, assets, operations, supply chain and brand from critical events such…