Cybersecurity

The Trump administration has failed to fill key CIO roles for several months, compromising the information security of the nation, according to Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., FedScoop reports.

Seventy percent of office workers said their employer regularly communicates about cyberthreats, according to an Intermedia survey. However, many employees don't know how to appropriately respond to a malware infection.

The federal government awarded cybersecurity and IT solutions provider Merlin International $80 million in the third quarter of 2017 to strengthen cybersecurity efforts in healthcare.

Privacy incidents at government departments, medical device suppliers, hospitals and other healthcare organizations captured public attention last month.

The majority of state and local health and human services departments have adopted a cybersecurity framework that incorporates national standards, according to a joint survey by CompTIA and the American Public Human Services Association.

A team of Check Point researchers discovered a botnet, dubbed "IoTroop," which has infected an estimated one million organizations across the globe, according to a report the San Carlos, Calif.-based cybersecurity company released Oct. 19.

The U.K.'s National Audit Office released details Oct. 27 regarding its investigation into the May WannaCry cyberattack that wrecked havoc on a number of its hospitals.

Bad Rabbit, the ransomware that is spreading across Russia and Eastern Europe this week, allegedly used a leaked hacking tool built by the National Security Agency, according to The Hill.

John Zangardi, PhD, will transition from acting CIO at the Department of Defense to CIO at the Department of Homeland Security, the White House announced Oct. 26.

The American Society for Reproductive Medicine delivered email warnings to its members regarding a recently-surfaced impostor website, an ASRM spokesperson confirmed to Becker's Hospital Review Oct. 26.