Rob Joyce, the Trump administration's cybersecurity coordinator, Kaspersky Lab software on CBS News Tuesday.
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A data breach can have long-term effects on a company's share values — potentially weighing down their financial results for years — which offers a unique investment opportunity, writes financial journalist Ryan Derousseau for Fortune.
Locky, a once major ransomware variant that has waned in prevalence in recent months, has returned and is reportedly being distributed worldwide, reports Bleeping Computer.
LG, a global electronics manufacturer, said it shut down parts of its network Aug. 14 after it discovered a LG self-service kiosk in South Korea had been infected with ransomware, reports ZDNet.
There were 10 prominent malware families that infected computer systems in July, according to Check Point Software Technologies' Global Threat Impact Index.
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The State of New Mexico did not adequately secure its Medicaid data and information systems, according to an HHS Office of Inspector General audit completed earlier this month.
HHS Office of Inspector General determined the State of North Carolina, which contracts with Falls Church, Va.-based CSRA to operate its Medicaid claims processing systems, did not implement adequate federal information security requirements for safeguarding data, according to a recent…
Philips issued a notification disclosing security vulnerabilities in its Philips DoseWise Portal application Aug. 17.
Almost half — 47.2 percent — of healthcare breaches were caused by hacking in July, according to according to a Protenus report.
Members of the cybersecurity sector rallied to support Marcus Hutchins, the cyber researcher credited with stopping the WannaCry ransomware attack in May, after he was arrested earlier this month for allegedly creating and distributing a banking malware called Kronos.