Government was ranked third from last in a ranking of 18 major industries based on cybersecurity practices, according to the 2017 U.S. State and Federal Government Cybersecurity Report.
Cybersecurity news for hospitals and health systems
Healthcare cybersecurity news covering breaches, ransomware and the hospital cyberattacks that shut down clinical operations. Becker's tracks how health systems detect, respond and spend to prevent the next one.
All government entities surveyed see their own employees as the biggest threat to IT security, according to a report from security firm Netwrix.
Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., highlighted President Donald Trump's failure to produce a cyberseucrity policy within 90 days of taking office, reports The Hill.
Nearly half of business owners struck with hacking, phishing or other cyberattacks indicated they didn't realize their experience counted as a "cyberattack," according to a survey from Nationwide.
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.
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.