How long does it take to recover from a ransomware infection?
It Takes 33 Hours according to a recent survey by Vanson Bourne of 500 cybersecurity decision makers that was sponsored by SentinelOne.
Healthcare attorneys call cybersecurity a growing concern
According to a survey undertaken by Bloomberg Law and the American Health Lawyers Association where both corporate attorneys and in-house counsel were polled, 97 percent of respondents believe they [...]
Ransomware top concern for health IT, security execs - is it yours?
Is security in your top 3 - 5 initiatives and concerns for your business as you enter 2017?
Ransomware attacks on med devices a real possibility
A report issued last year remains relevant today, especially on the heels of the recent attack on public internet DNS provider Dyn that effectively shut down 1/3 of the internet for a full day. This [...]
Providers must be 'defensive' against ransomware
A recent blog post at FierceHealthcare outlined some notes from a panel discussion held at a conference co-hosted by the Health and Human Services Department's Office for Civil Rights and the [...]
HIPAA issues: A recurring nightmare for feds, industry stakeholders HIPAA issues
A great post from the folks at FierceHealthcare as a wrap up to the recent annual meeting on HIPAA and Cybersecurity outlines the challenges for everyone involved. Two pertinent paragraphs outlined [...]
Cybercrime-as-a-service
A recent blog from FierceHealthcare outlines the growing rise in the criminal world of Cybercrime-as-a-Service that is specifically focused on the healthcare industry. The focus is sharpening due to [...]
Business Executive Compromise or Fraud
This is a follow-up to a post to an email alert that went to our customers regarding executive fraud as outlined in an article by Verne Harnish of Gazelles and Scaling Up. CEO, and business executive [...]
WOW! 14 Million Ransomware Phishing Attacks Sent In One Day
Let that sink in, 14M ransomware phishing attack emails were sent in one day, apparently by the same actor. That is ~ 5% of the US population.
The internet is still very much in beta
Vint Cerf, the father of the Internet said so himself. He was quoted in the book Fatal System Error: