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The British government will continue disruptive actions against ransomware and malware operators, a top U.K. government official vowed Wednesday. Stephen Doughty, Minister of State, said the recently elected U.K. government views security as a core pillar of economic and strategic growth. GovInfoSecurity.com covers the latest news, laws ...
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Akshaya Asokan • October 8, 2024. Nation-state actors are investing aggressively in advanced cyber operations to target government information and technology in a bid to sow "mayhem on British and European streets," warned a top British intelligence official. Russia, Iran and China are using proxies and hacking agencies.
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UnitedHealth Group has raised its estimates to nearly $2.9 billion for the total costs this fiscal year of the cyberattack on its Change Healthcare IT services unit. UHG said it is also working to catch up with claims processing and to win back clients disenfranchised by the attack. Change Healthcare Attack Cost Estimate Reaches Nearly $2.9B.
NIST's 7-Step Contingency Planning Process - GovInfoSecurity
Jun 8, 2010 · NIST on Monday issued revised guidance that defines a seven-step contingency planning process that federal agencies and other organizations in fields such as healthcare and banking can use to develop and maintain a viable interim recovery program for their information systems.. The National Institute of Standards and Technology designed the seven progressive …
Webinar Calendar - Government Information Security Training
Oct Edition. Our monthly catalog showcasing some of the latest education and insight from industry experts. Download. Oct Edition. Oct Edition. Aug Edition. View all >>. Webinars calendar with all scheduled sessions throughout the year, covering fraud, risk management and compliance topics on government information security.
HHS Warns of Threats to Electronic Health Records - GovInfoSecurity
Feb 18, 2022 · The top threats to EMRs and EHRs include phishing attacks, ransomware and other malware attacks, encryption "blind spots," cloud threats and employees, HHS says. To better protect against phishing attacks, HHS recommends educating healthcare professionals, including training them to not click links within emails and to verify all requests to ...
How Can SLTTs Defend Against Cyber Threats? - GovInfoSecurity
And when you are responsible for securing citizens’ data as a U.S. State, Local, Tribal, or Territorial (SLTT) entity, those coffers run dry faster than ever. Check out this whitepaper to learn about the reoccurring themes cybersecurity leaders face within this industry, and the actions to combat them, including: The Strain of Tightening Budgets.
Ohio Hospital Still Struggling One Week After Cyberattack
Nov 18, 2021 · A Portsmouth, Ohio-based hospital is still struggling to fully recover - continuing to cancel and postpone some patient care services - one week after it revealed that hackers had gained access to some of its servers in what it said appeared to be a "targeted cyberattack." See Also: Gartner Guide for Digital Forensics and Incident Response.
Mobile: Learn from Intel's CISO on Securing Employee-Owned …
Rather than reject the trend, as many organizations initially attempted, Intel's senior leaders were quick to embrace it as a means to cut costs and improve productivity. Since Jan. 2010, the number of employee-owned mobile devices on the job has tripled from 10,000 to 30,000, and by 2014 Intel CISO Malcolm Harkins expects that 70 percent of ...
State of Operational Technology and Cybersecurity Report
Jul 8, 2024 · Fortinet is out with its latest State of Operational Technology and Cybersecurity report. The good news: More organizations are paying attention to OT: The bad: Not enough are securing it properly. Fortinet's Richard Springer analyzes the research findings. See Also: The Vital Role of OT-Native Network Visibility and Security Monitoring Amid IT ...