Since November, the U.S. Health and Human Services Department collected more than $16 million in settlements from just five electronic patient data breaches. It is clear that inadequate cybersecurity practices,
Software giant Oracle Corp. was recently breached by an organized Russian hacking group. The cybercriminals targeted Oracle’s MICROS point-of-sale credit card software forcing users to reset their passwords. After discovering
Newkirk Products, a New York-based company that issues ID cards for healthcare providers around the country, recently announced that on July 6, the company discovered a breached server containing member
Since its introduction in the United States, the retail sector has spent $25 billion to roll out EMV chip card technology. More than one million retailers can now accept chip
The recent data breach of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) just days before the convention sparked concerns over the safety of the electoral system in regards to cyber-attacks. As a
Non-profit health organization, Banner Health, announced it recently fell victim to a cybersecurity attack affecting as many as 3.7 million patients, members, providers and food and beverage outlet customers between
The FBI did not initially notify the Democratic National Convention that it was suspected of being a target by Russian-backed cybercriminals last fall. Throughout the following months in continued conversations,
When cybercrime comes to mind, one usually thinks of a data breach affecting organizations such as Target, Anthem or Home Depot. What is often overlooked, however, is the threat of
A new report released by Cisco Systems Inc., brings to light the fact that there has been a recent upswing in the number of ransomware attacks. It estimates that around
The Center for Strategic and International Studies and Intel Security performed a study to look at the impact of the shortage of workers in the field of cyber security. They
