A new report shows healthcare taking the dubious honor of first place among all industries for 2015 data security incidents. With more and more patient information being stored electronically, and medical records commanding ten times the amount paid for credit… Read More ›
Tomorrow is World Backup Day! Why dedicate a day to data backup? Because more than 30% of companies have never tested the restoral of their critical data. NEVER! And because: 113 mobile devices are lost or stolen every minute. (Some… Read More ›
It’s not just your credit card number that today’s cyber criminals are after. Theft of identities – encompassing a wide range of personal information — accounts for the majority of data breaches, according to a new global survey. According to… Read More ›
This week, Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center paid hackers 40 bitcoins — roughly $17,000 — to restore its electronic medical record system after the hospital’s network was infected with ransomware, a computer virus that encrypts a target’s files, locking the owner out… Read More ›
In the world of cybersecurity, 2015 was a doozy. Ransomware took off running across multiple platforms, the Ashley Madison hack left a trail of bruised hearts, and even wifi-enabled Barbie dolls were hacked to gain access to credential passwords and other confidential… Read More ›
This week, a security researcher revealed a series of high-severity vulnerabilities related to a native Android media player called Stagefright that appears to affect all versions of Android from 2.2 (Froyo) to at least Android 5.1.1_r5 (Lollipop). Which means about… Read More ›
Life may be short. But it’s going to be a long week for 37,000,000 people. Some stories about cyber crime get kind of dry, weighted down with statistics and dire warnings about the worsening threat landscape. This isn’t one of… Read More ›
