Tag Archive: "#informationsecurity"
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Federal Goals for Cybersecurity in Healthcare
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released their 2024-2030 strategic plan which includes increasing security around Electronic Health Information (EHI).
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Hacking to Get Paid
Authored by Jake Moraites; Cybersecurity Consultant and Lindsay Timcke; Cybersecurity Director
In the current digital landscape, hacking has become a lucrative business opportunity for cybercriminals across the globe. Gone are the days where hacking was limited to isolated incidents of curiosity or mischief. Hacking is a business now and one way or another, hackers will ensure they get paid.
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Are YOU Protected? Recent MOVEit Application Hack.
The MOVEit application, a popular managed file transfer (MFT) solution developed by Ipswitch showed some recent vulnerabilities that threatens the security and confidentiality of the transferred data. The impact of this vulnerability can be severe, compromising the privacy and integrity of sensitive data. Organizations should take proactive measures to mitigate the risks and secure their file transfer operations.
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New Threat Targeting Fortinet FortiGuard Devices
A state-sponsored actor based in China, “Volt Typhoon,” has recently created waves of concern within the cybersecurity industry. The threat actor, who has been known for carrying out cyber espionage, has managed to establish persistent access within telecom networks and other critical infrastructure.
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Cyber Security/Response Plan Preparedness in Trucking
Cyber Security/Response Plan Preparedness in Trucking Authored by Lindsay Timcke ; Director, IT & Cyber Going back 10-20 years ago the biggest threats to your trucking business were fuel costs, the weather and staffing. Then, almost appearing overnight the internet came into the picture and soon dominated the conversations surrounding Incident Response (IR), Disaster Recovery (DR) and […]
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Meta Pixel Privacy Concerns
Large privacy concerns are looming over Meta Pixel, regarding how it has accessed highly sensitive information. Meta Pixel is a Javascript website tool that can measure advertising effectiveness by capturing how customers interact with business’ website. Specifically, it tracks how people react to Facebook advertisements, as well as interactions between customers/prospective customers and the business’ website.
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Microsoft 365 Security: Is Your Organization’s Data Safe?
Authored by David Sun
Microsoft 365 came of age just as organizations quickly adopted remote work during the pandemic. In their urgency to migrate, many IT departments did not have the time to fully research the new platform and all its security features, opting to use the default settings. Once migration was complete and systems running reliably, organizations — fearing disruption — may not have gone back to change the settings.
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Ransomware that Your Cybersecurity Insurance Can’t Cover
The latest alert from various US government agencies through the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warns that actors affiliated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps are targeting vulnerabilities in Fortinet networking equipment and Microsoft Exchange email software. Like other threat actors, they leverage vulnerabilities to deploy tools and encrypt systems and exfiltrate data, creating significant business interruption and consumer risk, while demanding a large ransom payment.
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Lloyd’s to Exclude Nation State Attacks from Cyber Insurance Coverage
Earlier this month, Lloyd’s of London announced in a market bulletin that they will cease their nation state attack insurance coverage beginning in April 2023. While there is a growing demand for cyber liability insurance as cyber-attacks grow in frequency, severity, and sophistication, Lloyd’s identifies cyber related insurance as an evolving risk for their business.
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Cybersecurity Education Series for Nonprofits – Security Basics
Please check out the post below written by Javier Young where he highlights how to protect your hard drives, hardware and software decommissioning, and device configuration. Cybersecurity Education Series for Nonprofits – Security Basics