Tools & Practices March 3, 2017 Agari Wins Security PG 2017 Global Excellence Award for Best Security Software The cybersecurity firm Agari has been crowed winner of the Best Security Software category at this year’s Security Product Guide 2017 Global Excellence Awards. The ... Read more
Trends & Reports March 2, 2017 Fortinet Launches New Managed Security Service Provider Program With cybercriminals increasing their efforts to gain access to business networks and sensitive data, and data breaches at an all time high, it has never ... Read more
Compliance March 2, 2017 HIPAA Privacy Rule Compliance: Patient Copies of Health Information An important element of HIPAA Privacy Rule compliance is ensuring patient copies of health information are provided on request. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability ... Read more
Security Breaches March 2, 2017 Dharma Ransomware Decryptor Developed Following the release of decryption keys this Wednesday, security researchers have developed a free Dharma ransomware decryptor. It is now possible for businesses and individuals ... Read more
Tools & Practices March 1, 2017 InfoSec Institute Wins Silver for SecurityIQ at 2017 Info Security PG Awards The Elmwood Park, IL-based InfoSec Institute has received a silver medal for its SecurityIQ (v1) platform in the Security Training and Educational Programs category (11-99 ... Read more
Tools & Practices February 28, 2017 MediaPro Awarded Gold Medal at 2017 Info Security Products Guide Global Excellence Awards Each year, the Info Security Products Guide recognizes the companies and individuals that have excelled in the field of information security and have developed innovative ... Read more
Compliance February 24, 2017 Trust in Healthcare Providers High, Despite Increased Data Breaches Trust in healthcare providers’ ability to keep the sensitive data of patients and health plan members secure remains high, even though the past two years ... Read more
Cyber Threats February 23, 2017 Largest Healthcare W-2 Phishing Scam of 2017: 17,000 Employees Impacted The largest healthcare W-2 phishing scam of the year to date has recently been reported by American Senior Communities of Indiana. While many organizations have ... Read more
Compliance February 22, 2017 Proficio Launches New HIPAA Compliance Insight Service Managed security service provider Proficio has launched a new HIPAA Compliance Insight Service for U.S healthcare organizations. The new service helps HIPAA-covered entities meet the ... Read more
Security Breaches February 22, 2017 HIPAA Breach Notification Deadline for 2016 Data Breaches Fast Approaching The HIPAA breach notification deadline for HIPAA-covered entities is fast approaching. Covered entities have until March 1, 2017 to submit their 2016 data breach reports ... Read more
Compliance February 21, 2017 New OCR HIPAA Compliance Guidance on the Way At this year’s Health Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) annual meeting, OCR officials have explained that 2017 will see a swathe of new OCR ... Read more
Compliance February 21, 2017 Onsite HIPAA Compliance Audits Will be Delayed The Office for Civil Rights’ onsite HIPAA compliance audits that were scheduled to take place in the first quarter of 2017 are to be delayed, ... Read more
Compliance February 20, 2017 Horizon BCBS of New Jersey HIPAA Fine of $1.1 Million Announced A Horizon BCBS of New Jersey HIPAA compliance fine has been announced by the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs. In addition to a $1.1 ... Read more
Compliance February 17, 2017 $5.5 Million Memorial Healthcare HIPAA Fine Agreed The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights has announced a massive settlement has been reached with Florida-based Memorial Healthcare System. The ... Read more
Tools & Practices February 15, 2017 Ironscales Wins Best Messaging Security Solution Award Cyber Defense Magazine has announced the winners of its 2017 Awards, with Ironscales winning an Editor’s Choice Award in the Best Messaging Security Solution category ... Read more
Security Breaches February 15, 2017 Maryland Ransomware Bill Makes Attacks Felonies A new Maryland ransomware bill has been introduced that makes extortion using unauthorized software a criminal offense. The new Maryland ransomware bill introduces stiff penalties ... Read more
Tools & Practices February 15, 2017 February Patch Tuesday Delayed as Microsoft Fixes Last Minute Issues The Valentine’s Day update from Microsoft did not arrive yesterday as planned. February Patch Tuesday will be coming, just a little later than usual. The ... Read more
Cyber Threats February 14, 2017 Windows Devices Used to Increase Size of Mirai Botnet The Mirai Botnet was used to launch devastating distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks late last year, some of which took down large sections of ... Read more
Compliance February 14, 2017 Healthcare Data Breach Report for January 2017 Highlights Insider Risk The healthcare data breach report for January 2017 published by Protenus this week highlights the danger of insider data breaches. Insider data breaches accounted for ... Read more
Cyber Threats February 14, 2017 Sophos Malware Report Predicts Rise in Ransomware and IoT Threats Ahead of the RSA Conference 2017, SophosLabs has released a new malware forecast that makes predictions about the changing threats over the coming months. SophosLabs ... Read more
Tools & Practices February 13, 2017 New Microsoft Security Tools for Businesses Soon to be Released On Friday, an announcement was made about a host of new Microsoft security tools for businesses that will soon be released. The new tools have ... Read more
Cyber Threats February 13, 2017 MacOS Malware Spread by Malicious Word Macros Security researchers have discovered that MacOS malware is being spread by malicious Word macros. This is the first time that MacOS malware has been discovered ... Read more
Tools & Practices February 10, 2017 MediaPro Launches Adaptive Planning Tool and Industry-Specific Security Awareness Training Program MediaPro has announced it has developed a new Adaptive Planning Tool that can be used in conjunction with its Adaptive Awareness Portal™ to develop custom ... Read more
Tools & Practices February 10, 2017 SonicWall Releases New Version of its Next-Gen Email Security Solution SonicWall has announced the release of the latest version of its next-gen email security platform and firewall that has enhanced capabilities to protect against the ... Read more
Cyber Threats February 10, 2017 HITRUST Threat Catalogue Helps Healthcare Industry Prioritize Cybersecurity Threats The HITRUST Alliance has announced that the organization will be releasing the HITRUST Threat Catalogue in March: A new resource to help healthcare organizations improve ... Read more
Security Breaches February 9, 2017 Phishing Attacks on Cloud Storage Providers Causing Concern Phishing is one of the most common ways that cybercriminals gain access to sensitive data. While logins for online banking services are still a major ... Read more
Compliance February 8, 2017 Skeddly Helps Users Find and Delete Unused AWS WorkSpaces Many companies use AWS WorkSpaces for their desktops to allow employees to work from any device and any location. AWS WorkSpaces ensure everything employees need ... Read more
Tools & Practices February 8, 2017 Beware of LNK Attachments and Malicious SVG Files JavaScript attachments are still used to infect computers with malware and ransomware, but a new trend has emerged that is seeing cybercriminals switch to malicious ... Read more
Cyber Threats February 7, 2017 IRS Issues W2 Phishing Scam Warning Cybercriminals have been sending huge numbers of W2 phishing scam emails over the past few weeks. Tax season usually sees an increase in scam emails ... Read more
Compliance February 6, 2017 SMB File Sharing Protocol Flaw Published Before Patched A SMB file sharing protocol flaw in Windows has been publicly disclosed 12 days before a patch to correct the issue will be released by ... Read more