Ransomware Impacts
Top Healthcare Cybersecurity Challenges, How to Overcome Them
Health IT Security, November 23, 2021
With a multitude of critical data and patient safety hanging in the balance, there is a unique set of healthcare cybersecurity challenges that must be carefully considered.
CISA Warns Critical Infrastructure of Holiday Ransomware Risks
Health IT Security, November 23, 2021
CISA warned US critical infrastructure entities to stay vigilant against ransomware and other cyber threats during the upcoming holiday.
Cybersecurity concerns grow in hospitals across Maryland
The Star Democrat, November 23, 2021
Maryland hospitals are seeing an uptick in ransomware and other cybersecurity threats, mirroring a national trend, and a federal agency is investigating a dozen breaches among healthcare providers in the state.
There are seven breaches currently under investigation from this year alone but there are 12 current investigations regarding Maryland health care providers in the last 24 months.
Are Ransomware Payments Covered by Cyberinsurance?
Security Boulevard, November 19, 2021
There seems to be a pattern in data breach and other cyberattack cases: After a breach, a company turns to its insurer for coverage. Sometimes they have specialized cyberinsurance, sometimes not. But often, even if they have paid for what they believe to be comprehensive cybersecurity risk insurance, the insurer refuses to pay the claim.
Insurers run from ransomware cover as losses mount
The Hindu, November 19, 2021
Faced with increased demand, major European and U.S. insurers and syndicates operating in the Lloyd’s of London market have been able to charge higher premium rates to cover ransoms.
Federal government still in the dark on ransomware
FCW, November 18, 2021
A top Department of Homeland Security (DHS) official said he was unable to provide a “definitive assessment” to lawmakers as to whether Russian-linked cyberattacks have decreased since President Joe Biden discussed ransomware with Russian President Vladimir Putin in a June summit meeting and during an hour-long phone call in July.
Out-of-hours ransomware attacks have a greater impact on revenue
IT Pro, November 18, 2021
Seven in ten security pros called in to handle attacks were intoxicated, report finds.
Ransomware attacks at weekends and holidays are throwing victims into disarray, according to a study released by security company Cybereason.
Ransomware, Response Dominate Irish Cybercrime Conference
Healthcare Info Security, November 18, 2021
The specter of the May attack on Ireland’s national health service loomed large at the IRISSCON 2021 cybercrime conference Thursday in Dublin.
The event, run by Ireland’s first computer emergency response team, the Irish Reporting and Information Security Service, or IRISS-CERT, was launched in 2009 and has run annually ever since, except when it was forced to cancel in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
4 Healthcare Cybersecurity Challenges and How to Combat Them
Campus Safety, November 17, 2021
As the healthcare industry becomes more technologically connected, the risk of cyber theft also increases.
Digital technologies make it easier and more efficient to deliver patient care and provide better outcomes. However, the rise of digital technologies and the growing interconnectedness between different healthcare systems come with increasing healthcare cybersecurity threats.
The ransomware threat is getting worse. But businesses still aren’t taking it seriously
ZD Net, November 17, 2021
Ransomware is growing in scale and severity. It’s time to start paying attention.
Ransomware is the most significant cybersecurity threat facing the country today, but many businesses still aren’t taking the threat as seriously as they should be, the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has warned.
U.S., allies accuse Iran of targeting health care and transportation victims for ransomware
The Washington Times, November 17, 2021
U.S. cyber officials and their counterparts in Australia and the U.K. on Wednesday accused Iranian government-sponsored attackers of targeting entities in the health care and transportation sectors to victimize with ransomware.
CISA: Iranian Government-Sponsored Threat Actors Targeting Healthcare
Health IT Security, November 17, 2021
The US and its allies are warning healthcare entities about Iranian government-sponsored threat actors targeting Microsoft Exchange and Fortinet vulnerabilities.
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