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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.
The Evolution of Ransomware Extortion Schemes
Info Security Group, November 16, 2021
As the world experienced significant upheaval, the scale of threats facing businesses during the pandemic grew exponentially. Fundamentally, threat actors did not innovate; instead, they advanced the use of tools they already had, with slight modifications, at a much larger scale to take advantage of the instability that defined the changing times.
Diagnosing healthcare’s cyber hygiene problem
CBC Radio, November 12, 2021
According to a global survey of IT professionals from 328 healthcare organizations, 34 percent reported that they were hit by ransomware in 2020 — and most institutions in the sector remain ill-equipped to deal with similar attacks.
Most Patients Unaware of the Magnitude Healthcare Ransomware Attacks
Health IT Security, November 10, 2021
Half of potential patients said they would change hospitals if their provider was hit by a healthcare ransomware attack, but most are unaware of recent attacks.
Sophos 2022 Threat Report: Gravitational Force of Ransomware Black Hole Pulls in Other Cyberthreats to Create One Massive, Interconnected Ransomware Delivery System
SOPHOS, November 9, 2021
In-depth Report Identifies Trends in Ransomware Services, Commodity Malware, Attack Tools, Cryptominers, and More That Are Impacting IT Security.