The transition to a new presidential administration makes forecasting for HIPAA enforcement activity in 2017 difficult, says privacy attorney David Holtzman of the consultancy Cynergistek, who sizes up what the HHS Office for Civil Rights might do this year.
Last year, unknown malware downloads rose over 900% with more than 970 downloads per hour compared to 106 previously. Known and unknown malware, bots and mobile vulnerabilities - find out where your organization is most exposed in the 2016 Check Point Security Report. The report also highlights other alarming...
As the Trump administration begins, expect a ramp-up in cyber espionage as well as more "test attacks" by nation-states, says cybersecurity specialist Brad Medairy of the consultancy Booz Allen Hamilton.
In a video interview, Golok Simli, principal consultant and head of technology for Passport Seva in India, describes lessons he's learned on taking a structured approach to implementing security in government agencies.
In addition to announcing sanctions against Russia for election-related cyberattacks, the Obama administration has declassified technical information on Russian intelligence services' malicious cyber activities in an effort to help thwart additional attacks.
An analysis of a National Institute of Standards and Technology initiative to identify algorithms that could defend encryption against attacks from quantum computers leads the latest edition of the ISMG Security Report. Also featured: An update on new FDA guidance on cybersecurity for medical devices.
Your business relies on a Microsoft infrastructure that stretches from your network to the cloud to endpoints located around the world. In many ways, the success of your business relies on how secure your Microsoft infrastructure is.
Attackers do not care where your applications and data reside either. Their attack...
From ransomware to targeted social engineering attacks, the threats to healthcare entities have changed enormously. Isn't it time for healthcare's cybersecurity strategy to change too? Aaron Rinehart, the Chief Enterprise Security Architect at Optum, has never seen an industry with quite the urgent cybersecurity needs...
Now that more breaches are targeting industrial control systems, organizations that have paid little attention to operational technology security must ramp up their protection efforts, says breach response expert Christopher Novak of Verizon.
Securing your data centers, edge, and cloud environments is an ongoing challenge as threat landscapes continue to evolve. Traditional firewalls are no longer sufficient. What's needed is a firewall that can adapt to emerging threats in near real time, in an automated and dynamic way.
This white paper discusses the...
The threat landscape certainly has changed in recent years. But can you say the same about the traditional intrusion prevention system."The biggest problem with IPSs today is that organizations are trying to fight today's threats with yesterday's solutions," says Bertone, who serves as CTO of Fidelis Cybersecurity....
From financial services to the power grid, India is increasingly sensitive to protecting critical infrastructure from cyberattack. What are the top threats, and how are security leaders responding to them? Vinayak Godse of the Data Security Council of India shares insights.
With the rise of malware infecting IoT devices, DDoS defenders "have to assume that the attackers have an unlimited supply of machines that they can compromise," says Akamai's Michael Smith. But quarantines, ISP feedback loops and better patch management can bolster defenses.
Concerns over data leaving the corporate network and opening the network to external threats through unknown collaborators has caused many organizations to take a "wait and see" approach to SaaS. However, now that SaaS services come with the application that many consider the most indispensable tool in business today:...
President-elect Donald Trump names Thomas Bossert as assistant to the president for homeland security and counterterrorism. He'll help lead the shaping of the incoming administration's cyber doctrine and will bring extensive experience to the job, say people who know him.
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