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Cybersecurity For Medical Imaging Devices Found Wanting

Cybersecurity For Medical Imaging Devices Found Wanting

Experimental Malware Exposes Flaws in Medical Imaging Security A recent Washington Post article tells of IT researchers who have created malware designed to alter medical images, as part of a project to delineate the security vulnerabilities of medical imaging equipment and networks. Potential For Havoc in Medical Diagnoses The malware was able to add or […]

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Businesses Need Cybersecurity Management Plans

Businesses Need Cybersecurity Management Plans

The Cyberattack Surface Has Increased In 2019, the world has become more dangerous due to a wide variety of sophisticated threats. The cyberattack surface has increased due to the horizontal expansion of IT, driven by mobility, Internet of Things (IoT) devices, SaaS, cloud-based workloads, etc. In the meantime, business executives now recognize two important realities: […]

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Budget Limits Network Security, Say IT Professionals

Budget Limits Network Security, Say IT Professionals

Cybersecurity Survey Points to Budget As Bottleneck What prevents companies from developing and implementing comprehensive security plans? The results of a cybersecurity survey released by BAE Systems Applied Intelligence have revealed budget plays an important role when it comes to network security. In the survey, 50 percent of IT professionals said budget is a bottleneck […]

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U.S. Ranked 5th in Overall Cybersecurity

U.S. Ranked 5th in Overall Cybersecurity

Comparitech Cybersecurity Study The U.S. was ranked 5th most secure overall in a recent study by Comparitech, following behind Japan, France, Canada, and Denmark. Cybersecurity Categories The study on the global state of cybersecurity covered 60 countries, evaluating several categories to determine which country has the best and worst state of cybersecurity. The categories included […]

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Major Cyberattacks on Business in 2018

Major Cyberattacks on Business in 2018

Major Cyberattacks on Business How well is your business protected from malicious cyber activity? Editor’s note: This article does not include the recent Marriott data breach, which  compromised the data of up to 500 million people. Major cyberattacks on business in 2018 keep mounting. The first half of the year was especially troubling. As reported by […]

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Over 1 Million Government ID Numbers Stolen In Airline Hack

Over 1 Million Government ID Numbers Stolen In Airline Hack

From Raymond Zhong of The New York Times: “Cathay Pacific, the Hong Kong-based international airline, acknowledged on Wednesday that its computer system had been compromised at least seven months ago, exposing the personal data and travel histories of as many as 9.4 million people. The breach involved private user information, including phone numbers, dates of birth, frequent flier […]

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Is Cybersecurity Worth the Investment for All Businesses?

Is Cybersecurity Worth the Investment for All Businesses?

From Nick Dmitrovich at BuildingIndiana.com: “Nine of ten businesses will experience at least one hacking incident in a given year, according to data gathered by the Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company (HSB), a Connecticut-based firm that surveyed over a hundred risk managers. Their survey sample came from small, medium, and large sized companies […]

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