Federal regulators are again signaling that stronger cybersecurity practices could be tied to financial incentives for doctor offices that participate in Medicare. The regulatory lever may be the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Merit-based Incentive Payment System.
Governments globally are intensifying anti-scam measures, introducing new guidelines to banks, telecom providers and other key sectors to bolster security controls and mitigate fraud risks for consumers and businesses. Some new frameworks threaten to levy stiff penalties for non-compliance.
In its fraud case against SolarWinds, the SEC is pursuing testimony from former SolarWinds engineer Robert Krajcir - who lives in the Czech Republic - to address claims of lax cybersecurity practices. SolarWinds - which is also representing Krajcir - has until Friday to respond to the SEC's motion.
A small community hospital and its nursing home in rural Georgia have resorted to paper charts and other manual process for patient care as they deal with a ransomware attack discovered Saturday that knocked its electronic health records and other IT systems offline.
Dr. James Breit recalled the day a hacker locked up his systems with ransomware at his plastic surgery practice. He paid $53,000 in ransom. Nearly, seven years later, after paying a $500,000 HIPAA fine, Breit claims he got better treatment from the cybercriminals than he did federal regulators.
Western governments should take a page from China's cybersecurity playbook and sponsor sector-specific capture-the-flag competitions, not just for talent development and recruitment but also to help forge strong "social bonds," says a new report from Washington think tank Atlantic Council.
An upstate New York-based medical practice must spend $2.25 million to improve its data security practices over the next five years, plus pay state regulators up to a $1 million fine following an investigation into two ransomware attacks days apart in 2023 that affected nearly 224,500 people.
With quantum computers threatening to break current cryptographic systems sooner than expected, organizations must transform their security infrastructure. Quantum migration requires not just technological solutions but also talent development and awareness, said Professor Lam Kwok Yan, AVP at NTU.
CrowdStrike has countersued customer Delta Air Lines, accusing the airline of employing a lawsuit and seeking damages in "a desperate attempt to shift blame" for Delta's own IT inadequacies having exacerbated its outage, unlike "other major airlines" that quickly resumed operations.
LinkedIn is facing several proposed class action lawsuits filed in recent weeks in California alleging that the company is "intercepting" users' sensitive information related to appointments booked on medical websites through the use of web tracking tools for marketing and advertising purposes.
Healthcare has become the number one target for cyberattacks, with organizations spending an average of $11 million per ransomware incident, says Jojo Nufable, vice president at St. Luke's Medical Center. He shares why traditional security approaches fall short as AI-powered devices proliferate.
Derek Manky, chief security strategist and vice president for global threat intelligence at Fortinet, shares the importance of public-private partnerships in cybersecurity. There's a lot of vetted interest and mutual benefit in such partnerships, and the will to move forward is strong, he said.
The Indian prime minister is warning citizens to be on the lookout for "digital arrest" scams in which cybercriminals pose as government officials or policemen to trap victims on phone calls and extort them into paying fake fines or court fees. Citizens lost $14.2 million in such scams this year.
Delta Air Lines filed an acerbic lawsuit Friday afternoon against CrowdStrike that likens the endpoint security vendor's botched July 19 update to hacking. The suit accuses the cybersecurity company of "installing an exploit in Delta systems" by automatically rolling out an update.
Top security leaders gathered at CISO Engage Offsite 2024 in Jaisalmer, India, to explore the evolution of CISO leadership and develop frameworks for proactive cyber defense amid rising nation-state cyberthreats, regulatory changes and new technological disruptions.
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