A new artificial intelligence-based protection system developed by the German government-funded SecDER project is revolutionizing the security of virtual power plants by detecting cyberattacks and predicting failures, according to Fraunhofer SIT Institute Darmstadt.
Social engineering, which involves manipulating individuals into sharing confidential data or performing actions that compromise security, is a big threat. As organizations realize the importance of addressing human-centric security risks, the demand for social engineering defense experts will rise.
Healthcare groups should consider several key points about a recent Texas federal court ruling and its impact on the use of online tracker technology on the healthcare websites of HIPAA-regulated organizations, said privacy attorney Iliana Peters of the law firm Polsinelli.
A bipartisan trio of U.S. senators has introduced legislation aimed at improving healthcare sector cybersecurity by directing the Department of Health and Human Services to collaborate with the Cybersecurity Infrastructure and Security Agency, including creating a CISA liaison to work with HHS.
American pharmacy chain giant Rite Aid is warning 2.2 million customers that attackers obtained their personal information after impersonating one of its employees. The ransomware group RansomHub, which first surfaced in February, has claimed credit for the attack.
An M&A due diligence process must include a comprehensive cybersecurity risk assessment, including all assets, threats, vulnerabilities and control measures, said Bradley Schaufenbuel, vice president and CISO at payroll and HR solution company Paychex.
The recent announcement of Microsoft and Google's new cybersecurity initiatives for rural hospitals raises questions. Rather than allowing the tech giants to drive the conversation about cybersecurity, it is essential to focus on solutions that lead to substantial, lasting enhancements.
The U.S. Department of Defense still hasn't addressed a series of critical cybersecurity gaps in its information technology business programs, according to an annual assessment conducted by the Government Accountability Office, despite years of warnings from the government watchdog.
An apparent hacktivist group known as NullBulge claimed to have released a major data trove of sensitive information from Disney’s third-party digital workplace collaboration platform, Slack, after reportedly targeting the tech giant for its use of artists' work in training advanced AI systems.
Whistleblowers from OpenAI have reportedly complained to the Securities and Exchange Commission that the company unlawfully restricted employees from alerting regulators of the artificial intelligence technology's potential risks to humanity.
French IT consultancy Atos has raised 1.675 billion euros to restructure its debt as the company prepares to finalize a takeover bid by the French government. About 800 million euros will go toward keeping the business running, according to an announcement by the Paris-based firm on Monday.
What will it take for victims of ransomware, extortion and other types of cybercrime to stop directly funding their attackers? The latest breached business to pay a ransom to its attackers appears to be AT&T, which reportedly paid Shiny Hunters over $350,000 for a promise to delete stolen data.
Despite all the platformization buzz, there are very few vendors with market-leading capabilities in at least three disparate security technology categories. That could change if Google forges buys cloud security firm Wiz for a reported $23 billion just two years after buying Mandiant.
To make cybersecurity a business enabler, cybersecurity teams need to focus on opening things up in a secure fashion so that the functionality and productivity of the business can flourish. Hearst's Andres Andreu discusses the areas in which this can be done.
A critical vulnerability in Exim Mail Transfer Agent enables threat actors to bypass email security filters and deliver malicious attachments directly to user inboxes. Nearly 5 million servers could be vulnerable, but only 82 public-facing servers have updated to the patched release, Exim 4.98.
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