The Health Information Trust Alliance, in collaboration with several healthcare-related organizations, has developed and is piloting an automated early warning system to share cyberthreat intelligence.
Nearly two weeks since news of Shellshock broke, attacks that are taking advantage of the Bash vulnerabilities are grabbing headlines. But Michael Smith of Akamai warns that the battle against hackers capitalizing on Shellshock could go on for years.
A string of major data breaches has affected every major business sector so far in 2014. Here's a timeline of some of the year's most significant breaches so far.
Yahoo confirms Shellshock-targeting attackers hacked into three of its servers, but claims they didn't exploit Bash flaws. Meanwhile, Lycos denies it's been breached and WinZip isn't responding directly to a report that it was hacked.
Shellshock threats continue to escalate, with security researchers now counting 11 types of exploits that target the Bash flaws. Yahoo, Lycos and WinZip are reportedly among the "Bash attack" victims.
The hackers who breached JPMorgan Chase also infiltrated about nine other financial institutions, and may be operating from Russia, according to one news report. But security experts caution against jumping to conclusions over attackers' identities or motives.
Cedars-Sinai Health System says approximately 33,000 patients were affected by a data breach involving the theft of a laptop computer from an employee's home. Find out what information is at risk.
eBay has filed a motion to dismiss a class action lawsuit filed against the company in July following a breach earlier this year. Find out why the company says the lawsuit has no merit.
"Selling spyware is not just reprehensible, it's a crime," says a U.S. Justice Department official. So why are 245 local U.S. law enforcement agencies and prosecutors giving spyware away for free?
JPMorgan Chase has confirmed that 76 million households and 7 million small businesses were impacted by a breach that reportedly began in June and was not detected until late July. One fraud expert calls the breach "a national crisis."
Legislation signed into law Sept. 30 by California Governor Edmund Brown Jr., which amends the state's data breach notification law, contains far fewer new requirements than originally proposed.
The Justice Department announces that four alleged members of an international hacking ring have been charged with stealing intellectual property valued at $100 million, including a U.S. Army Apache helicopter simulator and Microsoft Xbox prototypes.
Considering healthcare's recent track record of frequent data breaches, organizations must take steps to mitigate the risks posed by the Bash flaws known as Shellshock now to help avoid becoming the next victim of a hacker attack.
Healthcare organizations are increasingly targets for sophisticated data breaches. How can they improve their defenses? Paul Smith of Ascension Health and Mark Hanson of Fortinet offer tips.
As the workforce increasingly relies on mobile devices, corporate privacy and security policies aren't keeping pace. And that's leaving a large gap in organizations' breach prevention strategies.
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