Apple plans to add safeguards to help address security vulnerabilities exploited by celebrity photo hackers. But some security experts contend that the proposed changes won't block iCloud account hackers.
Leading this week's industry news roundup, MCX unveils its mobile wallet solution, CurrentC, designed for secure shopping, and MedLok launches an authentication solution for the healthcare sector.
A House subcommittee is floating draft legislation aimed at fighting Medicare and Medicaid fraud and abuse, by, among other things, eliminating Social Security numbers from Medicare ID cards.
This week saw news of several high-profile data breaches, some confirmed and some still being investigated. The latest infographic from DataBreachToday takes a look at the week's top incidents.
Today's information security professionals need to "be like a sponge and learn from various domains that are outside your niche," says Lee Kim, director of privacy and security at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society.
Federal officials say hackers uploaded malware on a test server for the Obamacare insurance exchange website HealthCare.gov in July. But no consumer data was breached during the intrusion.
To avoid the corporate equivalent of the recent celebrity photo dump from iCloud, enterprise security managers must add stronger password, encryption and authentication controls to mobile devices.
Healthcare has had several recent loud alarms that it's not immune to the kinds of cyber-attacks that are more common in other sectors. It's time to wake up and ramp up the information sharing, alerts and guidance.
Memorial Hermann Health System is notifying approximately 10,600 patients of an insider breach that spanned nearly seven years and involved improper access to electronic medical records.
Goodwill Industries International says in an update about a breach affecting about 330 of its stores that approximately 868,000 payment cards were exposed. It also identifies the malware used to compromise a third-party vendor's systems.
Some security experts say a thriving celebrity-photo-theft subculture has long been hacking iCloud, employing techniques that bypass strong passwords and Apple's two-factor authentication system.
In the aftermath of the recent hacking incident at Community Health Systems, HITRUST, federal agencies and healthcare industry leaders are evaluating ways to improve cyberthreat intelligence sharing.
Cybersecurity isn't the most pressing issue NATO leaders face as they gather in Wales. But they'll tackle how the international alliance defends its member states against cyber-attacks. Deciding how to do that won't be simple.
Private equity firm Veritas Capital will acquire BeyondTrust, a cybersecurity software company, from venture capital firm Insight Venture Partners. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed.
New point-of-sale malware known as Backoff has been linked to numerous remote-access attacks, putting smaller merchants at greatest risk. This infographic describes what you need to know about this growing threat.
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