"Zero trust" could be described as the bumper sticker for cybersecurity in 2020, but what does it actually mean? In a preview of a virtual roundtable discussion, Lisa Lorenzin of Zscaler offers a clear definition and describes how to implement it in the current environment with a growing remote workforce.
As healthcare organizations navigate the COVID-19 crisis, they should take critical steps to improve their security posture and third-party security risk governance, says consultant Brenda Ferraro, the former CISO at Meritain Health, an Aetna subsidiary.
The ransomware threat has scaled up to match the new remote workforce. But have backup policies and incident recovery procedures improved to keep pace? David Shaw and John Bilotti of Nasuni share tips on ransomware recovery, remote file-sharing and business continuity.
Can you "big tech" a way out of a pandemic? Many governments around the world are trying, and Australia is joining the herd with a contact tracing app. But Australia has a splotchy record of large government tech projects, including in health, that may result in low voluntary adoption of an app.
How long will it be until breaches related to COVID-19-related scams begin showing up on the Department of Health and Human Services' HIPAA breach reporting website? Experts offer their opinions.
Many criminals are continuing to tap cybercrime platforms and services to make it easier to earn an illicit paycheck, sometimes by combining tools, such as Emotet, Ryuk and TrickBot. This "loader-ransomware-banker trifecta has wreaked havoc" in recent years, says security firm Intel 471.
A global health crisis. A remote workforce. Economic uncertainty. These are key ingredients to fuel the insider threat. Randy Trzeciak of the CERT Insider Threat Center at Carnegie Mellon University offers tips for monitoring risky behavior and creating positive incentives to reduce risk.
TikTok, a video-sharing service, has been delivering video and other media without TLS/SSL encryption, which means it may be possible for someone to tamper with content, researchers say. That could be especially damaging in the current pandemic environment, where misinformation and confusion abounds.
Using location data to warn people who have come in contact with those infected with COVID-19 holds promise to stem the deadly pandemic. But with that comes privacy concerns. Cryptologist Vanessa Teague breaks down risks and solutions.
Microsoft issued patches for three zero-day vulnerabilities as part of its most recent Patch Tuesday update. The software giant had previously warned users about two vulnerabilities in the Adobe Type Manager Library that were being exploited in the wild.
The shift to telework due to the global COVID-19 pandemic has raised the risk of exposure to botnets as well as Mirai and Trickbot malware, according to the security firm BitSight.
A month-plus into pandemic response, what have enterprises learned from deploying and securing a nearly fully-remote workforce? Thomas Bieser of Okta shares lessons and the benefits of accessing critical apps and tools via the cloud.
Two recently uncovered phishing campaigns used COVID-19 themes as a lure in an attempt to spread ransomware and information stealers, according to Palo Alto Networks' Unit 42 division.
In January, hackers reportedly compromised portions of the New York state government's computer network by taking advantage of an unpatched vulnerability in Citrix enterprise software. Although state officials say no data was compromised, the attack reportedly disabled some state agency information systems.
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