University Medical Center, a Lubbock, Texas-based public health system that includes a level-one trauma center and a children's hospital, is diverting ambulances and working to restore an IT outage affecting some patient services in the wake of a ransomware attack late last week.
Two U.S. senators are proposing stricter cyber mandates for the healthcare sector. The bill provides funding to help hospitals adopt enhanced requirements, but lifts HIPAA enforcement fine caps and threatens executives with prison time for falsely attesting their organizations' compliance in audits.
Threat actors tracked as "Vanilla Tempest" - and also known as Vice Society - appear to be changing up the ransomware they use to attack on U.S. healthcare organizations. Likely in a move to avoid detection, the ransomware-as-a-service group has shifted to INC Ransom malware, according to Microsoft.
At the annual Cybersecurity Summit: London, Information Security Media Group recently brought together top cybersecurity professionals, executives and thought leaders to find solutions to the latest threats, identity-related weaknesses and emerging risks posed by AI technology.
Preparing healthcare organizations to respond to and rebound from a disruptive ransomware attack is akin to implementing a "12-step program," said Dr. Eric Liederman, CEO of consultancy CyberSolutionsMD and recently retired long-serving director of medical informatics at Kaiser Permanente.
In the latest weekly update, ISMG editors discussed the fallout from the CrowdStrike global IT outage on endpoint security tools, Mastercard's monumental acquisition of Recorded Future to bolster its cybersecurity portfolio, and the latest efforts by U.S. officials to secure the 2024 election.
Cutting kernel mode dependencies and adopting safe deployment practices will make endpoint systems more resilient and secure for Windows customers. Tuesday's meeting came two months after a faulty CrowdStrike update disrupted 8.5 million Windows machines and caused $5.4 billion in direct losses.
Absolute Security has strengthened its platform with the acquisition of Syxsense, adding powerful automated vulnerability management tools to its existing endpoint security capabilities. The move aims to improve security compliance and simplify complex remediation tasks for organizations.
The Digital Operational Resilience Act aims to reshape the financial services industry by introducing strict cybersecurity standards. Financial institutions must comply with the new rules by Jan. 17, 2025, or face severe penalties, said Richard Breavington, head of cyber and tech insurance at RPC.
In the latest weekly update, Information Security Media Group editors discussed how CrowdStrike's competitors are responding to its outage, why security vendors want to serve the unique needs of SMB organizations and the status of U.N. efforts to develop a treaty designed to combat cybercrime.
The CrowdStrike outage exposed recovery challenges, highlighting cloud systems' resilience over physical infrastructure. Jonathan Hatzor, co-founder and CEO of Parametrix, advises CIOs and CISOs on strategies that can effectively manage, mitigate and transfer risks.
McLaren Health Care expects IT disruptions caused by a ransomware attack earlier this month to last through the end of August. While most of McLaren's facilities are open, IT systems across its hospitals, cancer centers and clinics are still affected, including electronic medical record access.
The recent CrowdStrike outage has forced CISOs to rethink their approach to software updates and security practices. David Brumley, CEO of Mayhem Security, discusses why thorough code analysis, staged rollouts and stress testing are crucial for ensuring software reliability.
Cyberattacks have become increasingly disruptive and often involve encryption or deletion of data that makes systems inaccessible. This creates substantial downtime and complicates the recovery process for organizations, said Jason Cook, AVP of worldwide partner sales engineering at Rubrik.
The American Hospital Association and Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center are urging the healthcare sector to step up its supply chain security and resilience as disruptive cyberattacks target critical suppliers, including last week's attack on a Florida-based blood donation center.
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