The White House is seeking fiscal 2023 budget increases for the Department of Health and Human Services, including a boost in funding for cybersecurity initiatives including medical device security and regulatory and enforcement efforts related to secure health data exchange.
Communications company Viasat says it's been replacing about 30,000 broadband modems to restore service for customers in central Europe affected by a Feb. 24 attack that disrupted part of its satellite communications network and left modems unable to connect.
On Monday, Ukrainian ISP Ukrtelecom was hit by a cyberattack that reduced its services, the SSSCIP of Ukraine says. It is reportedly the largest outage since Russia invaded Ukraine. Meanwhile, Russia’s internet services could be affected by a shortage of equipment due to ongoing sanctions.
In the latest "Troublemaker CISO" post, security director Ian Keller discusses killware - "a hack of critical services and or infrastructure that can lead to the loss of life" - and asks: "Why should the power grid - or hospitals, water treatment plants or your pacemaker - be internet-accessible?
Cyber experts recommend security teams stay on high alert in protecting enterprise networks as Russia launches cyberattacks against Ukraine, atop its ground invasion. This thread serves as a comprehensive security-related news thread for the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
A bipartisan Senate bill proposes closer collaboration between the Department of Health and Human Services and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, with a goal of strengthening cybersecurity in the health and public health sectors. But would that make a major difference?
The number of major health data breaches posted to the federal tally so far in 2022 - and the total number of individuals affected by those breaches - has surged in recent weeks as reports of large hacking incidents continue to flow in to regulators.
IT officials from Ukraine continue to call out alleged Russian cyberattacks. This comes as hacktivists have taken matters into their own hands in the digital underground. Also: NATO pledges additional cyber support, while President Joe Biden urges U.S. governors to bolster defenses.
Just one day after the White House warned that intelligence is pointing to potential offensive cyberattacks out of Moscow, European Union officials are calling for more stringent cybersecurity rules.
The ransomware-as-a-service operation AvosLocker has been amassing "victims across multiple critical infrastructure sectors in the United States," the FBI warns in a new alert that includes known indicators of compromise and tactics employed the group and essential defenses for all organizations.
As the Ukrainian military resists Russian advances toward its major population centers, its IT security teams are contending with record cyber incidents - although the same is true of their eastern neighbors, with Russia reporting "unprecedented" cyberattacks on its networks.
Federal authorities are advising healthcare sector entities to take precautions, including enhancing their cybersecurity posture and being prepared to implement four- to six-week business continuity plans, as they continue to face potential cyber incidents related to the Russia-Ukraine war.
In the latest weekly update, four editors at ISMG discuss how Russia's invasion of Ukraine complicates cybercrime ransomware payments, a former U.S. Treasury senior adviser's take on Biden's cryptocurrency executive order, and important points regarding the upcoming identity theft executive order.
If Russia uses hack attacks to support its invasion, would Western governments want to immediately attribute those attacks or disruptions? Enter a Thursday alert from the U.S. government warning that it is "aware of possible threats to U.S. and international satellite communication networks."
The pandemic has raised the ante significantly for the attack surface and the level of insider threats facing healthcare sector entities, according to Dave Bailey, vice president of security services, and attorney Andrew Mahler, vice president of privacy and compliance, of consultancy CynergisTek.
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