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Security Considerations for a Blended Workforce

A blended workforce consisting of external organizations, traditional workers and non-traditional workers such as freelancers, remote workers, temporary workers and independent contractors (ICs) can provide an organization with the added potential for collaboration, innovation and timely responses to shifting demands. While the integration of a blended workforce can provide exceptional benefits, there are also unique.. The post Security Considerations for a Blended Workforce appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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15.5.2020

Employee Negligence

Microsoft: 44 Million User Passwords Have Been Breached

Redmond urges users to switch on MFA

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15.5.2020

Password Attacks

SG: Public healthcare cluster NHG fined $6,000 for not securing personal data

Hariz Baharudin reports: Public healthcare cluster National Healthcare Group (NHG) has been fined $6,000 for failing to...

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15.5.2020

Illegal Personal Data Processing

Ransomware Locks Medical Records at Great Plains Health

Patient data likely safe On Tuesday, GPHealth announced that it was canceling a large number of non-emergent patient appointments and procedures. Mel McNea, GPHealth chief executive officer, says that there is no reason to suspect that patient data was accessed but the organization will do a full audit, nevertheless. Ransomware encrypts files on affected systems and is not typically associated with data theft. The group behind Maze ransomware carried out such an attack and threatened the victim company that they would leak the stolen data unless they paid 300 bitcoin ($2.3 million at the time) for the decryption key. Well on its way to recovery A statement on Facebook from GPHealth informs that there is no reason to believe that patient information was accessed during the attack on their systems. At this moment, it is unclear what ransomware strain was used in the attack or if the ransom was paid to restore the encrypted data.

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15.5.2020

Ransomware

Cybersecurity experts told how to protect yourself when working from home

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15.5.2020

Employee Negligence

Cloud-Based vs. On-Prem IAM

Organizations across the globe are wondering whether identity management has evolved into the battle of cloud-based vs. on-prem IAM. The post Cloud-Based vs. On-Prem IAM appeared first on JumpCloud. The post Cloud-Based vs. On-Prem IAM appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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15.5.2020

Outdated Access Rights

Some Hackers Take the Ransom and Run: Researchers

Paying off hackers after a ransomware infection could end up being a total loss, according to a study released Thursday which finds some attackers just take the money and run. read more

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15.5.2020

Ransomware

Are ransom payers fueling ransomware?

A new CyberEdge Group report uncovered two trends that are stimulating record-setting ransomware attacks: More ransom payers are successfully recovering their data. In 2018, only 49 percent of ransom payers successfully recovered their data. That number rose to 61 percent in 2019. Today, 67 percent of ransom payers have recovered their data. More payments are incentivizing the ransomware industry. In 2018, only 39 percent of ransomware victims actually paid the ransom. In 2019, that number … More → The post Are ransom payers fueling ransomware? appeared first on Help Net Security.

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15.5.2020

Ransomware

LifeLabs Pays Hackers Who Accessed 15M Customers’ Lab Test Results

The data breach disclosure was met with ire from customers whose lab test results, health card numbers and more were accessed.

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15.5.2020

Illegal Personal Data Processing