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House Committee on Homeland Security Mulls Response to Volt Typhoon, Future of CISA The United States needs to respond more aggressively to nation-state hacking, members of Congress heard Wednesday against a backdrop of changes - actual and planned - at the primary federal civilian cyber defense agency.
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Jan 15, 2025 · Article Biotech Firm to Pay $7.5M to Settle Lawsuit in 2023 Hack. Marianne Kolbasuk McGee • January 17, 2025. Biotech firm Enzo Biochem has agreed to pay $7.5 million to settle a consolidated proposed class action lawsuit involving a 2023 ransomware attack affecting 2.5 million people.
How Healthcare Cyber Attacks Broke Records in 2024
Dec 25, 2024 · Image: Getty Images. 2024 was a tumultuous year for cyber in the health sector. Hospitals, doctors and their business associates reported hundreds of health data breaches - including the highly disruptive Change Healthcare ransomware attack that compromised the privacy of 100 million Americans.
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PowerSchool's Breach Fallacy: Paying Criminals for Promises Cybercrime History Teaches That Paying a Ransom for Data Deletion Is Foolish. Mathew J. Schwartz • January 10, 2025 Data breach victim PowerSchool, maker of a widely used K-12 student information system platform, has been attempting to assure schools, and parents and guardians, by saying its attacker has promised to delete the ...
HHS Warns of Threats to Electronic Health Records - GovInfoSecurity
Feb 18, 2022 · Healthcare entities should implement a more "proactive preparedness" approach for protecting their electronic health record/electronic medical record systems, which are an increasingly attractive target for cyberattacks and other breaches, federal regulators warn.. See Also: 2024 Threat Hunting Report: Insights to Outsmart Modern Adversaries The Department of Health and Human Services' Health ...
White House Teases New AI Executive Order - GovInfoSecurity
Oct 26, 2023 · Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Next-Generation Technologies & Secure Development. White House Teases New AI Executive Order Biden Administration Is Set to Release AI Systems Guidance for Federal Agencies Chris Riotta (@chrisriotta) • …
Generative AI in Cybersecurity: A Mixed Bag - GovInfoSecurity
Oct 29, 2024 · Allie Mellen, principal analyst, Forrester. Two years ago, generative AI was predicted to revolutionize cybersecurity. Analysts hoped it would shorten incident response times and provide deep insights into security incidents, but these expectations have for the most part gone unfulfilled, said Allie Mellen, principal analyst at Forrester.
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Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning UK Government Debuts AI Tools for Enhanced Public Services. Akshaya Asokan • January 21, 2025. The British government on Tuesday launched artificial intelligence-powered tools intended to help civil servants offer improved public service in a first step toward implementing a plan meant to transform the United Kingdom into a …