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FBI Issues Warning to Medical Offices - Attackers Targeting FTP servers.

The FBI has issued a private industry warning that attackers are targeting anonymous file transfer protocol (FTP) servers in the healthcare industry. The attackers appear to be seeking protected health information (PHI) and personally identifiable information (PII). The FBI recommends that healthcare organizations check their networks for FTP servers running in anonymous mode, and if they have a reason for operating those servers, to ensure that they do not hold PHI or PII. T

Senate Bill Would Compel Firms to Say If Cybersecurity Expert Sits on Board

Legislation introduced in the Senate would require publicly traded companies to disclose to regulators whether any members of their boards of directors have cybersecurity expertise. The Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2017 would not require companies to have a cybersecurity expert on their boards. Instead, it would require them to explain in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission whether such expertise exists on their boards and, if not, why this expertise is

Understanding the Depth of Ransomware in the US; $1 Billion-a-year Industry

Ransomware has become one of the biggest cyber security threats in the world, with instances of ransomware in exploit kits increasing about 44% in the last six months. According to FBI statistics, hackers extorted business and institutions for more than $209 million in ransomware payments in the first three months of 2016. The business of ransomware is on pace to be a $1 billion a year crime. Malwarebytes presents an exclusive survey with Osterman Research of more than 500 CI

What Can We Learn from HIPAA Settlements? Have a current risk assessment.

An important theme that emerges from the Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights' dozens of HIPAA settlements and other enforcement actions is that all aspects of compliance are critical and subject to scrutiny by federal regulators, says former OCR director Leon Rodriguez. "The question of a weak or outdated risk assessment has always been an issue from the very beginning of HIPAA enforcement - and it will continue to be one for the future," Rodrigue

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