Is Dropbox HIPAA Compliant?
Dropbox is a popular file hosting service used by over 500 million people worldwide. It is becoming increasingly popular with businesses and organisations as a way of storing files, as it reduces costs by reducing […]
Year: 2019
ICS-CERT Issues Alert for Vulnerabilities Found in IDenticard PremiSys Access Control System
The Industrial Control Systems Cyber Emergency Response Team (ICS-CERT) has issued an alert about vulnerabilities found in the IDenticard PremiSys access control system. ICS-CERT, a governmental organisation that works to reduce the risk of cybercrime […]
Aetna Pays California Attorney General $935,000 for 2017 Data Breach
Aetna has agreed to pay the California Attorney General $935,000 for a 2017 breach which resulted in the exposure of the HIV status of 1,991 Californian residents. In July 2017, Aetna, a health insurer based […]
Illinois Supreme Court Issues New Ruling on BIPA Violations
The Supreme Court of Illinois has issued a new ruling which allows individuals whose privacy has been violated through a breach of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act to take legal action against a private […]
Radware Report Shows Increased Cost of Cyber Attacks
Radware has released a report that reveals the cost of a cyber attack to businesses has increased by 52% in the past year. Radware researchers surveyed 790 professionals across the globe in a variety of […]
HIPAA Security Rule Safeguards: An Overview
HIPAA Rules requires organizations in the healthcare industry place adequate safeguards on sensitive data they hold to ensure that the integrity and security of protected healthcare information (PHI) is maintained. Many of these stipulations are […]
Massachusetts Updates Data Breach Laws
The Governor of Massachusetts has signed in a new law that updates the state’s existing data breach laws. Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker signed the law, named “An Act relative to consumer protection from security breaches” […]
Paediatric Cardiologist Sentenced to Probation Following HIPAA Violation
A Georgia-based paediatric cardiologist was sentenced to 6 months’ probation after pleading guilty to violating HIPAA legislation by disclosing patient PHI to an unauthorised organisation. Dr Eduardo Montana, 55, plead guilty at the Department of […]
US-CERT Issues Alert on Chinese Malicious Cyber Activity
An alert has been issued to IT service providers and their customers about an increase in Chinese malicious cyber activity. The warning was issued by Department of Homeland Security (DHS) United States Computer Emergency Readiness […]
Results of SingHealth Data Breach Investigation Published
The results of an investigation into a data breach at SingHealth, Singapore’s largest health network, highlight the importance of even the most basic cybersecurity practices for organisations across the globe. The data breach at SingHealth […]
NCSC Launches Cybersecurity Public Awareness Campaign
The National Counterintelligence and Security Centre (NCSC) has launched a public awareness campaign with the aim of improving the response of businesses to cybersecurity threats. NCSC, part of the Office of the Director of National […]
Study Reveals Relationship Between Data Breaches and Hospital Advertising Expenditure Increases
A study has been published which investigated how data breaches affect hospital advertising expenditure decisions. The study, entitled “Understanding the Relationship Between Data Breaches and Hospital Advertising Expenditures” was published by Sung J. Choi, PhD […]
Apple Vishing Scam Uncovered
A cybersecurity blog has reported that a new vishing scam in which the scammer pretends to be an employee of Apple Inc. has been uncovered. Vishing is a less common form of phishing attack. The […]
Microsoft January Patch Tuesday
Microsoft has issued patches for 51 vulnerabilities this January 2019 Patch Tuesday. Of the vulnerabilities, 7 were rated critical. Unlike the four preceding months, none vulnerabilities were identified as being actively exploited in the wild. […]