History of Cybersecurity – update

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Cybersecurity is the practice of protecting systems, networks, and programs from digital attacks. The table below shows how computers and their networks have been evolving from the 1950’s.  Cybersecurity issues started soon after the first networks were...

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Airlines, banks, casinos, package deliveries, and emergency services around the world are recovering today from what could be “the largest tech outage in history.” the root cause was not a foreign agent but linked back to a software update issued by a u-s...

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In London, a mobile phone is stolen every 6 minutes. “If I steal your phone, I’m stealing a thousand dollars,” says digital identity expert David Birch. But “If I can get into your bank account, I can steal $100,000. So that’s what they...

Most SMBs concerned about Cyberattacks in the US

by Uviz | ThreatsAndProtection

SMBs are facing an increase in cybersecurity attacks, yet many lack the in-house skills to properly address security issues  Tampa, Florida, June 03, 2024 — As small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) face a rapidly evolving threat landscape, the The State of SMB...

CISA’s new global AI security guidelines

by Uviz | ThreatsAndProtection

CISA’s new global AI security guidelines SC Media – Laura French  Nov 27, 2023 AI security guidelines developed by the United States’ Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC)...

Millions of Americans’ health data stolen after MOVEit hackers targeted IBM

by Uviz | ThreatsAndProtection

Millions of Americans’ health data stolen after MOVEit hackers targeted IBM From an article by  TechCrunch – Carly Page Millions of Americans had their sensitive medical and health information stolen after hackers exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in the widely used...

A real Heart Attack – Tennessee Heart Clinic Suffers Data Breach

by Uviz | ThreatsAndProtection

A real Heart Attack – Tennessee Heart Clinic Suffers Data Breach From an article by Marianne Kolbasuk McGee – HealthInfoSec – August 1, 2023 A Tennessee-based cardiac care clinic is notifying more than 170,000 patients and others that hackers may have stolen...

New AI Tool ‘FraudGPT’ Emerges, Tailored for Sophisticated Attacks

by Uviz | ThreatsAndProtection

New AI Tool ‘FraudGPT’ Emerges, Tailored for Sophisticated Attacks From: The Hacker News (THN) – July 26, 2023 Following the footsteps of WormGPT, threat actors are advertising yet another cybercrime generative artificial intelligence (AI) tool...

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care ransomware attack hits 2.5 million people

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Harvard Pilgrim Health Care ransomware attack hits 2.5 million people By  Bill Toulas Harvard Pilgrim Health Care (HPHC) has disclosed that a ransomware attack it suffered in April 2023 impacted 2,550,922 people, with the threat actors also stealing their sensitive...

HHS updates cybersecurity best practices, shares free workforce training

by Uviz | ThreatsAndProtection

HHS Updates cybersecurity best practices –  Shares free cybersecurity training Excerpts from an article by  Jessica Davis  SC Media The Health Industry Cybersecurity Practices (HICP), one of the most critical cybersecurity resources for healthcare provider...

Barracuda : 2023 Ransomware Insights Report

by Uviz | ThreatsAndProtection

Barracuda recently published a report on ransomware attacks over the last 12 months. The findings show that almost three-quarters (73%) of respondents report being hit with at least one successful ransomware attack in 2022 — and 38% say they were hit twice or more....