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Healthcare Faces Unrelenting Cybersecurity Challenges

Jul 05, 2022

Cyberattacks on the healthcare industry hit an all-time high in 2021. [1] According to the World Economic Forum (WEF), attacks on the industry “have continued to plague the sector since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic”. [2] More than 50 million patient records were stolen last year, an increase of 24% over 2020. [3] These included social security numbers, patient medical records, financia...

by Elliot Kass

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The BYOD Model Has Changed — and So Must BYOD Security

Jun 30, 2022

The term BYOD, or “bring your own device”, first came into common usage about a decade ago to describe the use of personal computing devices for work purposes. Today, in the wake of a global pandemic that forced companies to abruptly shift to a remote work model, more people than ever are “bringing” their own devices. BYOD was initially a novelty — one of the earliest forms of shadow IT. As perso...

by Debra Donston-Miller

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A Brand-New Phishing Trick

Jun 23, 2022

A Recap on Phishing Phishing is one of the oldest forms of email attack, but it is still one of the most commonly used attack methods employed by cybercriminals today. In a phishing attack , bad actors spam users with emails that promise prizes, threaten account suspension, or create some other type of urgent situation, and then ask the email recipient to click on a link or download a malicious...