The Department of Health and Human Services is working on grant programs and other financial programs to help under-resourced healthcare organizations deal with the cybersecurity challenges they're facing, said La Monte Yarborough, CISO and acting deputy CIO at HHS.
The U.S. Government Accountability Office found that CISA lacks the skilled staff to effectively share information with critical infrastructure operators about threats. Also, the GAO found that the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration lacked an information-sharing process.
The Change Healthcare attack is already providing valuable lessons to healthcare firms - mostly about the importance of resilience, especially when it comes the industry's supply chain and third parties, said Nitin Natarajan, deputy director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
UnitedHealth Group expects some key IT systems and services affected by the recent cyberattack on its Change Healthcare unit to regain functionality over the next week to 10 days. Certain pharmacy services are already restored. But the American Medical Association is not impressed.
Election campaigners Michael Blake and Cynthia Wallace discuss the need for accurate information and community involvement to protect electoral integrity and empower underrepresented voters. Strategies for countering misinformation range from sourcing internet posts to hosting barbershop meetings.
South Korean intelligence service officials have blamed North Korean hackers for targeting the country's semiconductor manufacturing companies. Hackers who gain access to chip-making technology and product designs could hurt South Korea’s leadership in the semiconductor industry.
As the fallout continues in the Change Healthcare IT outage, the U.S. healthcare ecosystem is anticipating the next bombs to drop in what's shaping up to be the worst cyberattack the sector has experienced so far. What should entities be considering as they push forward in the recovery?
Hornetsecurity purchased French email security vendor Vade to expand its geographic footprint and protection capabilities around Microsoft 365 for small and midsized businesses. The acquisition of Vade will allow the joint company to have a strong presence in Europe's two most important markets.
The Treasury Department announced sanctions against Intellexa, the maker of a popular package of spyware tools and technologies known as Predator that has been used to target U.S. officials, journalists and policy experts, according to a news release on Tuesday.
German Minister of Defense Boris Pistorius on Tuesday said the recent leak of intercepted military data was the result of an "application error" and not caused by a system compromise by Russian hackers. Pistorius also said the country is continuing to examine the incident further.
The administrators of the BlackCat ransomware-as-a-service group claim law enforcement has shut down their operation. But experts and affiliates accuse the group's leadership of running an exit scam on the heels of a $22 million ransom payment by a recent victim - Optum's Change Healthcare unit.
Leaders in cybersecurity - and in any other business - need to keep a bank account filled with the trust and respect of their employees and make sure that account stays in the black, said Chase Cunningham, aka the Doctor of Zero Trust. He discussed his new book on how to be a good leader.
German police say they arrested operators behind one of the largest cybercrime underground marketplaces in the country and seized its domains as part of a two-year-long investigation into the group. Police arrested three suspected operators of the platform, including the alleged site admin.
Privacy groups are urging European lawmakers finalizing the global treaty on artificial intelligence to tighten rules surrounding the use of AI by the private sector and states. Lawmakers and other country representatives are set to meet for final negotiations on the treaty on March 11.
Two weeks into a major cyberattack-induced outage at its Change Healthcare business, UnitedHealth Group is offering short-term financial aid to some healthcare providers whose cash flows may be running short because of the disruption in insurance payments. But not everyone is impressed.
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