The COVID-19 pandemic present new challenges to healthcare IT and security teams, including the need to reassess and adjust business continuity plans, says Christopher Frenz, who leads information security at New York's Interfaith Medical Center. He's chair of an industry committee that developed guidance.
It's no exaggeration to say that, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, we now have the largest-ever global remote workforce. And with it comes an expanded attack surface that requires extra attention. Phil Reitinger of the Global Cyber Alliance shares five tips for securing the remote workforce.
Nation-state hackers as well as cybercriminals are now attempting to use phishing emails with themes tied to the global COVID-19 pandemic to spread malware, according to recent security reports.
As the COVID-19 pandemic intensifies, public health efforts are being complicated by ransomware attacks continuing to hit healthcare facilities that are not only handling cases but also running frontline virus-testing labs.
Automated workflows can help pre-emptively report cybersecurity risks to the board and allow for better qualitative approaches to interpreting data, says Ben de Bont, CISO of ServiceNow.
To help deal with the coronavirus outbreak, healthcare providers are examining how to implement or expand the use of telehealth services to remotely evaluate and care for patients. But these providers need to carefully consider privacy and security issues as they work to quickly offer these services.
Microsoft has released an "out of band" security update to fix a flaw in SMBv3 that was accidentally disclosed publicly before a full fix had been prepared. Security experts warn that the flaw could be exploited to crash vulnerable systems and potentially execute arbitrary code.
2019 was the year when enterprises across all sectors woke up to the scale of their third-party risk challenges. How will they respond to those risks in 2020? Jaymin Desai of OneTrust shares insights.
Today's organizations are increasingly using multi-cloud environments, exacerbating third-party risk, says Frank Price of CyberGRX, who provides risk management insights.
The latest edition of the ISMG Security Report offers an analysis of cybersecurity and privacy issues raised by COVID-19 research efforts. Also featured: the latest ransomware trends and an investor's take on hot cybersecurity sectors.
The new Cyberspace Solarium Commission released its highly anticipated report this week that offers more than 75 U.S. cybersecurity recommendations and calls for sweeping reforms. Here's a look at the key proposals.
While conventional approaches to third-party risk management remain unchanged, the industry is transitioning to a new "normal," says RiskRecon CEO Kelly White.
Google will appeal the latest GDPR fine levied against the company. The Swedish Data Protection Authority fined the company nearly $8 million for failure to remove search results related to "right-to-be-forgotten" requests.
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