Tuesday 31 July 2018

Medical System Notifies 1.4M Patients About Computer Breach

A major Iowa hospital and medical clinic system has notified about 1.4 million patients and former patients about a computer breach that might have exposed their personal information.

UnityPoint Health officials say hackers used broke into the company's email system and could have obtained medical information.

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Android Apps Carrying Windows Malware Yanked From Google Play

Google recently removed 145 applications from Google Play after they were found to carry malicious Windows executables inside, Palo Alto Networks reveals.

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SamSam Ransomware Attacks Extorted Nearly $6 Million

Ransomware has become a multimillion-dollar black market business for cybercriminals, and SamSam being a great example. New research revealed that the SamSam ransomware had extorted nearly $6 million from its victims since December 2015, when the cyber gang behind the ransomware started distributing the malware in the wild. Researchers at Sophos have tracked Bitcoin addresses owned by the


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DHS Unveils National Risk Management Center

Kirstjen Nielsen introduces National Risk Management Center

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WATCH Live: DHS National Cybersecurity Summit

The DHS National Cybersecurity Summit will bring together a diverse group of stakeholders across government, industry, and academia to reinforce DHS’s collective defense mission and its commitment to working across a wide range of industries and sectors to protect national critical functions.

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The Secret to Securing Smart Buildings

Buildings are getting smarter, and the pace at which intelligent technology is being introduced to our homes, offices and factory floors is breathtaking. The amount of money we collectively spend on networked lighting, physical security, infrastructure and comfort systems is set to increase more than fourfold in the next four years according to recent analysis, from what is currently a $7.42 billion market to a predicted $31.74 billion by 2022.

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Mozilla Reinforces Commitment to Distrust Symantec Certificates

Mozilla this week reaffirmed its commitment to distrust all Symantec certificates starting in late October 2018, when Firefox 63 is set to be released to the stable channel.

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