In September 2020, Universal Health Services faced a widespread cyberattack that greatly impacted the system’s cost per share in the fourth quarter. During the attack, all IT applications were suspended and in some cases, patients had to be transferred to competitor...
There are 4 Billion people connected online, 40 billion connected devices, and 1 Trillion devices estimated to be connected by the year 2030. The attack surface is exponentially growing.
2020 was a pivotal year for cybersecurity as it became a priority for all companies working remotely. Rising cyberattacks ultimately culminated with the Solar Winds ransomware attack, which affected large organizations and government entities. After this widespread...
Late last year hospital chains in Florida and Texas were targeted during ransomware attacks tied to phishing emails. When staff opened these emails, malicious hacker tools like BloodHound and Mimikatz accessed the hospitals' networks to access sensitive data. The...
SN Servicing Corporation, a mortgage loan servicing company, experienced a ransomware attack on its California and Vermont locations late last year. It’s reported that personal customer data from as early as 2018 was compromised during the attack and customers were...
Gartner recently released new predictions for the role cybersecurity will play in businesses worldwide. In recent years, cybersecurity has become a greater priority for organizations as more teams are operating virtually. Experts from Gartner predict that 40% of...
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo recently announced new data privacy laws as state lawmakers plan to double down on data privacy and protection in 2021. The first proposed law, the New York Privacy Act (NYPA), plans to require companies that gather large amounts of data...
As the pandemic continues, working from home is still a major trend in most industries. But remote work is only possible if employees use company VPNs or applications to access their projects and teammates. This has led to a 768% increase in Remote Desktop Protocol...
Over the past year, the retail industry has suffered multiple ransomware attacks and data breaches, which have highlighted weaknesses in their cybersecurity plans. As more retail business is conducted online due to the pandemic, experts are pushing for the retail...
The finance industry has always been a top target for hackers because of the potential for large monetary gain. As technology becomes more advanced, cyber criminals are deploying nation-state tactics or outsourcing hackers in order to attack financial organizations....