by Gillian Sweny | Dec 1, 2020 | Blog Posts
At the end of October, The University of Vermont (UVM) Health Network was hit with a large-scale ransomware attack. On November 24, it was reported that they have finally restored access to their electronic health record (EHR) system for both inpatient and ambulatory...
by Tony Pietrocola | Nov 25, 2020 | Blog Posts
Healthcare Providers have become the number one target of cyber criminals world-wide. Three federal agencies: FBI, CISA and Department of Health and Human Services, even issued a warning of these impending and persistent ransomware attacks being launched against the...
by Gillian Sweny | Nov 24, 2020 | Blog Posts
The pandemic has led to a major shift towards e-commerce and online shopping this year as restrictions and safety concerns around brick and mortar stores have grown. With the busiest time of year for retail quickly approaching, it is expected that many more shoppers...
by Gillian Sweny | Nov 20, 2020 | Blog Posts
The market for Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) is growing as cybercriminals are finding more success in outsourcing parts of their attacks. A new strain of malware, CostaRicto, was recently discovered by researchers as part of a hackers-for-hire scheme. CostaRicto has...
by Gillian Sweny | Nov 18, 2020 | Blog Posts
With many organizations increasing their digital presence and working from home, both containers and Kubernetes are being employed to assist with applications. Containers help to improve an application’s efficiency and serves as packaging for an application....
by Gillian Sweny | Nov 17, 2020 | Blog Posts
An influx in cyberthreats this year has led to the introduction of more and more cybersecurity laws. Last week, New York State Senator Leroy Comrie introduced the “It’s Your Data Act”, which is still in the legislation process. If passed, it would require a new “right...
