by Gillian Sweny | Nov 3, 2020 | Blog Posts
Gary Brantley, the Chief Information Officer (CIO) for the city of Atlanta, has been a key leader in helping the city’s IT department build resilience after a cyberattack in 2018. His plan called for going back to the basics in order to prepare for future occasions,...
by Gillian Sweny | Nov 2, 2020 | Blog Posts
In light of the 2020 presidential election coming to a close tomorrow, it’s important to be mindful of potential cyber threats and misinformation. Earlier this month, what was thought to be a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack against a voter registration...
by Gillian Sweny | Oct 29, 2020 | Blog Posts
Record breaking numbers of ransomware attacks targeting hospitals have been reported this year and cyber criminals don’t seem to be slowing down. Currently, hospital networks in three states, California, New York, and Oregon are suffering ransomware attacks caused by...
by Gillian Sweny | Oct 27, 2020 | Blog Posts
As hospitals are seeing an increase in COVID-19 patients, they are also experiencing an influx in cybersecurity issues mainly pertaining to ransomware attacks. These cyberattacks have already proven to be deadly to patients who are unable to receive the care they need...
by Gillian Sweny | Oct 21, 2020 | Blog Posts
The third quarter has been difficult for the healthcare industry as ransomware attacks have increased by 50% compared to the first half of 2020. The U.S healthcare sector has seen the highest amount of attacks this year and it is expected that they will face even more...
by Gillian Sweny | Oct 19, 2020 | Blog Posts
In the past year, third-party vendor security has proven to be a large concern as healthcare organizations have faced major data breaches due to the lack of security from their vendors. Cybersecurity should be the top priority for these vendors since a data breach...
