As organizations around the globe - including hospitals in the United Kingdom - recover from the WannaCry ransomware campaign, healthcare entities in the United States so far appear to have mostly avoided the crisis. But why?
Microsoft's chief legal officer has slammed U.S. spy agencies, warning that civilians are at risk if governments stockpile libraries of software vulnerabilities that eventually fall into the hands of cybercriminals.
When it comes to breach preparation, it isn't just about protecting IT assets. Increasingly, the conversation is about reputational risk management, says Jacob Olcott of BitSight Technologies.
Criminals have long aimed to separate people from their possessions. So for anyone who follows ransomware, the WannaCry outbreak won't come as a shock. Nor will longstanding advice for surviving ransomware shakedowns: Prepare, or prepare to pay.
Drop everything and patch all Windows devices against the SMB flaw or else shut them down, security experts warn in the wake of the global outbreak of WannaCry ransomware infections. And they're predicting new infections will surge.
The massive WannaCry outbreak has led to allegations that some sectors and organizations, such as Britain's National Health Service, were widely infected because of widespread Windows XP use. In fact, unpatched Windows 7 systems may be partly to blame.
Microsoft has issued emergency security updates for some unsupported operating systems to protect against the global WannaCry ransomware outbreak. In addition, a researcher has accidentally disabled new infections from crypto-locking PCs, though he warns the respite will likely be temporary.
A fast-moving ransomware outbreak has compromised Spanish telco Telefonica, multiple National Health Service trusts in Britain and other organizations around the world. The attacks have been using the leaked "Equation Group" SMB exploit to penetrate networks.
An analysis on rethinking where awareness programs fit in cyberdefense strategies leads the latest edition of the ISMG Security Report. Also, James Comey's cybersecurity legacy at the FBI.
The Food and Drug Administration will soon launch a new centralized digital health unit that will address the cybersecurity of medical device software, Bakul Patel, who is overseeing the effort, explains in this in-depth interview.
As organizations worldwide rush to mitigate the outbreak of the WannaCry crypto-locking ransomware, Adam Meyers of CrowdStrike shares insights on what researchers have gleaned from the attacks and how organizations should respond.
To better battle ransomware, we must take a page from the lessons learned by the kidnapping and ransom insurance industry in its battle against piracy in the Indian Ocean, Jeremiah Grossman told the AppSec Europe conference in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Former Bush and Obama cyber adviser Melissa Hathaway says that over the past decade, more than 100 recommendations on improving government cybersecurity have been made but mostly ignored. Now the cybersecurity executive order signed by President Donald Trump will add dozens of new reports in 14 areas.
Microsoft has patched a startling vulnerability in its anti-malware engine, once again demonstrating that security applications can sometimes be the Achilles heel of a system.
The cybersecurity epitaph of the fired FBI director could read: "He showed courage to take on Apple." Comey publicly battled Apple CEO Tim Cook over unlocking the iPhone of the San Bernardino shooter, becoming the face of the proponents who seek ways to bypass encryption on mobile devices.
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