Cyber threat roundup: Akira ransomware, zero-day vulnerabilities and more
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Cyber Security Bill introduced to Parliament to help protect NHS
Liz Kendall, science secretary (Credit: Alecsandra Dragoi / Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
New laws have been introduced in Parliament to help protect the NHS and other sectors from the threat of cyber…
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NHS providers reviewing stolen data published by cyber criminals
Pathology supplier Synnovis is contacting NHS organisations which had data stolen and published online following a major cyber attack last year.
The ransomware attack on 4 June 2024, which led to a patient death, caused widespread…
Cyber Resilience is Patient Safety: Why Healthcare Organizations Can’t Ignore Backup and Instant Recovery
Amit Hammer, CEO, Salvador Technologies
Healthcare is under siege. Over the past five years, the sector has seen a 256% rise in cybersecurity breaches, as attackers grow more aggressive, more advanced and more relentless. Ransomware,…
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LeadingAge 2025: Securing a Vulnerable Industry Amid Emerging Threats
Vice President of IT and Chief Compliance Officer Michael Gray also emphasized the importance of updating knowledge about different cyberattacks. Five or six years ago, he noted, only a few hands would shoot up…
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Detecting and Responding to Potential Data Breaches or Ransomware Attacks Effectively
When it comes to cybersecurity incidents, such as data breaches or ransomware attacks, time is of the essence. For both detecting the incidents and responding to ongoing attacks, it is vital that you handle them…
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Phishing Remains a Huge Problem in Healthcare
The following is a guest article by William Crank, Chief Operating Officer at Fortified Health Security
Every day, cyber criminals send out more than six billion phishing emails – and all it takes is one…
Cyber security expert calls for public inquiry into Synnovis attack
Saif Abed, founding partner and director of cyber security advisory services at The AbedGraham Group (Credit: Jordan Sollof)
A cyber security expert has called for a public inquiry into the Synnovis ransomware attack which…
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Beyond HIPAA Compliance: Why Healthcare Must Mandate Encryption of ePHI Now
Kurt Markley, Managing Director, Americas at Apricorn
Data breaches and ransomware attacks have become a persistent and costly challenge in the healthcare sector. As the Change Healthcare ransomware attack shows us, these threats continue to…
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LockBit 5.0 Ransomware Threatens Healthcare Organizations
Understanding the LockBit 5.0 Threat
The Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center (Health-ISAC), a nonprofit organization dedicated to sharing critical threat intelligence across the healthcare sector, issued a high-priority security alert on October 1 regarding…