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North Korean Threat Actors Targeting Healthcare Sector with Maui Ransomware

SecureWorld News

United States government agencies recently released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) providing information on how North Korean state-sponsored threat actors are actively using Maui ransomware to attack healthcare organizations. Nobody wants to be part of the organization that got hacked because they simply forgot to update their software.

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CISA: Vulnerabilities Discovered in Illumina DNA Sequencing Devices

SecureWorld News

Healthcare providers and laboratory personnel have been put on alert after two separate cybersecurity vulnerabilities were discovered in medical devices commonly used in clinical diagnostics and research. The UCS software is used in several Illumina products, including iSeq, MiniSeq, MiSeq, NextSeq, and NovaSeq systems.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Healthcare

ForAllSecure

Listen to EP 12: Hacking Healthcare. Ahmadi: Billy provided me the images from various pieces of medical device software and in them we found literally over 1000 known vulnerabilities. Using older software within your own software always carries risk. Apple Podcasts. Google Podcasts. Spotify Podcasts. Amazon Music.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Healthcare

ForAllSecure

Listen to EP 12: Hacking Healthcare. Ahmadi: Billy provided me the images from various pieces of medical device software and in them we found literally over 1000 known vulnerabilities. Using older software within your own software always carries risk. Apple Podcasts. Google Podcasts. Spotify Podcasts. Amazon Music.

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Industry-Specific Cybersecurity: Why General Measures Aren't Enough

SecureWorld News

It was once the case that the majority of businesses could rely on a good firewall and antivirus solution. Indeed, while antivirus and firewall software do still play an important role in cybersecurity, they are not enough on their own. Today, things have changed significantly.

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Alert: Malicious Cyber Actor Spoofs COVID-19 Relief

SecureWorld News

Unfortunately, hardships also make them prime targets for cybercriminals, who tend to seek out vulnerable organization — it's part of the reason the healthcare industry has also struggled against cyberattacks during COVID-19. Restrict users' permissions to install and run unwanted software applications.

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The future of data security: An interview with Dell Fellow Tim Brown

Cloud Musings

There are also technical challenges around selecting the right data protection software. In fact, the rapid growth of SecureWorks is being primarily driven by that solution’s ability to do the grunt work associated with monitoring the firewalls and networks. This has been more pronounced in education and healthcare industries.

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