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ICYMI: Website Tracking Tools in Use Since 2019 Exposed Online Mental Health Assessments A provider of online mental health services is notifying nearly 3.2 million people that the company used website tracking tools to share sensitive patient information with third parties including Facebook, Google and TikTok – without the individuals’ consent.http://dlvr.it/SklC8f

ICYMI: Hackers need less than a minute to perform a successful data breach. It will be over before you can even finish your cup of coffee. Unfortunately, it can take companies several weeks …http://dlvr.it/Skkt3G

Ransomware is a threat businesses cannot afford to ignore. Such a cyberattack often blocks user access to systems until the perpetrator receives ransom. A recent cautionary tale is a ransomware attack on …http://dlvr.it/Skksgg

Silicon Valley Bank Crash Will Make Getting Loans, Credit Lines Harder for Startups One top venture capitalist says the sudden downfall of Silicon Valley Bank will make it harder for cybersecurity startups to get loans and credit lines. For decades, SVB was one of the few institutions willing to extend money to early-stage firms that…
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Website Tracking Tools in Use Since 2019 Exposed Online Mental Health Assessments A provider of online mental health services is notifying nearly 3.2 million people that the company used website tracking tools to share sensitive patient information with third parties including Facebook, Google and TikTok – without the individuals’ consent.http://dlvr.it/Skj1M1

ICYMI: During the weekend of Feb. 11-12, 2023, content delivery network provider Cloudflare detected and mitigated an unusually high number of hyper-volumetric DDoS attacks. It did not disclose the targets but mentioned some …http://dlvr.it/SkhkQq

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ICYMI: Civil Society and Tech Firms Warn Aginst Modifying the European Privacy Law The British government is proposing modifications to the European privacy law adopted as British law before leaving European Union. Civil society groups warn changes to the U.K. GDPR could lead to more surveillance. Some tech firms say the government is poised to…
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ICYMI: Despite Foes Like DocuSign, Latest Financials Are Up But Potential Buyers Are Near Identity verification and e-signature firm OneSpan is working with investment bank Evercore on a sale process that could attract interest from other businesses and private equity firms, Reuters reported. This follows five publicly traded cyber vendors agreeing to go private since…
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ICYMI: HHS, Health Sector Coordinating Council Toolkit Will Help Sector Better Manage Risk The Department of Health and Human Services and the Health Sector Coordinating Council on Wednesday published an updated toolkit that aims to help healthcare entities align security programs with the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Cybersecurity Framework.http://dlvr.it/Skf2kX