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ICYMI: Extortionist Crypto-Locking Hackers Keep Hitting Healthcare Sector, Experts Report Once ransomware hackers get inside a healthcare sector organization’s systems, three out of four attackers will also maliciously encrypt data, says security firm Sophos. Attackers successfully encrypted data in 75% of ransomware attacks on healthcare sector entities, researchers report.http://dlvr.it/SyHM68

ICYMI: Astrobotic’s lunar lander ships to Florida later this week for final launch preps. The post For the first launch of ULA’s Vulcan rocket, it’s Christmas or next year appeared first on DanTechServices, Inc.http://dlvr.it/SyGg8W

ICYMI: Massachusetts Management Firm to Pay $100,000, Monitor HIPAA Compliance for 3 Years A Massachusetts-based medical management firm holds the dubious honor of being the first ransomware victim fined for a data breach by the Department of Health and Human Services. Doctor Management Group agreed to a $100,000 financial settlement and three years of HIPAA…
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CISA adds two F5 BIG-IP flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog Pierluigi Paganini November 01, 2023 US CISA added two vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2023-46747 and CVE-2023-46748, in BIG-IP to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added the vulnerabilities CVE-2023-46747 and CVE-2023-46748 in BIG-IP to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. CISA has…
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ICYMI: Come for the Moon, stay to learn about the Black Madonna statue. The post The Daily Telescope: A quarter Moon over Sicily reflects light from Earth appeared first on DanTechServices, Inc.http://dlvr.it/SyFKH7

Extortionist Crypto-Locking Hackers Keep Hitting Healthcare Sector, Experts Report Once ransomware hackers get inside a healthcare sector organization’s systems, three out of four attackers will also maliciously encrypt data, says security firm Sophos. Attackers successfully encrypted data in 75% of ransomware attacks on healthcare sector entities, researchers report.http://dlvr.it/SyDrjk

Critical Atlassian Confluence flaw can lead to significant data loss Pierluigi Paganini October 31, 2023 Atlassian warned of a critical security vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-22518, in the Confluence Data Center and Server. Atlassian is warning of a critical security flaw, tracked as CVE-2023-22518 (CVSS score 9.1), that affects all versions of Confluence Data Center and Server.…
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Massachusetts Management Firm to Pay $100,000, Monitor HIPAA Compliance for 3 Years A Massachusetts-based medical management firm holds the dubious honor of being the first ransomware victim fined for a data breach by the Department of Health and Human Services. Doctor Management Group agreed to a $100,000 financial settlement and three years of HIPAA compliance…
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ICYMI: How to Protect Dispersed Apps, APIs and Handle Low Visibility, Emerging Threats In recent years, the adoption of public cloud infrastructures has surged, providing organizations with unparalleled flexibility and scalability. But this shift has also introduced a new set of challenges when it comes to protecting web applications and APIs that are hosted on…
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The top-level domain for the United States — .US — is home to thousands of newly-registered domains tied to a malicious link shortening service that facilitates malware and phishing scams, new research suggests. The findings come close on the heels of a report that identified .US domains as among the most prevalent in phishing attacks…
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