Data breach at health care organization may affect 2 million

BOSTON -- A digital attack on a Massachusetts-based health care organization may have compromised the personal information of as many as 2 million people, officials said…

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Final exams canceled in N.J. school district after ransomware attack cripples computers

Tenafly Public Schools went back to the basics this week — using overhead projectors, paper, pencils and hands-on activities in classrooms — when a ransomware attack crippled the district’s computer system…

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Zero-trust architecture may hold the answer to cybersecurity insider threats

For years, organizations have taken a defensive "castle-and-moat" approach to cybersecurity, seeking to secure the perimeters of their networks to block out any malicious actors. Individuals with the right credentials were assumed to be trustworthy and allowed access to a network's systems and data without having to reauthorize themselves at each access attempt…

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Multi-Factor Authentication: A Key to Cyber Risk Insurance Coverage

Cyber-attacks are becoming more sophisticated and devastating, especially for small and medium enterprises (SMEs). With ransom demands rising and the cost of data breaches soaring, businesses are investing heavily in building their cyber defenses. However, cybersecurity is not bullet-proof…

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US sees high threat of Russian cyberattack. Cyberwar and jus in bello. Broadcast hijacking. China's cyberespionage "plumbing."

US cybersecurity officials, speaking at the RSA Conference in San Francisco, urge businesses not to grow complacent about the continuing threat of cyberattack. The Wall Street Journal quotes CISA's Jen Easterly “I don’t think we are out of the woods in terms of a threat at this point in time. We’re only 100 days into this war” …

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