Third French Hospital Hit by Cyberattack
The 320-bed facility in Oloron-Sainte-Marie near the Pyrenees mountains was hit by the attack on Monday, with screens displaying a demand in English for $50,000 in Bitcoin. Hospital workers have had to revert to working with pens and paper, since digital patient records are not available. The management system, used to monitor medicine stocks and…
IDG Contributor Network: Putting the privacy into cybersecurity at DHS
Security and privacy have an awful lot in common; both disciplines care deeply about the confidentiality of personally identifiable information. Attend a cyber-security conference or a privacy conference, you are likely to hear the same catch phrases “[Security/privacy] is best addressed at the earliest stages of system development, not at the end when retrofitting requirements…
SMB security: The evolving role of SaaS and IT outsourcing
SMBs need to bridge the gap between smaller IT security budgets and a shortage of expertise to face the very real and growing threat of cyber attacks, according to Kaspersky Lab. Over half (54 percent) of SMBs believe that their IT security will be compromised at some point and that preparation is essential, with 40…