An insider breach at a Florida pain management firm and an email breach at a Colorado pediatric hospital have resulted in more than $1.7 million in fines for HIPAA violations found by federal investigators. The two incidents affected fewer than 50,000 people.
South Korean technology companies have suffered at least 10 cases of sensitive technology leaks by malicious insiders since January and authorities recorded a 20% rise in such incidents over the previous year. The compromised technologies include OLED display technology and DRAM chip designs.
New Bolster CEO Rod Schultz shares his priorities in combating AI-based fraud, underscoring the potential of internal data security solutions. Schultz sees Bolster’s established brand protection tools as a foundation for addressing broader enterprise data security needs and better engaging CISOs.
With its acquisition of Yakabod, Everfox expands capabilities in insider risk and cyber incident management. The move promises stronger integration and greater control over security workflows, benefiting public sector and critical infrastructure clients who operate in highly regulated environments.
Intesa Sanpaolo bank of Italy this week told the country's data regulator that an employee - who has since been fired - accessed sensitive banking details of the country's prime minister and other politicians for years. The Italian Data Protection Authority is investigating the data breach.
A breach at a leading Indian health insurer affecting millions of customers took an unexpected turn this week after the hacker posted samples of customer information on a leak website and accused the company's CISO of selling access to the data - and then trying to double-cross the hacker.
An ex-employee of Microsoft's Nuance Communications unit is at the center of a 2023 data breach that affected more than 1 million patients of Pennsylvania-based healthcare system Geisinger. The Department of Justice has criminally charged the former Nuance worker in the incident.
A Singapore court has sentenced a former employee of NCS Group to two years and eight months in prison for accessing the company's software test environment and wiping 180 virtual servers months after his employment ended. The company detected the unauthorized access after he deleted the servers.
It's not just the critical cybersecurity vulnerabilities; it's the speed at which adversaries are attacking them. This is one of the key findings of Fortinet's new FortiGuard Labs Global Threat Landscape Report. Fortinet's Derek Manky shares takeaways and analysis.
Erika Voss, vice president of information security at DAT Freight & Analytics, discusses the evolving landscape of cybersecurity investment, the critical areas often overlooked by enterprises - including insider threats, and the importance of building a cybersecurity culture within organizations.
Federal authorities have accused a Chinese national who worked as a CTO in a Google supercomputer data center of stealing the company's proprietary artificial intelligence secrets and sharing them with Chinese companies, according to an indictment unsealed on Wednesday.
HHS has fined a New York City medical center $4.75 million to settle potential HIPAA violations discovered during an investigation into a hospital insider who sold patient data to identity thieves in 2013. The hospital said it has beefed up its security and privacy since the incident occurred.
Mimecast announced the acquisition of human risk management solutions specialist Elevate Security as part of its initiative to enhance digital workplace protection. The move aims to address evolving cyberthreats by offering insights into human behaviors and risks and empowering customers.
Whether because they're malicious, oblivious to company rules or outsmarted by hackers, insiders pose a mounting degree of risk to companies. Hunting for outside hackers offers lessons in preventing insider incidents, said Thomas Etheridge, CrowdStrike chief global professional services officer.
The chief operating officer of an Atlanta-based cybersecurity firm has pleaded guilty and agreed to pay restitution of more than $818,000 in a federal criminal case in which he admitted hacking a Georgia medical center in 2018 in an effort to drum up business for his company.
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