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Lawmakers want to know how to mitigate cyber risk in medical devices
Replace the device? Patch the software? Lawmakers want to know how to protect legacy medical equipment from cyberthreats.
Respiratory device maker Inogen says breach exposed customer data
Inogen says hackers obtained unauthorized access to customer data through an employee's email.
Report: hospitals are flooded with vulnerable IoT devices
The researchers found exposed medical images, protocols, databases, industrial controllers and healthcare systems software.
The fear over WannaCry is still very real
The incident at Boeing looks like a tempest in a teapot. But the sting of WannaCry will be with us for years to come.
DMARC 2.0? New BIMI standard will help fight spoofing and phishing
Major email service providers are teaming up with large corporations like to develop a new email security standard.
Nuance Communications says NotPetya attack has cost it $92 million since June
The company expects to lose more revenue this year when it enhances and upgrades its cybersecurity software.
Hoping to fill a global void, private companies push for 'cyber norms'
Private technology companies are hoping to fill a void left by governments that have continued to face international road blocks to create cyber norms.
Why GDPR is flipping the thought process around data ownership
In a new podcast, CyberScoop gets experts to separate fact from fiction when it comes to GDPR.
Medical supply giant Fresenius Medical Care fined $3.5 million for five data breaches
The list of violations is long, including a lack of necessary encryption and security policies.
Can a CT scan be hacked? New research pushes doctors to patch their imaging devices
A new paper details how researchers found that medical imaging devices are particularly vulnerable to threats that can ultimately result in harm to patients.
Allscripts faces lawsuit after ransomware attack impacts doctors' offices across U.S.
The lawsuit says Allscripts "failed to take adequate measures to protect" against cyberattack.
Another Indiana hospital hit with ransomware
Adams Memorial Hospital in Decatur, Indiana was hit with ransomware on January 11.
Indiana hospital shuts down systems after ransomware attack
Hancock Regional Hospital's computer system was compromised by a hacker demanding bitcoins in ransom.
Experts: Time is running short to meet GDPR requirements
"Thousands of companies have no idea they're directly covered by this law."
Conficker worm still spreading despite being nearly 10 years old
Approaching its silver anniversary, Conficker tallied over 2.5 million successful infections in 2017.
Ransomware is now a $2 billion-per-year criminal industry
Criminals are raking in the profits while working on ways to make new versions of ransomware more powerful than ever.
'Grey's Anatomy' attempts to bring ransomware attacks to a public audience
In the winter finale of the popular television show "Grey's Anatomy," there was an unexpected guest star: ransomware.
Lawmaker to HHS: Label software in medical devices
A national effort is needed to ensure that the owners and operators of medical devices, hospital IT networks and electronic health records management systems can find out what software and other technologies are in the products they are buying.
Experts ask: Why does the VEP cut out health care agencies?
"I totally get that you have to draw the line somewhere...they are drawing it in the wrong place."
Reaper authors Chinese, possibly linked to cyberspy group 'Black Vine'
The group behind the Anthem hack may be tied to a new IoT botnet.