The cost per record for a healthcare breach amounted to $429 in 2019, which is important to note because it is the highest per record cost – with finance ($210) coming in second. Keep Reading
For the fifth year in a row, careless and untrained insiders are the leading source of security threats for public sector organizations. Keep Reading
The Transportation Security Administration has told its employees to stop using the TikTok app to create content for the agency. The ban on using the social media platform follows pressure from lawmakers over TikTok’s ties to China. Keep Reading
The DOD’s AI ethical principles will build on the U.S. military’s existing ethics framework based on the U.S. Constitution, Title 10 of the U.S. Code, Law of War, existing international treaties and longstanding norms and values. Keep Reading
Disruptive attacks and disinformation campaigns include targeted data leaks, disruption of events with DDoS attacks, compromising systems with ransomware, or affecting physical infrastructure. Keep Reading
As of early 2020, a mere 45% of IT infrastructure is public cloud-based, which means the next five years are going to be huge for cloud migrations from on-site servers--and potentially the private cloud as well. Keep Reading
This involves combining multiple words into a long string of at least 15 characters. The extra length of a passphrase makes it harder to crack while also making it easier for you to remember. Keep Reading
Four years ago, Lexmark International Inc. was hit with a stubborn computer virus that tied up some members of its cybersecurity team for months. The Kwampirs malware had “run rampant,” said Bryan Willett, Lexmark’s chief information security officer. Keep Reading
The head of U.S. Cyber Command told Congress in a Feb. 20 letter that the budget request for fiscal year 2021 did not include $106 million that his organization could still use, mostly as a way to better defend the Pentagon’s networks. Keep Reading
The National Institute of Standards and Technology director shed light this week on how the agency shaped the first version of its privacy framework and plans to create more solutions. Keep Reading