In light of recent ransomware and other cyberattacks against vendors serving numerous healthcare organizations, it's critical to develop and deploy comprehensive vendor risk management programs, says John Farley of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., a provider of cyber insurance.
The cybersecurity outlook for 2020 and the new decade will be characterized by more advanced, targeted and coordinated attack vectors designed to exploit the cybersecurity skills shortage, along with congenitally poor security fundamentals and hygiene.
Virtual Care Provider Inc., which provides cloud hosting and other services to more than 110 healthcare entities, including nursing homes and assisted living facilities, is struggling to bounce back from a ransomware attack in which hackers demanded a $14 million ransom.
Software integrations, open APIs, and data sharing between different businesses are a staple of the modern digital organization. Unfortunately, as organizations increase their digital footprint across numerous third-party and fourth-party relationships, their risk of downstream data breaches multiplies. These ripple...
63% of data breaches are caused by third-party, yet most organizations treat their vendors like internal employees when it comes to remote access. Because of this, the average organization spends endless hours and resources investigating incidents and pulling together reports, which only compounds the problem. Data...
Certain types of attacks are straightforward and easy to understand. Email phishing tries to trick users into opening a link or entering their credentials. DDoS attacks flood websites with so much traffic that the real communications can't get through.
Other network attacks are more difficult to understand. The...
Bad actors are constantly looking for ways to hack into organizations. They hunt for vulnerabilities on websites, exposed data servers in the cloud, and systems that are connected directly to the Internet with little or no protection. Organizations need to understand their attack surface - all of the ways that their...
The latest edition of the ISMG Security Report analyzes concerns about the use of Huawei equipment by U.S. telecommunications firms. Also featured: A Huawei executive discusses 5G security, plus an update on an Australian ransomware attack.
With record breaches, regulatory action and GDPR fines in the news almost weekly now, security needs to be at the forefront of all digital business projects. However, a recent IDG study found that only 42% of CISOs are involved in those projects from the very beginning.
Watch this OnDemand webinar and learn...
Your organization is only as secure as your least secure supplier. You must continuously monitor your suppliers' security posture and have a shared governance model for operationalizing policies to remove blind spots on your suppliers' networks that could expose your organization to business disruption or a...
An unspecified malware attack against the IT systems of Rheinmetall's automotive division in Brazil, Mexico and the U.S. is costing the company an estimated $4 million a week, the company says. It's one of several attacks over the last two weeks affecting defense contractors.
In today's shifting security and regulatory environment, ongoing third-party monitoring is crucial to compliance success. But how do you keep up with a constantly changing and growing list of vendors?
This session will outline the keys to third-party risk management success through a modern approach to monitoring...
When privileged account management (PAM) software is simple to use it gives you the agility and control you need to achieve your goals. Instead of forcing dependency on external experts or professional services engagements, simple software empowers you and your team to make decisions and customize as you need. Most...
Digital transformation continues to reshape the modern enterprise. Savvy organizations that understand and drive forward digital innovation ultimately win the within an organization. However, securing the technologies that enable digital transformation becomes its own challenge.
This panel brings together three...
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