A top European official pushed back against accusations she let American and British organizations influence a proposal requiring messenger apps to scan for child sexual abuse material. "The proposal was drafted under my direct guidance," said Commissioner for Home Affairs Minister Ylva Johansson
The Australian government is close to introducing standards to shore up the security of the down under country's fast-growing solar market amid reports that Chinese state-sponsored hackers might target internet-connected solar inverters and cause blackouts.
The unique characteristics of the telecommunications industry pose significant challenges to the implementation of robust vulnerability management programs. Security director Ian Keller lists the top four challenges and discusses strategies to overcome them.
In recent years, the adoption of public cloud infrastructures has surged, providing organizations with unparalleled flexibility and scalability. But this shift has also introduced a new set of challenges when it comes to protecting web applications and APIs that are hosted on these platforms.
Federal regulators issued new guidance materials for HIPAA-regulated entities, including a document stressing the importance of sanction policies for workforce members who violate HIPAA, plus two new resources for healthcare providers and patients regarding telehealth privacy and security risks.
Techno-optimistic New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Monday unveiled a plan he said can convert the notoriously bureaucratic city administration into an AI powerhouse. AI presents a "once-in-a-generation opportunity" to improve city services, the Democratic mayor said.
In the latest weekly update, editors at Information Security Media Group discuss the impact of the Israel-Hamas war on the threat landscape and the workforce, the role of the U.S. in shaping the future of AI technology, and highlights from ISMG's Financial Services Summit in New York.
Attorneys general across 33 states have reached settlements for three health data breaches that affected nearly 2 million people, including a $1.4 million settlement for a clearinghouse that left patient data exposed for three years. The AGs accused the firms of violating state laws and HIPAA rules.
The Clop ransomware operation's recent mass zero-day exploit of Progress Software's MOVEit secure managed file transfer software followed the criminals launching similar attacks against users of Accellion FTA, SolarWinds Serv-U and Fortra GoAnywhere.
U.S. government agencies and the private sector embraced information sharing but lack a coordinated response plan in the event of a massive cyberattack, a House Republican said. Public-private partnerships are essential since 80% of critical infrastructure in the U.S. is owned by the private sector.
The FBI is warning plastic surgery practices and their patients of cybercriminals targeting their sensitive health information and medical photos for extortion schemes. The alert followed recent hacking incidents at several plastic surgery practices involving data theft.
The data leak and negotiation sites for the Ragnar Locker ransomware group went offline Thursday after an international law enforcement operation, backed by the FBI and police in Europe, seized its infrastructure. Whether the disruption spells the end for Ragnar Locker remains unclear.
The U.S. needs to pass federal legislation to establish a national framework of standards and a rules of the road for AI, but first passing federal data privacy legislation is an essential foundational part of that, some witnesses told members of Congress.
IBM says the personal information of 631,000 people was compromised by a "technical method" that allowed unauthorized access to a third-party database used by a Johnson & Johnson patient medication support platform. IBM said the problem has been fixed, but two lawsuits have already been filed.
The EU will set up a dedicated office to oversee the implementation of the AI Act, especially by big-tech companies such as OpenAI. Dragoş Tudorache, a Romanian politician and the co-rapporteur of the AI Act, said negotiators have agreed in principle on creation of an "EU AI Office."
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