What Is HIPAA and what does it mean to be HIPAA compliant?

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (1996), or HIPAA, is a US law designed to make it simpler for people to retain their health insurance when changing their jobs. The legislation set standards for patient information being exchanged electronically, including safeguarding the privacy of these records. The US Department of Health and Human Services […]

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4 top ransomware attack vectors and how to avoid them

Accelerated by an increase in remote working and digital transformation, ransomware attacks continue to remain on the rise. While 2021’s Colonial Pipeline attack stole headlines during the year, numerous notable brands, local authorities and universities throughout the world have also been victims of ransomware operators. The short and long-term effects of attacks are devastating, not […]

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Android malware infects devices to steal social media accounts

According to cybersecurity researchers, an Android-based malware campaign that masquerades an infection as education and reading applications has been operating since 2018. It has been specifically designed with the purpose of stealing user account credentials for the popular social media platform Facebook. […]

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Understanding the human causes of ransomware attacks

A continuing trend in cybercrime, ransomware attacks impact enterprises of all sizes in every corner of the world. Government offices and educational institutions like colleges and universities are also potential victims. To prevent these damaging and disruptive attacks, it is vital that operations understand the types of tactics that attackers employ to deliver ransomware. In […]

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Shocking ransomware gang extortion figures revealed

US law enforcement department Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) recently released statistics regarding the success rate of the infamous ransomware gang known as Hive. Figures supplied by the Bureau showed that Hive had managed to extort around $100 million from more than a thousand organisations since June last year. […]

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