Risk Management August 1, 2022

How to prepare for and respond to a data privacy breach

4 min read - Before I started covering cybersecurity, I thought the term ‘breach’ had a single meaning — that an attacker stole data from a computer system. I also thought all the different versions of the word meant the same thing. However, I’ve…

Data Protection November 24, 2021

Hospital Ransomware Attacks Go Beyond Health Care Data

4 min read - The health care industry has been on the front lines a lot lately. Along with helping control the effects of COVID-19, it has been a prime target for ransomware. In a 2021 survey conducted of 597 health delivery organizations (HDOs),…

Healthcare September 30, 2021

Roundup: Health Care Data Breaches and Defenses in the News

4 min read - Health care data continues to be a prime target for cyber attacks. Cybersecurity Ventures predicts the health care industry will fall victim to two to three times more cyber attacks in 2021 than other industries. Successful cyber attacks compromise both…