The Singing River Health System is warning that it is now estimating that 895,204 people are impacted by a ransomware attack it suffered in August 2023. Singing River Health System is a major healthcare provider located in Mississippi, operating the Singing River Hospital in Pascagoula, Ocean Springs Hospital, and the Singing River Gulfport Hospital, collectively providing over 700 beds. pharmacies, six imaging centers, ten specialty centers, and twelve medical clinics in the Gulf Coast region. READ MORE...
In this article, you will find excerpts from various reports that offer statistics and insights about the current ransomware landscape. READ MORE...
Scattered Spider is as active as ever, despite authorities claiming that they're close to nailing its members. Scattered Spider hackers have been tearing through the finance and insurance sectors, all while authorities are preparing legal actions to stop them. A game of cops and robbers is playing out between the FBI and Scattered Spider, the cybercrime outfit a la mode, ever since its high-profile attacks against MGM Resorts and Caesars Entertainment. READ MORE...
Ron Reiter was a childhood hacker in Israel - for fun rather than harm. He was recruited into the IDF's elite Unit 8200 for his military service. Now he is CTO and co-founder of cybersecurity firm Sentra. Reiter's career is not untypical - starting in early years by just messing with friends' computers to be 'more interesting', becoming a hacker in his teens and early twenties, and then going on to co-found a cybersecurity company. The details, however, are less typical. READ MORE...
A study analyzing Apple, Microsoft, and SpaceX suggests that return to office (RTO) mandates can lead to a higher rate of employees, especially senior-level ones, leaving the company, often to work at competitors. The study (PDF), reported by The Washington Post on Sunday, says: In this paper, we provide causal evidence that RTO mandates at three large tech companies-Microsoft, SpaceX, and Apple-had a negative effect on the tenure and seniority of their respective workforce. I READ MORE...
SANS Institute experts weigh in on the top threat vectors faced by enterprises and the public at large. Only five months into 2024, and the year has been a busy one for cybersecurity practitioners, with multi-year supply chain attacks, nation-state actors exploiting multiple vulnerabilities in network gateways and edge devices, and multiple ransomware incidents against large healthcare entities. READ MORE...
The detail and speed with which companies share information after an attack can prevent future pain. But businesses aren't always keen on transparency. Reactions to cyberattacks - and the demands for information they elicit - are personal and professional for cybersecurity experts. Stephanie Carruthers, chief people hacker and global head of cyber range at IBM Security X-Force, wants to know everything when an incident impacts her personally. READ MORE...