Healthcare, HIPAA/HITECH, Industry Specific HHS’ Privacy Rule Update Limits Use, Disclosure of Reproductive Health PHI Marianne Kolbasuk McGee (HealthInfoSec) • January 22, 2025 Image: Getty Images In a significant legal challenge, the Biden administration’s HIPAA Privacy Rule, which restricts the…
The local branch of the international charity Oxfam has been found in violation of data protection laws following a significant data breach that occurred in July and potentially impacted up to 550,000 individuals. This conclusion was reached by Hong Kong’s…
DHS Shifts Direction on Cyber Safety Review Board Amid Political Tensions The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced an immediate halt to any advisory committees perceived to undermine its mission of national security, President’s initiatives, or the constitutional rights…
Cyberwarfare / Nation-State Attacks, Fraud Management & Cybercrime House Homeland Security Committee Considers Response to Volt Typhoon and Future of CISA David Perera (@daveperera) • January 22, 2025 Image: Shutterstock In a session on January 17, members of Congress underscored…
Governance & Risk Management, Healthcare, Industry Specific Seven Texas Health and Human Services Employees Terminated Following Data Breach Affecting 61,000 Individuals Marianne Kolbasuk McGee (HealthInfoSec) • January 22, 2025 The Texas Health and Human Services Commission is alerting 61,000 individuals…
Cloudflare has successfully mitigated a staggering 5.6 terabits per second (Tbps) DDoS attack, setting a new record and underscoring the escalating threat posed by hyper-volumetric assaults. The incident, attributed to a botnet variant of Mirai, involved approximately 13,000 Internet of…
Endpoint Security, Governance & Risk Management, Open XDR Vishal Rao Appointed CEO of Trellix, Succeeding Bryan Palma Michael Novinson • January 22, 2025 Vishal Rao, CEO of Trellix and Skyhigh Security (Image: Skyhigh Security) Symphony Technology Group has appointed Vishal…
In recent weeks, school boards across Canada, including some of the nation’s largest, have reported a significant data breach involving PowerSchool, a third-party service used by K-12 institutions to manage student data. Investigations into this cyber incident are ongoing, revealing…
In early January 2025, the cybersecurity landscape is already experiencing significant disruptions, particularly driven by the proliferation of Internet of Things (IoT) devices. Researchers report an uptick in Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks that target various IoT-connected devices, including…
Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Next-Generation Technologies & Secure Development AI Consortium Formed by OpenAI, SoftBank, and Oracle Rashmi Ramesh ( rashmiramesh_) • January 22, 2025 Image: Shutterstock Technology leaders OpenAI, SoftBank, and Oracle have announced the formation of a…
