On December 31, 1974, President Gerald Ford enacted the Privacy Act after extensive congressional negotiations that ultimately led to the scrapping of a proposed independent privacy oversight board. In his signing statement, Ford emphasized the crucial importance of establishing comprehensive…
Data Security, Government, Industry Specific Court Ruling Allows Musk’s DOGE Task Force Continued Access to Sensitive Federal Data Chris Riotta (@chrisriotta) • February 18, 2025 President Donald Trump departs the White House to board Marine One on January 31, 2025.…
Cybersecurity Breaches in Healthcare: A Year of Alarming Data Compromises In February 2024, Change Healthcare publicly disclosed a significant cybersecurity breach, marking it as the largest healthcare data breach reported to federal regulators. Initially, the extent of this breach was…
In recent years, cybercrime has transformed into a sophisticated and structured enterprise. A particularly concerning trend is the rise of “Fraud-As-A-Service” (FaaS), a term used by criminal syndicates to describe their illicit offerings. This model allows cybercriminals to provide a…
Rapid Patching Recommended: Vulnerabilities Create Potential for Man-in-the-Middle Attacks and Denial of Service Recent vulnerabilities identified in multiple versions of OpenSSH, a widely used tool for secure remote server management and file transfer, have raised alarms, placing millions of servers…
According to a new forecast from Gartner, the acceleration of GenAI adoption poses heightened data breach risks. (Credit: Shutterstock) A recent forecast from Gartner predicts that AI-related data breaches stemming from the cross-border misuse of generative AI (GenAI) could exceed…
States Address Cybersecurity Gaps Amid Regulatory Changes As the Trump administration signals a reduction in federal regulations, states are poised to take on a more prominent role in addressing cybersecurity within the healthcare sector. Attorney Amy Magnano from the Morgan…
The rapid incorporation of Generative AI (GenAI) technologies by end-users is outstripping the establishment of adequate data governance and security protocols. This discrepancy raises significant concerns about data localization, particularly given the centralized computing infrastructures necessary to support these advanced…
Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and owner of Twitter (now X), has repeatedly voiced his apprehensions regarding the emerging threats posed by Generative AI technologies, raising alarms about possible catastrophic scenarios. His concerns are being validated by a recent…
Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Next-Generation Technologies & Secure Development The Leaderboard Landscape: More Advertising Than Authenticity Rashmi Ramesh (@rashmiramesh_) • February 17, 2025 Image: Shutterstock The publication of benchmark scores by artificial intelligence (AI) model developers is common practice,…
