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MSP, MSSP & IT Industry Notes for December 6th, 2020
MSP, MSSP & IT Industry Notes December 6th, 2020 MSP, MSSP and IT Industry Notes Sponsored by Arcoa Group Why partnering with ARCOA makes sense Electronics Recycling is an important and profitable part of the IT asset lifecycle, but it can be overwhelming with all you already do, varying state regulations, and the limited resources at hand. That’s where ARCOA comes in. When you partner with ARCOA, you get all the benefits of a big company without any of the capital investment. We’ve been...
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Cybersecurity Update
Cybersecurity Updates University of Vermont (UVM) Health claims that the total cost of recent ransomware attack will exceed $63 million. Cedar Springs Hospital of Colorado Springs, Colorado, notified an unknown number of patients that their PHI was exposed after an external drive was stolen. Dental Care Alliance, headquartered in Sarasota, Florida, notified over 1 million patients that their PHI was exposed after a ransomware attack. Dyras Dental Clinic of Lansing, Michigan notified an...
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Cybersecurity Update
Proliance Surgeons of Seattle, WA notified an unknown number of patients that their PHI may have been exposed after a cybersecurity incident. Elite Primary Care, aka Dr. Peter Wrobel Clinic, of Waycross, Georgia, was ordered to pay $36,000 to settle HIPAA violation regarding failure to respond to patient’s request for their PHI. University of Vermont Medical Center gave more details on October ransomware attack: Did not pay ransom Attack deposited malware on all servers, 5,000 computers and...
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Cybersecurity Updates
The FBI is reporting that pranksters are hacking into smart devices in the home, accessing the audio and video feeds from the devise (i.e. Alexa, smart TVs, etc.) and then contacting local law enforcement to report a fake crime Hacker than watches the live footage of police response This is called “swatting” Ticketmaster Corp. of New York agreed to pay $10 million to resolve charges stemming from insider-caused breach. Former employee Zeehsan Zaidi pled guilty to the incident T-Mobile Corp.,...
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MSP, MSSP and IT Industry Notes December 28th, 2020
December 28 th , 2020 MSP, MSSP and IT Industry Notes Sponsored by Arcoa Group Why partnering with ARCOA makes sense Electronics Recycling is an important and profitable part of the IT asset lifecycle, but it can be overwhelming with all you already do, varying state regulations, and the limited resources at hand. That’s where ARCOA comes in. When you partner with ARCOA, you get all the benefits of a big company without any of the capital investment. We’ve been doing this since 1989 and have...
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MSP, MSSP and IT Notes Industry January 4th, 2021
January 4th, 2021 MSP, MSSP and IT Industry Notes Sponsored by Arcoa Group Why partnering with ARCOA makes sense Electronics Recycling is an important and profitable part of the IT asset lifecycle, but it can be overwhelming with all you already do, varying state regulations, and the limited resources at hand. That’s where ARCOA comes in. When you partner with ARCOA, you get all the benefits of a big company without any of the capital investment. We’ve been doing this since 1989 and have the...
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MSP, MSSP and IT Notes Industry January 11th, 2021
January 11th, 2021 MSP, MSSP and IT Industry Notes Sponsored by Arcoa Group Why partnering with ARCOA makes sense Electronics Recycling is an important and profitable part of the IT asset lifecycle, but it can be overwhelming with all you already do, varying state regulations, and the limited resources at hand. That’s where ARCOA comes in. When you partner with ARCOA, you get all the benefits of a big company without any of the capital investment. We’ve been doing this since 1989 and have...
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Cybersecurity Update
ZDNet magazine now reports that 50% of hacking attacks on healthcare industry involve ransomware. The federal government announced that the year 2020 set a record for number of breaches in the U.S. healthcare industry. Socialarks, a social media management company, exposed 400 gigabytes of personal info from 214 million users due to an unsecure online database. President Donald Trump officially signed HR 7898 into law on January 5, 2021The HIPAA Safe Harbor bill amends the HITECH act to...
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MSP, MSSP and IT Notes Industry January 24th, 2021
January 24, 2021 MSP. IT & MSSP Industry Notes Sponsored by Arcoa Group Why partnering with ARCOA makes sense Electronics Recycling is an important and profitable part of the IT asset lifecycle, but it can be overwhelming with all you already do, varying state regulations, and the limited resources at hand. That’s where ARCOA comes in. When you partner with ARCOA, you get all the benefits of a big company without any of the capital investment. We’ve been doing this since 1989 and have...
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Cybersecurity Updates
Cybersecurity Updates Froedtert Health of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, notified 760 patients that their PHI was exposed after being illegally accessed by a former employee. Hendrick Health of Abilene, TX notified 640,436 patients that their PHI was exposed after ransomware attack. Salem Clinic of Oregon notified 20,000 patients that their PHI was exposed after ransomware attack hit Metro Presort, which processes the clinic’s mail. The Center for Alternative Sentencing and Employment Services...
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MSP, MSSP and IT Notes Industry February 7th 2021
February 7th, 2021 MSP. IT & MSSP Industry Notes Sponsored by Arcoa Group Why partnering with ARCOA makes sense Electronics Recycling is an important and profitable part of the IT asset lifecycle, but it can be overwhelming with all you already do, varying state regulations, and the limited resources at hand. That’s where ARCOA comes in. When you partner with ARCOA, you get all the benefits of a big company without any of the capital investment. We’ve been doing this since 1989 and have...
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Discount Car and Truck Rentals Hit by Ransomeware Attack
The Canadian division of Enterprise, Discount Car and Truck Rentals, was recently hit by a cyber attack, forcing its website offline. First reported by IT World Canada , the attack was confirmed to Auto Rental News by Enterprise, the attack by Darkside ransomware group alleges it stole 120GB of corporate, banking and franchise data. On Darkside's website, the group posted: “We downloaded a lot of interesting data from your network. If you need proofs we are ready to provide you with it. The...
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Cybersecurity Updates
Cybersecurity Updates With a single update, a popular barcode scanner app on Google Play transformed into malware and was able to hijack up to 10 million devices as reported by Malwarebytes Lavabird Ltd.'s QR code barcode scanner was an Android app that had been available on Google's official app repository for years accounting for over 10 million installs ESET Cybersecurity is reporting that there is a 768% growth in Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) attacks over the course of 2020 detected 29...
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Cybersecurity Notes
Cybersecurity The federal government, via Department of Health & Human Services’ Office For Civil Rights, is reminding all healthcare facilities that they have until 3/1/2021 to report any breaches that exposed PHI of fewer than 500 patients. Crowdstrike published report warning the healthcare industry of increased cyberattacks from state sponsored hacking gangs located in: North Korea Vietnam Iran Russia China ZDNet is warning of a sharp rise in hacking attacks aimed at colleges and...
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IBM published results of new research on the average total cost of a breach by vertical market: $7.13 million = healthcare $6.39 million = energy $5.85 million = finance $5.06 million = pharma $5.04 million = tech $3.9 million = education Average amount of days before breach is discovered: 329 days = healthcare 324 days = government 283 days = education Security Week magazine reports on ransomware: Ransomware gangs earned at least $350 million in 2020 311% increase YoY $154,000.00 = average...
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IBM Introduces $3 Million in Cybersecurity Grants for Public Schools in United States as Attacks on ...
IBM Introduces $3 Million in Cybersecurity Grants for Public Schools in United States as Attacks on Education Grow ARMONK, N.Y., March 22, 2021 /CSRwire/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM ) recently announced in-kind grants valued at $3 million to help strengthen cybersecurity in schools. These grants will be awarded to six school districts in the United States to sponsor teams of IBMers to help them proactively prepare for and respond to cyberattacks. Services will be delivered by teams deployed via IBM's...
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MSP, MSSP and IT Notes Industry April 26th, 2021
MSP, MSSP, and IT Industry Notes Sponsored by Arcoa Group Why partnering with ARCOA makes sense Electronics Recycling is an important and profitable part of the IT asset lifecycle, but it can be overwhelming with all you already do, varying state regulations, and the limited resources at hand. That’s where ARCOA comes in. When you partner with ARCOA, you get all the benefits of a big company without any of the capital investment. We’ve been doing this since 1989 and have the expertise,...
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Cybersecurity Notes
The average ransom payment to ransomware operators is now $220,298, up 43% YoY, according to Coveware Security Reverb Inc. headquartered in Chicago, IL, notified an unknown number of users for its musical instrument marketplace website that their info may have been exposed during recent data breach. Sapphire Community Health of Hamilton, MT notified 4,000 patients that their PHI was stolen during recent ransomware attack. Centennial School District of Portland, Oregon notified 6,100 students...
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Cybersecurity News
Colonial Pipeline, headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia suffered possible the most publicized ransomware attack in history: Pipeline was shutdown, causing gas prices to soar and gas stations to run out of gas in AL, AR, DC, DE, FL, GA, KY, LA, MD, MS, NJ, NY, NC, PA, SC, TN, TX and VA Company admitted it paid the hackers $5 million to get password to de-encrypt the network The DarkSide hacking group in Russia was responsible Brownsville Community Health Center of Brownsville, TX notified an...
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Cybersecurity Updates
Cybersecurity Updates Bose Corp. of Framingham, Massachusetts, notified an unknown number of customers that their info was exposed after ransomware attack. $1.37 billion of transactions for stolen information were made in 2020 using the Russian dark web Hydra marketplace, according to Flashpoint Security. Trinity Health System of Logan, West Virginia notified “thousands” of patients that their PHI was exposed after security breach. Clover Park School District of Washington notified an...
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MSP, MSSP and IT Notes Industry June 28th, 2021
Sponsored by June 14th, 2021 Arcoa Group Why partnering with ARCOA makes sense Electronics Recycling is an important and profitable part of the IT asset lifecycle, but it can be overwhelming with all you already do, varying state regulations, and the limited resources at hand. That’s where ARCOA comes in. When you partner with ARCOA, you get all the benefits of a big company without any of the capital investment. We’ve been doing this since 1989 and have the expertise, certifications, and...
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Maryland towns impacted in Kaseya ransomware breach
Written by Benjamin Freed Jul 8, 2021 | STATESCOOP Two small towns in Maryland appear to be the first local governments known to be affected by the REvil ransomware attack against the software publisher Kaseya, as the compromise of one the company’s products has spread downstream. The towns of Leonardtown and North Beach, both located along the Chesapeake Bay, both confirmed this week their computers and networks had been disabled, with some municipal services disrupted. In North Beach, town...
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Cybersecurity Updates
Cybersecurity Updates Kaseya Software, headquartered in Ireland, with US headquarters in Miami, Florida, notified 1,500 companies that use its software, and it was attacked by ransomware o a result of an attack on its remote device management software o the REvil hacking group in Russia is asking for $70 million in ransom in exchange for a universal decryption tool Practicefirst Medical Management Solutions notified 1.2 million patients that their PHI was exposed after ransomware attack...
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Cybereason Announces Acquisition of empow to Enhance XDR Offerings
BOSTON , July 20, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Cybereason , the leader in operation-centric attack protection, today announced the acquisition of empow, a security analytics company based in Tel Aviv . The empow acquisition adds innovative predictive response technology, a library of out-of-the-box data integrations, and top-tier engineering and product talent. These capabilities will be incorporated into the Cybereason XDR offerings to further deliver on the company's mission to end cyber...
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Cybersecurity Notes
Deep Dive published results of healthcare survey: 75% of hospitals, doctors and health systems are unprepared for cyberattacks that could compromise PHI of 500 patients or more 96% = believe hackers are trouncing security measures in place $134 billion will be spent on cybersecurity solutions in the U.S. healthcare industry over next 5 years $18 billion to be spent in 2021 82% do not believe that money is being spent effectively Funds destined for cybersecurity are routinely spent after the...
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Cybersecurity Updates
Cybersecurity Updates Jefferson Health of Philadelphia, PA notified an unknown number of patients that their PHI was exposed after ransomware attack. Hawaii Independent Physicians Association of Honolulu notified 18,770 patients that their PHI was exposed after email phishing attack. Multiplan Insurance of New York City, NY notified 214,956 patients that their PHI was exposed after email phishing attack. PeopleGIS, headquartered in Woburn, Massachusetts, notified 100 US cities, who are...
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IBM reports on average cost of a data breach by Vertical Market: $9.23 million = Healthcare $5.72 million = Finance $5.04 million = Pharma $4.88 million = Tech $3.79 million = Education $4.24 million = Manufacturing Average cost for a malicious insider caused breach = $4.61 million Average time to identify and contain a data breach = 287 days Coveware reports on ransomware: Average ransom payment is now $137,000 REvil is most common ransomware Number of attacks that included a threat to leak...
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Cybersecurity Updates CynergisTek published report on cybersecurity in healthcare: 34% of IT employees surveyed indicate privacy is one of their core responsibilities $20.8 billion is total cost per year in the U.S. healthcare industry for EHR downtime causes by ransomware attacks. 64% of healthcare facilities have a “below passing score” for cybersecurity measures in place The U.S. Justice Department announced that Russian hackers have accessed email accounts of 80% of employees working in...
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Microsoft is warning of a new hacking technique where email phishing attacks have Morse code dashes and dots embedded in MS Excel files, to bypass email filter systems and launch attack. Intsights Cybersecurity published a report: 37% of those surveyed who are victims of ransomware are located in the U.S. $9640 is average price to buy a stolen network access from the Dark Web Most common features offered for sale by hackers are RDP and VPN credentials Hacker named “hardknocklife” is selling...
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Total Testing Solutions, a COVID-19 testing organization headquartered in Los Angeles, CA, notified 60,000 patients that their PHI was exposed after it was inadvertently made available on a publicly assessable website. Willdan Group Inc., headquartered in Anaheim, CA, notified an unknown number of customers that their info was exposed after a ransomware attack. Rockwood School District of Eureka, Missouri, notified an unknown number of students that their info was exposed after a ransomware...
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Cybersecurity Notes
Cybersecurity Denton County of Texas notified 1,286,106 patients that their PHI may have been exposed after it was inadvertently exposed online from a COVID-19 database. The FBI published a warning to businesses in the U.S. of an expected increase in ransomware attacks during upcoming holiday season. Beaumont Health of Michigan notified 1,500 patients that their PHI was exposed after cyber security incident. Tech Republic magazine reports that “Cybercriminals are holding schools ransom for...
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IT, MSP & MSSP Industry Notes for September 29th
Sponsored by September 29th, 2021 Arcoa Group Why partnering with ARCOA makes sense Electronics Recycling is an important and profitable part of the IT asset lifecycle, but it can be overwhelming with all you already do, varying state regulations, and the limited resources at hand. That’s where ARCOA comes in. When you partner with ARCOA, you get all the benefits of a big company without any of the capital investment. We’ve been doing this since 1989 and have the expertise, certifications,...
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The VA Medical Center in Atlanta, Georgia notified an unknown number of patients that their PHI was apparently sitting on 10 pallets in the basement, have finally been scanned into the EHR. Robert Lizaragga of Oregon pleaded guilty illegally using the identity of a child who died 30 years ago, after stealing the PHI. The Port of Houston, TX announced it had successfully defended itself from a ransomware attack, which could have disrupted their operations. UC San Diego Health of California...
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IT, MSP & MSSP Industry Notes for October 4th, 2021
Sponsored by September 29th, 2021 Arcoa Group Why partnering with ARCOA makes sense Electronics Recycling is an important and profitable part of the IT asset lifecycle, but it can be overwhelming with all you already do, varying state regulations, and the limited resources at hand. That’s where ARCOA comes in. When you partner with ARCOA, you get all the benefits of a big company without any of the capital investment. We’ve been doing this since 1989 and have the expertise, certifications,...
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Acronis Cyber Readiness Report 2021 shows false sense of security, record-high attacks, critical security gaps and more
The annual cybersecurity report from Acronis has arrived, showing companies, IT managers, remote workers and more seriously struggling with cyber fitness, packing on the security vulnerability kilos after 18 months on the COVID couch in what is a MUST READ report for every modern company. With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic continuing to cripple businesses worldwide, with previous Acronis research showing more than 80% of global companies admitted they were not prepared to switch to remote...
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Cybersecurity Notes
UF Health Central Florida of Leesburg, FL was sued by patients for negligence regarding a ransomware attack that exposed PHI or 700,000 patients The U.S. Department of Treasury reports that it has identified 177 cryptocurrency wallets associated and used by the top 10 ransomware gangs. $5.2 billion in potential ransom payments transacted Average ransomware payment of $102,273 The top ransomware operator, REvil of Russia, was shut down Unknown entity hijacked the payment portal The U.S.
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Deloitte published results of survey: 98% of C-suite executives have come across at least one cybersecurity event during last year 86% have noticed uptick in attacks 14% have no incident response plan 40% of healthcare organizations have not yet implemented an incident response plan 27% are most worried about actions of “well-meaning” employees who inadvertently allow hackers in 41% have implemented solutions to monitor staff use of network The federal Dept. of Health & Human Services...
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IT, MSP & MSSP Industry Notes for November 8th 2021
Sponsored by November 8th, 2021 Arcoa Group Why partnering with ARCOA makes sense Electronics Recycling is an important and profitable part of the IT asset lifecycle, but it can be overwhelming with all you already do, varying state regulations, and the limited resources at hand. That’s where ARCOA comes in. When you partner with ARCOA, you get all the benefits of a big company without any of the capital investment. We’ve been doing this since 1989 and have the expertise, certifications, and...
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IT, MSP & MSSP Industry Notes for December 13th 2021
Sponsored by December 13th, 2021 Arcoa Group Why partnering with ARCOA makes sense Electronics Recycling is an important and profitable part of the IT asset lifecycle, but it can be overwhelming with all you already do, varying state regulations, and the limited resources at hand. That’s where ARCOA comes in. When you partner with ARCOA, you get all the benefits of a big company without any of the capital investment. We’ve been doing this since 1989 and have the expertise, certifications,...
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Cybersecurity Updates Franciscan Alliance Health System of Indiana was sued by a former employee, Christina A. Padgett, who was terminated after illegally accessing PHI from the facility. CrowdStrike published new research on ransomware attacks: 45% of businesses admit to at least one such supply chain ransomware attack in last 12 months 84% concerned 3rd party attacks will become major cyber threat over next 3 years $1.55 million is average ransom payment to hackers 96% admitted that after...
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Cybersecurity Updates Positive Technologies published research that 93% of penetration tested computer networks are vulnerable to some type of security breach. 71% of the cases, an attacker could affect businesses in a way deemed “unacceptable” Fort Smith Health Centre of Fort Smith, Canada notified an unknown number of patients that their PHI was exposed after paper medical records were discovered spread across the floor in a staff washroom. SonicWall notified an unknown number of customers...
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IT, MSP & MSSP Industry Notes for January 10th 2022
Sponsored by January 10th, 2022 Arcoa Group Why partnering with ARCOA makes sense Electronics Recycling is an important and profitable part of the IT asset lifecycle, but it can be overwhelming with all you already do, varying state regulations, and the limited resources at hand. That’s where ARCOA comes in. When you partner with ARCOA, you get all the benefits of a big company without any of the capital investment. We’ve been doing this since 1989 and have the expertise, certifications, and...
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Cybersecurity Updates Kyoto University of Japan lost 77 terabytes of critical research data after a flawed update was sent out by Hewlett Packard Enterprise. 67% of respondents to survey claim that they have experienced at least one ransomware attack in last 12 months Morgan Stanley Corp. agreed to pay $60 million to settle lawsuit regarding breach that happened in 2016. CyberEdge Group publishes survey on what CIOs plan to buy in 2022 for endpoint security: o 22.2% = antimalware o 30.4% =...
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Cybersecurity Updates Anne Arundel Medical Center/Luminis Health of Maryland notified an unknown number of patients that their PHI was exposed after email phishing attack. South Georgia Medical Center of Valdosta, Georgia announced that a former employee was arrested for stealing PHI that affected an unknown number of patients. The International Committee of the Red Cross, headquartered in Switzerland, notified an unknown number of donors that their PHI was exposed after ransomware attack.
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The San Francisco 49ers NFL football team notified an unknown number of customers that their info may have been exposed after ransomware attack. Suncoast Skin Solutions of Florida notified 57,730 patients that their PHI was exposed after ransomwar attack. South City Hospital of St. Louis, Missouri, notified 21,601 patients that their PHI was exposed after server was stolen Colorado Department of Human Services notified 6,132 patients that their PHI after cyberattack. Sound Generations of...
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Public universities (aka Higher Ed) should prepare for cyber attacks, according to report published by Security Week magazine. Increase in activity driven by war in Ukraine. Firmware is being attacked by hackers more than ever, according to warning published by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. This includes firmware in printers and MFPs “Securing the firmware layers is often overlooked” “One of the stealthiest methods in which as attacker can compromise devices” “conducting attack...
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cybersecurity breaches in the news Ascension Michigan Health System notified 27,177 patients that their PHI was exposed after cyber attack. Duncan Regional Hospital (aka DRH Health) of Stephens County, Oklahoma, notified 92,000 patients that their PHI was exposed after ransomware attack. Norwood Clinics of Alabama notified 228,103 patients that their PHI was exposed after cyber attack. Bako Diagnostics, headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia, notified 25,745 patients that their PHI was exposed...
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St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton of Canada announced it has fired an employee for illegally accessing the PHI of at least 4 dozen patients. Val Verde Regional Medical Center of Del Rio, TX notified 96,000 patients that their PHI was exposed after ransomware attack. Spokane Regional Health District of Washington notified 1,260 patients that their PHI was exposed after second email phishing attack in past 3 month. Cancer and Hematology Centers of Western Michigan notified an unknown number of...
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Viasat Corp. notified tens of thousands of customers of its consumer broadband modems that devices may have been compromised by recent Russain AcidRain malware attack. Bradley International Airport of Connecticut notified an unknown number of customers that their info may have been exposed after cyber attack. Smartmatic Inc., one of the providers of voting machines in the U.S., admitted that it suffered a data leak, and terminated an employee involved. German police claim they have shut down...
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IT, MSP & MSSP Industry Notes for April 24th 2022
Sponsored by April 24th, 2022 Arcoa Group Why partnering with ARCOA makes sense Electronics Recycling is an important and profitable part of the IT asset lifecycle, but it can be overwhelming with all you already do, varying state regulations, and the limited resources at hand. That’s where ARCOA comes in. When you partner with ARCOA, you get all the benefits of a big company without any of the capital investment. We’ve been doing this since 1989 and have the expertise, certifications, and...