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Keep up to date on industry newsData Breaches Cost More Than Meets the Eye
Health care organizations spend money on advertising after a breach because they are trying to rebuild the bridge to their patients that the breach broke…
Ransomware Infiltration of the University of Maryland Medical System Fails
Early in the morning on Sunday, December 9, a ransomware attack was set in motion against the University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS).
Man Convicted of DDoS Attack Against Boston Children’s Hospital
Martin Gottesfed, a 32-year old biotech professional from Somerville, Mass., was found guilty of committing a Distributed Denial of Service Attack (DDoS) on Boston Children’s Hospital.
State of California Violates Federal Law by Discriminating Against Pregnancy Resource Centers
Recently, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced that California violated federal conscience protection laws, specifically the Weldon and Coats-Snowe amendments, by using the FACT act to discriminate against pregnancy resource centers who refused to post the notices due to religious reasons…
Hackers Indicted in Connection with SamSam Ransomware Group
According to BBC news, Two Iranian Hackers, who are known to operate within the SamSam Ransomware Group, have been identified and indicted by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)…
Secondary Security Measures Protect Two Ohio Health Care Systems from Ransomware Breach
On Friday, November 23, 2018, a ransomware attack was launched against East Ohio Regional Hospital (EORH) and Ohio Valley Medical Center (OVMC).
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