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One in five healthcare pros have experienced patient data breaches
2018-01-12 13:00

According to a recent University of Phoenix College of Health Professions online survey of 504 registered nurses and administrative staff, only a quarter of registered nurses have seen changes in...

Strong security simplifies compliance for French operators of vital industry
2018-01-12 12:30

In 2014, France’s National Agency for the Security of Information Systems, or ANSSI, issued two detailed cybersecurity guidance documents for Industrial Control Systems: Cybersecurity for...

Facial Recognition Is Coming to Retail
2018-01-12 12:29

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Rising Attack Vector for Industrial IoT: Smartphone Apps
2018-01-12 11:48

Mobile Apps Can Be Exploited To Tamper With Industrial Control SystemsFresh research into mobile apps designed to control ICS systems from afar has unearthed unnerving findings. More than 20...

FBI Director's Encryption Comments Prove Controversial
2018-01-12 10:48

An analysis of FBI Director Christopher Wray's comments about how encryption poses complications for law enforcement officials leads the latest edition of the ISMG Security Report. Also featured:...

Skype Finally Adds End-to-End Encryption for Private Conversations
2018-01-12 10:33

Good news for Skype users who are concerned about their privacy. Microsoft is collaborating with popular encrypted communication company Signal to bring end-to-end encryption support to Skype...

AMD Working on Microcode Updates to Mitigate Spectre Attack
2018-01-12 07:11

AMD has informed customers that it will soon release processor microcode updates that should mitigate one of the recently disclosed Spectre vulnerabilities, and Microsoft has resumed delivering...

ONC's New Chief Privacy Officer: The Road Ahead
2018-01-11 21:48

Kathryn Marchesini Has the Experience. But Will She Have the Resources?The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT's new chief privacy officer, Kathryn Marchesini, has a wealth of...

Here’s how, and why, the Spectre and Meltdown patches will hurt performance
2018-01-11 21:30

Now that microcode and patches are starting to ship, a clearer picture is emerging.

Alleged Fruitfly macOS spyware author indicted
2018-01-11 20:53

The mystery of the Fruitfly macOS malware has apparently been solved: a 28-year-old man from Ohio has been charged on Wednesday of allegedly creating and installing the malware on thousands of...