Homeland Security Orders Cyber ‘Sprints’ as Part of U.S. Plan Against Hacks April 1, 2021 By Alyza Sebenius and Shaun Courtney The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is undertaking a series of “sprints” to enhance American cybersecurity in the wake of...
Insurer CNA Reports It Has Been Hit by ‘Sophisticated’ Cyber Attack March 24, 2021 Commercial lines insurer CNA reported that it has sustained a “sophisticated cybersecurity attack” that caused a network disruption and impacted...
Surveillance Camera Hack Exposes Hospitals, Businesses, Schools March 15, 2021 By Matt O'Brien, AP Technology Writer and Frank Bajak Hackers aiming to call attention to the dangers of mass surveillance say they were able to peer into hospitals, schools,...
New York Issues Letter to Regulated Entities Regarding Microsoft Exchange Breach March 12, 2021 The New York Department of Financial Services’ (DFS) Cybersecurity Division issued a March 9 letter to regulated entities regarding the...
Court Up’holds’ Insurers’ Denial of $6M Crime Claim for Phishing Loss March 1, 2021 By Andrew G. Simpson Real estate software maker RealPage has been denied a $6 million computer crime insurance coverage claim because the stolen funds...
Senator Says Microsoft Failed to Fix Cloud Software Issue Used by SolarWinds Hackers February 26, 2021 By Joseph Menn Microsoft Corp.’s failure to fix known problems with its cloud software facilitated the massive SolarWinds hack that compromised at least...
Microsoft Exec Calls SolarWinds Hack ‘Largest, Most Sophisticated Attack’ Ever February 16, 2021 By Brad Heath A hacking campaign that used a U.S. tech company as a springboard to compromise a raft of U.S. government agencies...
Florida Cyber Attack Raises Alarm Over Security of Water Treatment Plants February 11, 2021 By Tamara Lush, Alan Suderman and Frank Bajak A hacker’s botched attempt to poison the water supply of a small Florida city is raising alarms about just how...
Researchers Say Machine Learning Boosts Defense Against Multi-Stage Cyber Attacks February 8, 2021 A machine learning algorithm may give organizations a powerful and cost-effective tool for defending against attacks on vulnerable computer networks...
Vermont Hospital Cyber Attack Cost Estimated at $1.5M a Day December 15, 2020 A late October cyber attack on the computer systems of the University of Vermont Medical Center is costing the hospital...