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The program that kicked off last year is going global, with applicants judged based on criteria including location, size of district and current security posture in an attempt to maximize their effort.

Nearly two-thirds of IT security professionals in Ponemon-Tessian survey said email remains the riskiest channel for data loss in organizations.

The risk of an escalating conflict between the two groups of hackers affecting the outside world is minimal, said one cybersecurity expert.

This week’s breach roundup includes multiple data thefts and is led by the continued impact of an Eye Care Leaders ransomware attack, which includes Regional Eye about 194,000 patients.

When cybersecurity experts discuss “whaling,” they are looking at how cybercriminals target high-level executives with an eye to stealing the most privileged information and getting access to the most sensitive data.

HSCC medical device contracting guidance outlines what’s needed to ensure strong security policies between providers and manufacturers: sometimes that means paying more upfront for better measures.

The influential Ransomware Task Force saw its inaugural report, released 13 months ago, become the backbone of global debates on ransomware. But its new report, titled "One Year On" acknowledges one of the harsh truths of gauging progress: Data on ransomware remains unreliable, which some in the infosec community say diminishes the urgency required to rally appropriate response.

Instances of Log4j have drastically reduced among entities with advanced security tools like automation. But in healthcare the vulnerability has only highlighted continued resource gaps.