Month: February 2018

FortinetSecurity

How Automation and AI Improve Healthcare Cybersecurity

Credit to Author: Derek Manky| Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2018 13:44:59 +0000

When it comes to protecting patient information and proprietary medical research, the healthcare industry faces significant cybersecurity challenges every day. The adoption of new medical technology—including electronic health records (EHRs), online patient portals, connected devices and wearables—offers improved patient care and convenience. However, it also creates greater opportunity for attack. Of all the industries affected by advances in cybercrime techniques, healthcare providers continue to be at high risk. That’s because…

Read More
SecurityTrendMicro

TippingPoint Threat Intelligence and Zero-Day Coverage – Week of February 5, 2018

Credit to Author: Elisa Lippincott (TippingPoint Global Product Marketing)| Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2018 16:55:38 +0000

It was a busy week in the cyber security world, but it shouldn’t be surprising given that the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang have begun. I shouldn’t blame just the Olympics, but it’s hard not to given the international focus, controversy around the ban of certain athletes and its proximity to a certain country. So…

Read More
SecurityTrendMicro

This Week in Security News: Botnets and Breaches

Credit to Author: Jon Clay| Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2018 14:00:56 +0000

Welcome to our weekly roundup, where we share what you need to know about the cybersecurity news and events that happened over the past few days. This week, North Korean hackers overtook Adobe, Trend Micro Safety Solutions discovered new a botnet, and the threat of third-party cyber breaches made large corporations rethink their strategy. Read…

Read More
ComputerWorldIndependent

Governments eye their own blockchain cryptocurrencies

Credit to Author: Lucas Mearian| Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2018 03:11:00 -0800

Last year’s blockchain pilot projects are rapidly becoming this year’s live implementations in a variety of industries, and even sectors that have until now been vexed by the distributed ledger technology are following suit.

Case in point: Governments, which are moving to regulate blockchain technology and the cryptocurrencies it underpins.

Cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin that live in open networks, have so far inhabited a  regulatory gray area, because there’s no way for a central authority to track users. The distributed ledgers, however, are useful because they can enable cross-border transactions over peer-to-peer networks in real time, anywhere in the world – without a central governing authority such as a bank or credit card company.

To read this article in full, please click here

Read More