Ernie Ferraresso of the Florida Center for Cybersecurity

Florida's Approach to Training Cybersecurity Specialists

Nick Holland • May 23, 2018

Universities throughout Florida are adding more cybersecurity courses in an effort to better train the next generation of practitioners, says Ernie Ferraresso of the Florida Center for Cybersecurity, which recently provided a second round of funding for the effort.

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

Nonstop Breaches Fuel Spike in Synthetic Identity Fraud

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Breach Response

Malware Attacks: A Tale of Two Healthcare Incidents

Marianne Kolbasuk McGee • May 23, 2018

Two recently disclosed malware attacks in the healthcare sector illustrate that detection and mitigation of such attacks can be rapid, or it can take many months.

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning

Amazon Rekognition Stokes Surveillance State Fears

Mathew J. Schwartz • May 23, 2018

The American Civil Liberties Union has launched a broadside against Amazon, warning that Amazon Rekognition - mixing big data, machine learning and facial recognition - could be abused by authoritarian regimes. Amazon has countered by saying that all users must "comply with the law."

ATM Fraud

Police Bust Suspected Fraudsters in Romania and Spain

Mathew J. Schwartz • May 23, 2018

Following 33 arrests, police in Europe say they have dismantled a Romanian-led crime gang that used phishing attacks, online scams and fake invoices to steal more than $9 million from victims in Spain, including individuals as well as organizations ranging from hospitals to government agencies.

Data Breach

Sharing HIPAA Fines With Victims: Will It Ever Happen?

Marianne Kolbasuk McGee • May 22, 2018

Will federal regulators finally tackle long overdue rulemaking related to a HITECH Act provision calling for the Department of Health and Human Services to share money collected from HIPAA settlements and penalties with breach victims?

Cybercrime

DDoS Attacker Receives 15-Year Sentence

Mathew J. Schwartz • May 21, 2018

John Gammell of New Mexico has been sentenced to serve 15 years in prison for launching DDoS attacks against prior employers and business competitors, as well as for being a convicted felon in possession of firearms.

Privacy

FCC to Investigate US Mobile Phone Location-Revealing Flaw

Mathew J. Schwartz • May 21, 2018

Following the disclosure of a flaw in the website of LocationSmart that could have been easily exploited to track the location of cellular phone users throughout the U.S. in real time, the Federal Communications Commission has referred the matter to its enforcement bureau for investigation.

Data Breach

Respiratory Services Provider Lincare Settles Breach Case

Marianne Kolbasuk McGee • May 18, 2018

Respiratory care provider Lincare Inc. has signed an $875,000 settlement of a class action lawsuit brought by current and former employees in the wake of a 2017 breach involving a business email compromise scam. The company was previously fined by federal regulators after another breach.

Cybercrime

Health Data Breach Tally: The Latest Additions

Marianne Kolbasuk McGee • May 17, 2018

The number of health data breach victims added to the official federal tally so far in 2018 has doubled in recent weeks to more than 2 million. The largest breach of the year so far involved a break-in at a California government office.

Cybercrime

Noose Tightens Around Dark Overlord Hacking Group

Jeremy Kirk • May 17, 2018

The noose appears to be tightening around the Dark Overlord, a group of international hackers who have stolen and held for ransom sensitive information from dozens of companies, healthcare organizations and U.S. public schools. Serbian police say they've arrested a suspect in cooperation with the FBI and U.K....

Cybersecurity

As Payments Speed Up, How Can Fraud Be Minimized?

Nick Holland • May 17, 2018

Knowing as many details as possible about the customer, the payment and the recipient is a critical component of stopping fraud as payments become faster, says anti-fraud specialist David Barnhardt.

Authentication

DHS Issues More Medical Device Cybersecurity Alerts

Marianne Kolbasuk McGee • May 16, 2018

The Department of Homeland Security has yet again issued a warning about cybersecurity vulnerabilities in medical devices. These warnings have come after independent researchers, or the companies themselves, have reported the problems.

Data Breach

US Government Plans to Indict Alleged CIA Leaker

Jeremy Kirk • May 16, 2018

A former CIA software engineer who is facing child pornography charges is a possible suspect in the largest-ever leak of classified information from the spy agency. While Joshua A. Schulte has not been charged with the leak, prosecutors have indicated they will soon indict him.