Few places on Earth have such an intimate and storied relationship with the sea as Greece. The nation comprises more than 200 islands throughout the Aegean Sea, and its history and traditions date back millennia. Since ancient times the surrounding … Continue Reading
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Ransomware Knocks Broadcast Stations Off Air
Cinema emerged at the end of the 19th century and rapidly advanced to become a widely popular form of entertainment. It also proved to be a lucrative business, and its perceived promise of fame, glamour, and pageantry lured entertainers and … Continue Reading
Scottish Charity Leaks HIV Patient Data
The general public has a great many misconceptions about the regulations and practices associated with healthcare, from what exactly is included in HIPAA legislation to the legal implications associated with the Hippocratic Oath. In the case of the latter, many … Continue Reading
‘Killware’ – a Frightening Cybersecurity Threat
Anyone who lived before the 1980s or 90s through today knows that computer technology has steadily pervaded our lives in many aspects. One such aspect of this proliferation that quietly and seamlessly seeped into our lives is language—whether we expanded … Continue Reading
CISA Releases New Cybersecurity Tool
All too often a devastating data breach makes the news, whether it’s from a malicious outsider, an inside job, or a case of negligence. Every time one of these events occurs, it serves as a sobering reminder that an organization … Continue Reading
Port of Houston Fends Off Cyberattack
For thousands of years, civilizations have relied on maritime transport for goods and shipping. The Mediterranean Sea has been a busy area since Antiquity, including the Greeks, Egyptians, Romans, and Phoenicians. For centuries, routes in the Indian Ocean connected the … Continue Reading
Ransomware Takes Iowa Grain Co-op Offline
The ransomware gang BlackMatter launched an attack on Iowa-based agricultural services provider NEW Cooperative which forced the company to take its operations offline. News of the attack began to circulate on Twitter on September 20, as details emerged of a … Continue Reading
Ransomware Hits Arizona Healthcare Provider
The sleepy bedroom community of Queen Creek, Arizona is nestled in the heart of the Sonoran Desert at the extreme edges of Greater Phoenix. This quiet suburb is set up for families, and offers easy access to other parts of … Continue Reading
Student Data Breached in Dallas School District
The Dallas Independent School District announced recently that a cybersecurity incident discovered in early August led to the leak of sensitive information about former and current students, parents, school administrators, and contractors. A local news report on the school district … Continue Reading
Insider Attack Creates Chaos at Credit Union
Any casual observer of the news knows that data breaches have become more common. What typically makes the headlines involves multi-million dollar demands from ransomware, devastating cyberattacks against critical infrastructure, and the human cost when data involving innocent people is … Continue Reading