The coronavirus outbreak is impacting the cyber risk landscape, with reports of maritime and offshore energy companies having faced a 400% increase in attempted cyber-attacks since the pandemic began.

Attackers are always growing smarter, more creative and more aggressive, and environments are always growing more complex.

Even though the threats emerging in the New Year won’t be any less intense, complicated or difficult to manage, 2020 is likely to be the year of simplified security.

Delta Dental of Arizona is alerting some patients that their information may be at risk after it identified suspicious activity in an employee’s email account.

Identity and access management solutions are playing a growing role in protecting against cyberattacks in the healthcare sector, experts say.

Sometimes, in an attempt to gather data or introduce simplicity using a technology solution, businesses and brokers can inadvertently expose themselves to elevated levels of cyber risk.

Organizations are trying to balance their desire for new innovations with their need for strong cyber security, according to a new report from CompTIA, a technology industry trade association.

Democratic lawmakers and consumer advocates say the remedies offered to consumers by firms like Capital One and Equifax are too difficult to access and not particularly helpful.

Most organizations are in the process of transitioning to the cloud, and this is making it difficult for IT departments to monitor security.

The most common effects cited were loss of employee productivity, downtime and business disruption, and damage to the reputation of the IT team.

It’s no accident that we’re seeing cities become targets. These organizations are traditionally viewed as being slower than the herd.

Tom Parker had worked at Accenture Security.

The state of ransomware demonstrates that no organization, municipality or person is immune and that the threats are getting worse.

The cyber security skills shortage is worsening for the third straight year and has affected nearly three quarters of organizations, according to a new study.

Healthcare organizations must employ a comprehensive approach to cybersecurity, including robust vendor management strategies.

As organizations look to manage and secure data in a connected ecosystem, the key concerns for IT decision makers are cyber security, the ability to upgrade infrastructure and optimizing operations.

Five years after hackers accessed the personal information of 10.6 million individuals, parties to a consolidated class action lawsuit have reached one of the largest healthcare data breach settlements.

The firm, one of the largest U.S. title insurers, may have allowed unauthorized access to more than 885 million records related to mortgage deals going back to 2003.

The Deloitte Foundation Cyber Threat Competition is helping to introduce more college-age students to career opportunities and skills demands in the cybersecurity field.

Last year was a significant one for health plans when it came to data breaches and breach settlements.