Cybersecurity News and Updates January 4 2023 – The National Law Review

Malware ActivityOn December 23rd, 2022, the Lake Charles Memorial Health System (LCMHS) began sending out notifications regarding a newly discovered data breach that is currently impacting approximately 270,000 patients. LCMHS is the largest medical complex in Lake Charles, Louisiana, which contains multiple hospitals and a primary care clinic. The organization discovered unusual activity on their … Read more

Stock market outlook: Amazon job cuts are first step in tech turnaround – Markets Insider

Recent job cuts at Amazon and Salesforce represent the first necessary step in staging a turnaround for the technology sector, according to a Thursday note from Wedbush analyst Dan Ives.He doubled down on his call that the tech sector could deliver 20% returns in 2023 despite the uncertain macro environment and ongoing concerns of an … Read more

HKBN Proactively Offers Free Cybersecurity Health Check to Social Profit Organisations, Results Find One-Third of SPOs at Medium to High Risk – Yahoo Finance

HONG KONG, Jan. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — With the risk of malicious cyber-attacks continually rising, HKBN Group (HKBN) recently undertook a campaign to conduct free cyber risk assessments for 50 Social Profit Organisations* (SPOs). As a result, it found that 32% of SPOs were rated with a medium to high level of risk from hacking … Read more

Healing healthcare cybersecurity with 'whole-of-health' approach – Healthcare Dive

Retired Gen. Keith Alexander and Premera Blue Cross Chief Information Security Officer Adrian Mayers argue for structural changes organizations can make to address healthcare cyberattacks.Editor’s Note: Retired Gen. Keith Alexander is chief executive officer of IronNet and Adrian Mayers is chief information security officer at healthcare insurance nonprofit Premera Blue Cross.With a trove of valuable patient … Read more

New Year’s Resolution for Lawyers: Learn More About Cyber Risk – JD Supra

Lawyers throughout the nation are gearing up to polish and execute their visions for the new year. Talks of strategy, budgets, goals, and professional development are circling the halls and video calls at legal departments and law firms. For those planning out continuing legal education (CLE) opportunities via online trainings, in-person seminars, and conferences – … Read more

Cybersecurity – Global Investigations Review

04 January 2023Cybercrime is a global threat that is constantly increasing in both volume and complexity. Perpetrators are using new technologies to commit cyber­attacks against governments, corporates, critical infrastructure and individuals. According to the UK government’s Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2022,[2] 39 per cent of businesses identified a cyberattack in the most recent 12-month survey … Read more