Security "Bits"

Here are the top cybersecurity stories of recent weeks:  

• TrickBot malware has jeopardized up to 250 million email accounts
• Breached Samsung website gains unauthorized access to Sprint customer data
• Fake FaceApp applications install malware on user devices
• Marriott faces a massive fine of $123 Million following Starwood data exposure
• AMCA data breach discovers the exposure of an additional 2.2 million patients

Here are the top cybersecurity stories of recent weeks:  

• EA origin leaves the data of 300 million accounts exposed
• Health insurance marketing website leaks information of 5 million people
• Data breach impacts cloud solution provider, PCM Inc.
• Silexbot malware targets IoT devices
• Orvibo leaks customer data and passwords

Here are the top cybersecurity stories of recent weeks:  

• Desjardins experiences data breach exposed by previous employee
• Emuparadise forum member information disclosed
• Venmo transactions scraped as privacy settings warning
• Maryland medical records uncovered
• The US Customs and Border Patrol claim hacked travelers

More and more, modern healthcare firms are turning to cloud-based tools and enabling mobile data access from personal devices, bringing them higher productivity and employee satisfaction rates. However, organizations that allow physicians to work from unmanaged endpoints have significant data leakage concerns when they fail to equip themselves with advanced security tools capable of delivering zero-day data and threat protection in cloud and BYOD environments. Fortunately, an agentless cloud access security broker (CASB) keeps data in the cloud completely safe, securely facilitates bring your own device (BYOD), and, consequently, enables HIPAA compliance.