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NEW TECH: DigiCert Document Signing Manager leverages PKI to advance electronic signatures

The Last Watchdog

Most of us, by now, take electronic signatures for granted. Yet electronic signatures do have their security limitations. And PKI , of course, is the behind-the-scenes authentication and encryption framework on which the Internet is built. Related: Why PKI will endure as the Internet’s secure core.

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Security Vulnerability in ESS ExpressVote Touchscreen Voting Computer

Schneier on Security

Of course the ESS ExpressVote voting computer will have lots of security vulnerabilities. It's a computer, and computers have lots of vulnerabilities. I am continuously amazed by how bad electronic voting machines are. Yes, they're computers.

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Two ambulance services in UK lost access to patient records after a cyber attack on software provider

Security Affairs

Swedish software firm Ortivus suffered a cyberattack that has resulted in at least two British ambulance services losing access to electronic patient records. Two British ambulance services were not able to access electronic patient records after a cyber attack that hit their software provider Ortivus. ” reads the advisory.

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2024 Cybersecurity Laws & Regulations

eSecurity Planet

Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA) The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) sets standards for protecting sensitive health information, particularly electronic health records (EHRs). This includes administrative, physical, and technical safeguards like encryption and access controls.

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Information Security vs Cyber Security: The Difference

IT Governance

You’re most likely to access data on your work computer or via paper records, but information can be found in many places. The second sub-category of information security relates to the protection electronic information. Cyber security is a particular type of information security that focuses on the protection of electronic data.

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FBI, DHS, HHS Warn of Imminent, Credible Ransomware Threat Against U.S. Hospitals

Krebs on Security

Charles Carmakal , senior vice president for Mandiant, told Reuters that UNC1878 is one of most brazen, heartless, and disruptive threat actors he’s observed over the course of his career. based Sky Lakes Medical Center’s computer systems.

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Rethinking Acceptable Use Polices

AIIM

Each activity on the list above is an activity that was prohibited in many organizations long before the computer arrived. The words in a typewritten paper memorandum that can bully a co-worker, aren't those the same words we worry about in electronic messages? Of course, none of these Acceptable Use Policies existed.