US healthcare firms may have to adhere to new cybersecurity requirements proposed by the Department of Health and Human Services. The rules include routine vulnerability and breach scans, data encryption, multi-factor authentication and anti-malware protection for sensitive data systems. The new measures are expected to cost $9bn in the first year and $6bn in subsequent years, but are considered necessary due to a 102% increase in large scale security breaches since 2019.
New email scam in Kan. could place malware on your computer
Sedgwick County District Attorney, Marc Bennett, warns residents about new email scams that could infect their computers with malware. He advises against clicking links that
