Anxiety vs. stress: The right definition will lead to better mental-health care
Patients often present stress as anxiety, leading to potential overmedication, suggests an article co-authored by a family doctor. The authors advocate social prescriptions – directing patients to social or community activities – to reduce stress. More research is needed to demonstrate the impact of such prescriptions, and the authors plan to run a pilot and […]
New York Proposes Regulations For Stronger Hospital Cybersecurity
New York Governor Kathy Hochul has proposed new cybersecurity regulations, requiring hospitals to create new policies to protect against cyber threats. The governor’s budget includes $500 million to facilitate technology upgrades in line with the new rules. If enforced, hospitals will have one year to comply, which some experts claim may be a time-consuming and […]
Aust project could lead to early detection of deadly cancer
The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research (WEHI) is developing a potential early detection blood test for pancreatic cancer, one of Australia’s deadliest forms. They have identified 13 proteins that could discern early stages of the most common type of pancreatic cancer, therefore the aim is to build the first diagnostic test to […]
Health Justice Australia CEO to step down
Tessa Boyd-Caine, the founding CEO of Health Justice Australia, will step down from her position at the end of January 2024. Boyd-Caine was instrumental in setting up the health justice partnership, which worked to improve access to legal help in healthcare settings. The Health Justice Australia Board Chair praised Boyd-Caine for her transformative leadership. The […]
Cyberthreats reached a new high this year, with AI playing a major role
In 2023, online threats such as adware, malvertising, and spyware spiked during summer, contrary to the seasonal lull usually observed. Avast reported its tools blocked a record of over a billion attacks monthly during this period, attributing the surge to increased use of AI by cybercriminals. New threats include “Invisible Adware” and “Love-GPT” which exploit […]
Kaspersky cifra en 600 millones las descargas de malware desde Google Play
La Google Play Store ha albergado aplicaciones peligrosas con millones de descargas durante 2023, pese a las medidas de seguridad implementadas. Kaspersky Lab informa que las apps infectadas con virus acumulan más de 600 millones de descargas. Estas apps incluyen malwares que recopilan información privada, acceden al micrófono y presentan adware. La compañía de seguridad […]
Nigeria’s financial sector under siege: The alarming rise of cyber fraud and inadequate defenses
Nigeria’s financial sector has seen an exponential increase in cyberattacks due to the rapid adoption of financial technology (FinTech). Fraudulent activities have caused huge losses in the banking sector; fraud reached N273 billion in 2022. Cyberattacks have targeted mobile money accounts, bank customers, and FinTech companies. Many Nigerian financial institutions lack cybersecurity awareness and use […]
How to Protect Your Black Friday and Cyber Monday Shopping
Holiday online shopping is projected to increase by 7-9% in 2023, reaching up to $278.8 billion. However, as shopping increases, so do scams. The FBI warns about fraudsters asking for gift card payments, while the Better Business Bureau highlights scams related to fictitious online vendors, high-pressure calls, and false reimbursement promises. Strategies recommended to avoid […]
Week in review: Juniper devices compromised, great corporate security blogs, MITRE D3FEND
Last week’s cybersecurity news included discussions about the implications of healthcare breaches, Qualys’ TruRisk platform for eliminating cyber risk, and the importance of collaborative strategies for industrial control systems (ICS) security. Other coverage included the NSA-funded D3FEND framework, open-source Kubernetes cluster management solution k0smotron, cyberattacks on Juniper and Danish energy sector, issues with ransomware, and […]
8Base ransomware operators use a variant of Phobos ransomware
Operators of the 8Base ransomware are using a new variant of the Phobos ransomware in their attacks. The 8Base group has been active since 2023 and predominantly targets small and medium-sized businesses in the US and Brazil. The new variant has numerous features allowing quicker encryption, backup removal, and system persistence. The use of hardcoded […]
