Low Budget Should Not Mean High Risk: Kids’ Tablet Came Preloaded with Sketchyware
Android devices, even those sold by reputable online vendors like Amazon, can come with pre-installed malware and riskware, as was found on a Dragon Touch KidzPad Y88X 10 kid’s tablet. The lack of security standards and quality assurance by vendors contributes to this issue. This is of particular concern for devices marketed toward children. The […]
American Medical Association calls for insurers to cover weight loss drugs
The American Medical Association (AMA) has advocated for insurance companies and federal payers to fully cover new obesity treatments, such as Wegovy and Ozempic, despite their high costs. The AMA recognises obesity as a significant health concern and has passed a resolution supporting health insurance coverage for FDA-approved obesity treatments. Medicare currently doesn’t cover weight-loss […]
Resecurity to Showcase Award-Winning Identity Protection (IDP) at Milipol Paris 2023
Cybersecurity company Resecurity will participate at Milipol Paris 2023, where it plans to showcase its Identity Protection (IDP) service. The event, known for extensive representation and international coverage, provides an opportunity for Resecurity to introduce its solutions for digital security to a global audience. Resecurity aims to help citizens, businesses, and key sectors like finance, […]
Homology Medicines Reports Third Quarter 2023 Financial Results
Homology Medicines Inc. shared its Q3 2023 results, showing a net loss of $33.0 million. The genetic medicines company has halted all of its programs due to the current financial climate and the expected clinical development timeline. This includes its HMI-103 gene editing candidate for the treatment of phenylketonuria (PKU). The company, which said it […]
Keys to Minimizing Threat Alert to Remediation Time
A webinar discusses strategies for cybersecurity in healthcare, aimed at helping Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) effectively manage risks and vulnerabilities. The panel, including prominent security leaders, offers insights on optimizing governance, policies and tools to not only patch apps but also proactively hunt threats. They focus on the key issue of Mean Time to […]
Naturopathic doctors: Underutilized partners in public health and primary care
Naturopathic doctors (NDs) have been helping to administer COVID-19 vaccines at a mass vaccination clinic in Toronto, providing comfort to vaccine-hesitant patients. NDs’ knowledge of nonpharmaceutical interventions and nutrition supplements alongside their unique natural health products training puts them at an advantage in communicating with patients. As an increasingly regulated health profession, NDs could play […]
Cybercrime Victims Can Turn to New Nonprofit, Intelligence for Good
Intelligence for Good, a non-profit founded by cyber security veterans, aims to make the internet a safer space by investigating, exposing, and prosecuting cybercriminals. It seeks to achieve this by using data from victims and other sources, and supplementing law enforcement efforts to deal with large volumes of individual cybercrimes. Founded by Gary Warner, Robin […]
Flu Cases Climbing as We Return to a More ‘Typical’ Season
US flu cases are rising, resembling a typical pre-pandemic flu season. National infectious disease experts say that it is still essential to get vaccinated. Seasonal influenza activity is on the rise, mostly in the South Central, Southeast, and West Coast regions. Weekly flu hospital admissions are also up. According to the Walgreens Flu Index, Puerto […]
Ransomware reported as a top concern for 64% of consumers
A ThreatX report found that 97% of consumers are worried about the increasing volume of cyber attacks in the coming year.
Scraping-as-a-Service: How a Harmless Tool Became a Cyber Threat
Web scraping or the unauthorized extraction of data from websites has become a significant threat to internet security and privacy. Cybercriminals use automated bots to mimic human behaviour, making it difficult for security systems to differentiate between legitimate and malicious activities. Further exacerbating the problem is the “scraping-as-a-service” model, which allows scrapers to automate and […]
