Ascension has made two announcements regarding the Black Basta ransomware attack that shut down its systems across 142 hospitals in early May. On June 12, Ascension revealed that attackers stole files, potentially containing patient information. The non-profit stated an employee mistakenly downloaded a malicious file, thinking it was legitimate. On June 14, Ascension announced that electronic health record privileges were restored. Notably, Ascension didn’t blame the employee and their incident response plan has been commended.
The NCSC wants developers to get serious on software security
The NCSC’s new Software Security Code of Practice has been praised by cyber professionals as a significant advancement in enhancing software supply chain security.
