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.
AI-generated phishing emails are getting very good at targeting executives
Artificial Intelligence (AI) can help hackers craft “perfect” phishing emails, according to Kip Meintzer, an executive at Check Point Software Technologies. Phishing scams using AI