The healthcare sector continues to experience cyber attacks and data breaches due to its retention of protected health information (PHI) and personally identifiable information (PII). Despite increased cybersecurity measures and regulatory frameworks, the industry’s complex ecosystem makes it an attractive target for cybercriminals. Industry experts recommend reducing PHI/PII exposure, minimizing unnecessary transmission and storage, and improving data risk management to lower potential breach risks.
Google Cloud Composer Vulnerability Let Attackers Elevate Their Privileges
A critical vulnerability in Google Cloud Platform, named “ConfusedComposer,” allowed attackers to escalate privileges to sensitive resources via Google Cloud Composer, a workflow orchestration service.
