Sixty percent of respondents to the 2017 Black Hat survey believe that a successful cyber attack on U.S. critical infrastructure will occur in the next two years, reports Dark Reading.

As America gears up for hot dogs, fireworks and celebrating with friends and family, keep in mind these five security tips to help protect your personal data while traveling or away from the office.

Data breaches are at an all-time high in 2017. Many organizations cover data under one big security blanket. But what if you’re missing some of the biggest contributing factors to securely protecting your data?

Ransomware is growing in popularity because it works. A recently released study by Google estimates that ransomware victims have paid over $25million in ransom the past 2 years. When MedStar Health, a health system serving the Baltimore/Washington region, was hit by a cyberattack in 2016, they ...

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What is ISO-27001?

SOC stands for Service Organizational Control. There are three types of SOC reports, but we’ll focus on the second one, which is “designed for the growing number of technology and cloud computing entities that are becoming very common in the world of service organizations” according to ssae16.org. ...

It’s reported to have been one of the largest cyber extortion attacks to-date. The WannaCry (aka WanaCryptor 2.0) ransomware attack hit globally and hit hard. In the U.S., security analysts have leaped into the fray with patches and detection software, trying to stay ahead of the infiltration to ...

Why is healthcare so heavily and successfully targeted by cybercrime? It’s a tough question, but after a record number of breaches last year – nearly 90% of all successful ransomware attacks were on hospitals – it’s one that needs to be asked.

HITRUST. A term becoming increasingly popular in the healthcare arena. But what exactly is HITRUST? And what’s involved in becoming HITRUST certified?

Having patients feel safe sharing sensitive health information is critical to the future of informed population health. How can you ensure that you are compliant with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) when sharing this information with 3rd parties? If you are using a ...

According to research conducted by Intel in 2015, avoiding breaches and associated business impacts is the top privacy and security concern across healthcare organizations, globally. Ostendio has partnered with Intel to offer a confidential, 1 hour breach security assessment to ensure that ...

Does a repeal or reworking of the Affordable Care Act mean that we should expect less focus on HIPAA and cybersecurity? Almost certainly not. In fact, we may even see increased enforcement as opposed to less.

As 2016 draws to a close, it was a busy year for both companies defending themselves, and cyber criminals creating new forms of attack. As CEO of Ostendio, and a former CISO, I speak with a lot of different companies about what their security concerns are. Here are my predictions for what 2017 may ...

The Ostendio blog covered a lot of ground this year – from a 3-part series about Cybercrime in Healthcare – to the worst passwords your organization can use. As you review and prepare your risk and compliance strategies for the coming year, check out some of our client's most read blog posts from ...