Tag archives: malware

Discovery of New Internet of Things (IoT) Based Malware Could Put a New Spin on DDoS Attacks

By on November 3, 2017 Posted in Compliance and risk management, Cybercrime

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Slightly over one year ago, several major distributed denial-of-service (“DDoS”) attacks took place, including a major event affecting the domain name service provider Dyn, which caused outages and slowness for a number of popular sites, including Amazon, Netflix, Reddit, SoundCloud, Spotify, and Twitter. Now, a new Internet of Things (IoT) botnet, called IoT Reaper, or … Continue reading

The Intersection of Trademark Law and Cybersecurity

By on July 16, 2016 Posted in Cybercrime, General

Earlier this week, our colleague Sue Ross wrote on the intersection of trademark law and cybersecurity on Norton Rose Fulbright’s Brand Protection Blog. The post explains that by protecting its brand, a company can help to improve cybersecurity. For example, by seeking to recover “squatted” domain names and complaining to social networks about trademark infringement, a company … Continue reading

Your Money or Your PHI: New Guidance on Ransomware

By Mark Faccenda (US) and Anna Rudawski (US) on July 14, 2016 Posted in Compliance and risk management, Data breach, Regulatory response

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On June 12, 2016, the HHS Office of Civil Rights (OCR) released guidance, entitled “FACT SHEET: Ransomware and HIPAA,” in response to the rising number of ransomware attacks perpetrated against healthcare entities. The guidance addresses Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) issues that may arise when medical records containing Protected Health Information (PHI) are compromised … Continue reading

Ransomware Incident Response – Prevention, Readiness and Strategy

By on February 28, 2016 Posted in Compliance and risk management, Cybercrime

Last week, the Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center was able to successfully negotiate the release of a collection of system resources and data files that had been encrypted and held hostage by ransomware attackers. Ransomware is a peculiar type of malware that is not designed or intended to steal personal or confidential information. Rather, ransomware is … Continue reading

Dell highlights POS attacks and SCADA incidents in 2015 security report

By on April 21, 2015 Posted in Compliance and risk management

In its 2015 Annual Security Threat Report, released last week, Dell looks at trends from the 2014 security landscape and suggests methods to mitigate new and growing risks, focusing on eight key findings.… Continue reading