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Almost a year since the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack on critical infrastructure occurred, the question still looms large: not whether such an incident could happen again, but when?

-On February 23, 2022, multiple security vendors with a business presence in Ukraine identified a new wiper malware primarily impacting Ukrainian organizations in at least the aviation, defense, financial, and IT services industries. In at least one intrusion, Symantec observed the wiper malware impact devices in Lithuania. -Researchers identified HermeticWiper shortly after a DDoS attack targeted Ukrainian websites earlier that day.

Supply chain attacks tripled in 2021, meaning a secure software development lifecycle is more important than ever. Do you know what open source software (OSS) components are in use within your organisation? Or how to find out?

The increasing prevalence of data breaches was discussed often in 2021 as enterprises such as LinkedIn, Colonial Pipeline, and Volkswagen were breached, exposing massive volumes of personal information and causing damage worth millions of dollars.

The healthcare industry suffers some of the highest volumes of cyberattacks and there are whispers of a lot more to come. Combine this trend with breach damage costs surpassing all other industries and you get the thunderous warning of a devastating cyberattack storm approaching the sector. To help healthcare entities strengthen their cyber resilience, we’ve compiled a list of some of the biggest data breaches in the healthcare industry, ordered by degree of impact.

Clinical trial monitors are vital to the efficient collection of high-quality data. They deploy trial information and protocol amendments from the sponsor to the sites, which ensures study progress. They also support endpoint analysis by collecting source data and by verifying adherence to the trial protocol.

Software supply chain risks are escalating. Between 2020 and 2021, bad actors launched nearly 7,000 software supply chain attacks, representing an increase of more than 600%. Without identifying and managing security risks within the supply chain, you could be exposing your critical assets to attacks. Implementing a supply chain risk management strategy is essential to staying ahead of the potential threats and making the most of your software.

For modern IT firms, developing secure software while meeting the market speed and scale needs has always been a paradox. Because of the fear of lagging behind in terms of speed to market, more than 52% of the businesses sacrifice security. That is why adopting DevSecOps and building security into software right from the start becomes an obvious solution. Sooner or later, this strategy is going to conquer the field of software development.

This blog was written by an independent guest blogger.

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