Windows TCO Leftovers
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Security Week ☛ Ransomware Attack Disrupts Georgia Hospital's Access to Health Records
According to the medical and surgical hospital services provider, its operations were not affected by the attack. However, the hospital’s staff implemented downtime procedures, reverting to pen and paper to record patient information.
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Scoop News Group ☛ Schneider Electric reports cyberattack, its third incident in 18 months
HellCat claims to have more than 40 gigabytes of data from the company’s JIRA platform, “including projects, issues, and plugins, along with over 400,000 rows of user data.” Jira is a general application used for project management that could include sensitive or proprietary information about employees or major projects.
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Cyble Inc ☛ NIS2 Directive Enforcement: A New Focus On Third-Party Risk
On October 17th, the EU’s Network and Information Security Directive 2, NIS2 for short, will be enforced across all member states to enhance cyber resilience. New rules place a high focus on proactively managing third-party risks. While having industry-standard security certifications, such as ISO 27001 or SOC2, are non-negotiables for remaining compliant, they may not reflect a company’s cyber readiness.
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Security Week ☛ Cyberattack Blamed for Statewide Washington Courts Outage
On Monday, the Pierce County Clerk of Superior Court’s Office announced service interruptions caused by the outage, including impact on electronic court record searches, and on balance information regarding judgments and fines that are owed.
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PC World ☛ Office apps crash on Windows 11 24H2 PCs with CrowdStrike antivirus
Office apps like Word and Excel are crashing on Windows 11 24H2 systems managed by CrowdStrike antivirus software.