When Tahir Ali became CTO and CISO at Montage Health in 2021, he inherited a unique set of cybersecurity challenges. For one, the healthcare sector was getting bombarded with attacks, including distributed denial of service (DDoS), phishing and social engineering attacks. At the same time, the California-based nonprofit healthcare system was integrating more networked medical … [Read more...] about Montage Health Consolidates Its Cybersecurity Strategy with CrowdStrike
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Troubleshooting Kibana health | Elastic Blog
Kindly note, this targets system index data, which can be read by admin users but should never be directly updated via this backend view. As Support, I prefer to query this way because this index is Kibana space-agnostic versus the frontend APIs, which are space-aware. Expensive. For the sake of our example, let’s assume quantity wasn’t our problem. Instead, we’ll want to check … [Read more...] about Troubleshooting Kibana health | Elastic Blog
Ukrainian Radio Stations Hacked to Broadcast Fake News About Zelenskyy’s Health
Ukrainian radio operator TAVR Media on Thursday became the latest victim of a cyberattack, resulting in the broadcast of a fake message that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was seriously ill. "Cybercriminals spread information that the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, is allegedly in intensive care, and his duties are performed by the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada, … [Read more...] about Ukrainian Radio Stations Hacked to Broadcast Fake News About Zelenskyy’s Health
Fostering a culture that normalizes mental health discussions
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, an important topic to me personally and my leadership ethos. It is a challenge that spans the globe—day-in and day-out—for many people, whether dealing with issues themselves or supporting a loved one. Feelings of stress, anxiety, and burnout are normal, which is why every person has some risk of developing a mental health disorder, … [Read more...] about Fostering a culture that normalizes mental health discussions
Survey: Complexity and Costs Threaten Health of Strong DevOps
“Life moves pretty fast. If you stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.”– Ferris BuellerOh how quickly the times change. Over the past 5 years, as Logz.io has executed its annual DevOps Pulse Survey and created the accompanying report, the state of “modern” cloud engineering and monitoring practices have advanced at a torrid pace.As a result, so has the project … [Read more...] about Survey: Complexity and Costs Threaten Health of Strong DevOps
Mental Health & Burnout in Cybersecurity: Tips, Stories and Insights
During the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, gymnastics legend Simone Biles surprised everyone when she withdrew from the individual all-around competition to take care of her mental well-being. Biles later returned to the Games, winning two medals overall. I personally found her contribution to the conversations around mental health just as inspiring as her sporting … [Read more...] about Mental Health & Burnout in Cybersecurity: Tips, Stories and Insights
Dealing with stress, burnout and mental health
In the latest episode of the Security Stories podcast, we welcome three leaders from Cisco Talos for a discussion on mental health, stress and burnout. Check it out on your podcast platform of choice, available via the Security Stories webpage. Joining myself, Ben Nahoney and Sana Yousef, are Matt Watchinski, Vice President of Talos, Matt Olney, Talos’ Head of Threat … [Read more...] about Dealing with stress, burnout and mental health
Irish health service hit by “very sophisticated” ransomware
Media outlets are reporting an attack by yet-unspecified ransomware on the Health Service Executive (HSE), Ireland’s healthcare system. The HSE decided to shut down key information systems for thorough investigation and protection against further threat spread. A number of clinics have reported temporary shutdowns or at least disruptions in their operations, although they … [Read more...] about Irish health service hit by “very sophisticated” ransomware
Cisco Talos Advisory on Adversaries Targeting the Healthcare and Public Health Sector
Background Cisco Talos has become aware that an adversary is leveraging Trickbot banking trojan and Ryuk ransomware to target U.S. hospitals and healthcare providers at an increasing rate. Security journalists reported on October 28, 2020 that the adversary was preparing to encrypt systems at “potentially hundreds” of medical centers and hospitals, based on a tip from a … [Read more...] about Cisco Talos Advisory on Adversaries Targeting the Healthcare and Public Health Sector
Dear Apple: Face to Face — Apple Watch
Every day, people reach out to Apple to say how Apple Watch is helping them live healthier lives. So we decided to reach out to some of them. Learn more: https://apple.co/2kulkSL … [Read more...] about Dear Apple: Face to Face — Apple Watch