Cyber Attacks on Healthcare Providers Illuminate a Disturbing Trend

A notable rise in cybersecurity incidents and data breaches concerning hospitals and healthcare providers showcases an unnerving trend. On December 24th, hackers began emailing the patients of Integris Health demanding $50 in bitcoin in order to stop their data from being published on to the dark web. In short, [...]

2024-01-26T13:28:19-06:00January 26th, 2024|Categories: FPOViews|Tags: , , , , |

On The Hook for a Cyber Attack

The Securities and Exchange Commission shook up the cybersecurity community this week when it announced it was charging not only SolarWinds but also its Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) with fraud for a 2020 cybersecurity incident.   The SEC alleges that the company and its CISO misrepresented its cybersecurity posture [...]

2023-11-03T11:12:04-05:00November 3rd, 2023|Categories: FPOViews|Tags: , , , , , , |

AI, Deepfakes, and Organizational Risk

A comprehensive study published in the journal Nature in August highlighted an increasingly apparent predicament: people struggle to recognize deepfake media. Between 27-50% of respondents to the survey were unable to correctly identify the authenticity of a deepfake video. In September, National Security Agency (NSA), Federal Bureau of Investigation [...]

2023-09-20T14:57:40-05:00September 20th, 2023|Categories: FPOViews|Tags: , , , , , |

Mitigating Risk in Your Organizational AI Strategy

In July, a cybercrime tool called WormGPT was discovered active in business email compromise (BEC) attacks. The tool uses generative artificial intelligence (AI) technology to help refine emails to be used in phishing or BEC attacks. Using generative AI technology to refine social engineering campaigns is becoming increasingly common. [...]

2023-07-18T15:27:54-05:00July 18th, 2023|Categories: FPOViews|Tags: , , , , |

What Does Cybersecurity Look Like in 2033

It is clear in the next decade there will be a series of innovations that change the complexity of the world as we know it today. These include the rapid commercialization of the internet of things, artificial intelligence, web3, virtual reality, the metaverse, blockchain, quantum computing, haptics, and 6G [...]