Tag: cybersecurity

Published on June 11, 2025

via Steve Alder and The HIPAA Journal The HIPAA Journal has compiled healthcare data breach statistics from October 2009, when the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) started publishing summaries of healthcare data breaches on its website. This page is…

Published on May 30, 2025

via Tom Spring and SC Media Compromised identities now account for one-third of security incidents, and more than 90% of organizations reported multiple identity-related breaches in the last year—an urgent backdrop for what comes next. Enter Identiverse 2025—a four-day deep dive into the technologies, strategies, and…

Published on May 23, 2025

via Davey Winder and Forbes In just the last few months, I have reported on confirmed lists of stolen passwords being made available on the dark web and in criminal forums that have risen from 800 million to 1.7 billion and even as high as 2.1 billion, mainly thanks to the…

Published on May 1, 2025

via Amanda Hendley and Planet Mainframe In an era where environmental consciousness is not just a corporate social responsibility but a business imperative, sustainable IT is in the solar-powered spotlight. As companies seek to reduce their carbon footprints, the efficiency and longevity of IT infrastructure play…

Published on April 11, 2025

via Derek Britton and Planet Mainframe The mainframe industry has been analyzed and debated for decades as users, analysts, and vendors try to decode its evolving market dynamics. Now into its seventh decade, the platform has seen shifting needs, expectations, and innovation cycles. Keeping Tabs As…

Published on April 3, 2025

via Kevin Poireault and Infosecurity Magazine As World Backup Day celebrates its 14th anniversary, the message has shifted from backing up your data to holistically ensuring data resilience. This year, on this commemorative date, which originated from a 2011 Reddit post, the message has evolved from…

Published on April 1, 2025

via Planet Mainframe (by Derek Britton) IBM Mainframe continues to defy naysayers by attracting new workload and offering peerless reliability. This year sees its latest incarnation unveiled. What sort of market does it face? Since Fujitsu announced its exit, the last remaining mainframe computer on…

Published on March 20, 2025

Naples, FL – Advanced Software Products Group (ASPG, Inc.) is proud to introduce Megacryption-PC Administrator, a new Windows PowerShell utility designed to complement MegaCryption-PC by streamlining cryptography project administration. Using Megacryption-PC Administrator, Windows Administrators can efficiently deploy, manage and maintain a centralized cryptography framework while…

Published on February 10, 2025

via This Is Money  Cybercrime report reveals 421% growth in password reset scams in 2023 A password reset scam now happens every seven minutes, and fraudsters are targeting vulnerable users, including the elderly. A new report by LexisNexis Risk Solutions reveals that 70,000 password reset…

Published on January 29, 2025

via Mark Wilson and Planet Mainframe Putting the AI into mAInframe security Artificial intelligence can be as much a help as a threat: a powerful tool in the hands of either the good, the bad or the ugly. Today’s threat landscape and cybersecurity requirements are…