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2017 in cybersecurity and privacy news

The Parallax

The Spanish government, on the other hand, seems to have figured out how to use the Internet against its citizens. And NotPetya cost pharmaceutical giant Merck more than $310 million , FedEx more than $300 million , and shipping company Maersk more than $200 million.

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Triaging modern medicine’s cybersecurity issues

The Parallax

In their pursuit of patient data, cybercriminals often reach for the lowest-hanging bunches of fruit, which often are the least secured legacy Windows computers, as well as Internet-connected devices collectively known as the Internet of Things. Time for a Department of the Internet of Things?

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Radar trends to watch: July 2021

O'Reilly Media - Ideas

Microsoft is stressing biometrics (which have their own problems) and multi-factor authentication. Amazon Sidewalk lets Amazon devices connect to other open WiFi nets to extend their range and tap others’ internet connections. Authentication using gestures, hand shapes, and geometric deep learning ? It is also a Very Bad Idea.

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Data Integrity: Types, Threats, and Countermeasures

Altexsoft

It was suggested by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to define good data integrity practices within the pharmaceutical, biologic, medical devices, and food industries. Data transfer protocol regulates how exactly the information can be sent from one device, server, or cloud to another, including security and authentication measures.

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Main Healthcare APIs: Types, Providers, and Use Cases

Altexsoft

What’s even more surprising is that faxes and phone calls remain the communication means of choice in health departments across the country that invented the Internet. authentication protocol. The company has an open sandbox allowing developers to test their app without authentication. Source: Cerner’s Open Developer Program.

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22 Health IT Experts Reveal the Single Best Way to Simplify Interoperability in Healthcare IT

Datica

Provide Nonstop Security with a Kill Switch Feature: A kill switch ensures that if your encrypted connection disconnects, the Internet connection is stopped and no data is transferred so that no third party can see your data in plain text. Later, Michael was founding CEO of Pharmasset, an Emory University start-up company.

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Technology Trends for 2024

O'Reilly Media - Ideas

While we like to talk about how fast technology moves, internet time, and all that, in reality the last major new idea in software architecture was microservices, which dates to roughly 2015. There were over 28,000 registrations, with attendees and sponsors from industries as diverse as pharmaceuticals, logistics, and manufacturing.

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