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In the latest weekly update, four editors at Information Security Media Group discussed important cybersecurity and privacy issues, including the surging number of MOVEit breach victims and the state of ransomware innovation, why the federal government warned healthcare firms about the use of web trackers, and how the DOJ is expanding its “whole of government” approach to fight ransomware.
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The panelists – Anna Delaney, director, productions; Tony Morbin, executive news editor, EU; Marianne Kolbasuk McGee, executive editor, HealthcareInfoSecurity; and Mathew Schwartz, executive editor, DataBreachToday and Europe – discussed:
- Updates on the latest tally of MOVEit victims and what the incident reveals about the state of innovation in the ransomware ecosystem;
- How the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Health and Human Services are jointly warning dozens of hospitals and telehealth providers of potential data privacy and security violations involving the use of online tracking technologies;
- Why the U.S. Department of Justice is merging its Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section and the National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team.
The ISMG Editors’ Panel runs weekly. Don’t miss our previous installments, including the July 14 edition on why the U.S. is behind on securing credit cards and the July 21 edition on Microsoft’s move to expand logging access.