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Project Summary
Project Summary
The purpose of this project is to look into cyber security related topics within the news currently so that we can gain a greater understanding of the importance of prioritizing our own cyber security.
Lessons Learned
Lessons Learned
My research taught me the negative effects of poor cyber security (particularly within large corporations). Good cyber security is essential to ensure that the information that you possess is stored in a way that doesn't compromise you, or anyone else who a breach may effect.
Healthcare Data Breach
Healthcare Data Breach
What Kind of Breach Was It?
What Kind of Breach Was It?
The source I found discusses healthcare data breach statistics as a general issue, so there isn't a particular breach type being focused on. If I had to guess what causes the biggest data breaches in healthcare, it's probably phishing. People fall for phishing all the time, especially older and more vulnerable people.
Who Was Affected?
Who Was Affected?
These breaches actually affect the vast majority of average citizens in the U.S. Every American has private healthcare data that is floating around in some database, so naturally when something like that is hacked or breached, there's a chance of countless people being affected. according to my source breaches like these have been on the rise for the last 14 years, which is exactly why people should be aware that this can happen to anyone.
How Can You Protect Yourself?
How Can You Protect Yourself?
Issues like this can be prevented easily if you know what to look for. The first thing that you should make sure of is that you know your healthcare provider's contact information so that you can discern when an email or phone call is or isn't from them. The next thing that you should do, is simply to keep a watchful eye on all your accounts and using healthcare compliance software so that you know when something is up so you can take quick action.
Source Evaluation:
Source Evaluation:
This source is published by the HIPPA Journal and authored by Steve Adler.
It was published on October 24th, 2024, so this source is very relevant.
The HIPPA Journal is a trusted source that publishes all information and statistics relating to HIPPA, so this is a trustworthy source.
The information is presented very well, it's broken up by headings and titles to make it easily readable and easy to navigate to what you're looking for.
AT&T Data Breach
AT&T Data Breach
What Kind of Breach Was It?
What Kind of Breach Was It?
This breach appears to be a privacy issue, a third-party advertising company that they had previously worked with released information that they shouldn't have.
Whos Was Affected?
Whos Was Affected?
This breach affected AT&T users because it exposed their information to parties that had no reason to have it. My source says that it did not include things such as credit card information, social security numbers, or passwords.
How Can You Protect Yourself?
How Can You Protect Yourself?
The easiest way to protect yourself from breaches like this is to avoid cellular providers who have a track record of security breaches because it indicates that they may be more likely to suffer from more. Stay on top of what is happening within companies that you're giving sensitive information to because you can catch things that are about to happen before they actually do by paying attention to your company's decisions.
Source Evaluation:
Source Evaluation:
This was published by Cyber Security Dive and authored by Matt Kapko.
This was published on September 18th, 2024.
This was posted by an outlet that focuses on cyber security news exclusively and after some digging, it looks pretty credible.
There aren't many headings to guide you in this site, but it is broken up into paragraphs to add some separation. It's fairly easy to read, but more headings would be ideal.
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