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Cyber Security in News
Cyber Security in News
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Overview
For this assignment I was asked to find two cybersecurity article in the news, along with giving relevent information on them and a quick summory in my words about the artical, then answering a few questions on it. I had to do this after completeing the CCBC cybersecurity certification and posting a copy, this one as a PNG, down below.
Point32Health hit by cybersecurity ransomware attack
Point32Health hit by cybersecurity ransomware attack
This article talks about a recent cybersecurity attack, mainly a ransomware attack, that hit Point32Health which is a health insurance provider. The article tells how certain systems are being targeted and when they noticed, then how they started to counteract this problem. The article then mainly focases on using quotes from people who work there to help describe the situation and what happened when they noticed it. They then end it off trying to talk about how they are getting law Enforcment and other forms of help to fix this issues.
Published by: WVCB5, Updated: Apr, 19 2023 No written author or editor.
this article uses a lot of quotes but no links or citations, but it does explain you can find more information further on their page. They also try using mostly facts and information to explain what happened and only give what they know. It seems they are doing what they can to fix and prevent this, Though keeping a tighter security on incoming files and information, while longer and more tedious, could have helped prevent this.
Major Mass., NH health insurance provider hit by cyber attack (wcvb.com)
Netflix Scam 2023
Netflix Scam 2023
This article seems to mostly want to help bring attention to phishing attempts using the recent Netflix scam mail going around. They explain about fake emails and how you should be careful and look at what you get more thoroughly, and not just click through every message. They also what to try bringing attention to ways to tell scams and phishing attempts to help prevent more from happening. This article goes into detail on a few ways to avoid and Provent phishing, and does all these due to and using the large amount of Netflix Phishing email attempts and stolen information that's happened recently.
Published on: Wionews, Edited by: Trisha Pathak, last updated; Apr, 21 2023.
This article seems to be trying to point out how the attacks are happening to bring attention to them, and then give advice on how to prevent being hit by them. this article tries using mostly facts and known information, even using example information for what may be found in a scam email.
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