In-brief: SAP AG announced alliances with a string of software and hardware makers to provide end to end security for Internet of Things deployments. Check Point and Intel are among the company’s partners.
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Report: Cyber Insurance Premiums Jump in Wake of Incidents
In-brief: cyber insurance premiums are jumping following a string of large and high-profile breaches, Reuters reports. But that doesn’t mean insurers are souring on covering online risk.
Epidemic: Researchers Find Thousands of Medical Systems Exposed to Hackers
In-brief: Thousands of clinical systems are exposed to remote attacks according to researchers, who say that poorly designed and loosely configured medical devices are a major source of insecurity.
Study: Energy, Utilities Struggle with Security Readiness
In-brief: a survey of key sectors found that energy and utilities firms are struggling to reduce their risk of an attack.
Doctors Still In the Dark After Electronics Records Hack Exposes Data on 4 Million
In-brief: Four million patients of more than 230 hospitals, doctors offices and clinics had patient data exposed in a May attack on the Fort Wayne, Indiana firm Medical Informatics Engineering (MIE), according to the Indiana Attorney General.