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68% of Pharma Executives Have Had Credentials Breached Online

Adam Levin

The online credentials for 68% of pharmaceutical executives analyzed for a study have been compromised recently. The study, conducted by cybersecurity firm Blackcloak, found that the email accounts of over two-thirds of pharmaceutical executives had been compromised within the last five to ten years.

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Ransomware accounts for 54% of cyber threats in the health sector

Security Affairs

The study is based on a total of 215 publicly reported incidents in the EU and neighboring countries. 42% of incidents reported targeted hospitals, while health authorities, bodies and agencies accounted for 14%, and the pharmaceutical industry for 9%. Most targeted assets (30%) are patient data, including electronic health records.

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More Attacks against Computer Automatic Update Systems

Schneier on Security

Studying this case, our experts found other samples that used similar algorithms. Also, our experts identified three additional victims: another video gaming company, a conglomerate holding company and a pharmaceutical company, all in South Korea. Me on supply chain security.

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Optimizing clinical trial site performance: A focus on three AI capabilities

IBM Big Data Hub

Despite advancements in the pharmaceutical industry and biomedical research, delivering drugs to market is still a complex process with tremendous opportunity for improvement. The ability to seize these advantages is one way that pharmaceutical companies may be able to gain sizable competitive edge.

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Why You Need to Tune EDR to Secure Your Environment

eSecurity Planet

This allows EDR to deploy very quickly, but it also allows for a number of security vulnerabilities. Here we’ll discuss why EDR vendors choose these configurations, and how organizations can tune their EDR systems to fit their organization and improve security. Also read: 10 Top Active Directory Security Tools.

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Delivering ROI for Our Customers When it Matters Most

Reltio

Total Economic Impactâ„¢ Study Finds Reltio's Modern MDM Delivered 366% ROI. We recently commissioned Forrester Consulting to complete a study called "The Total Economic Impactâ„¢ (TEI) of the Reltio Master Data Management Platform , Cost Savings and Business Benefits Enabled by Reltio."

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MY TAKE: Why ‘basic research’ is so vital to bringing digital transformation to full fruition

The Last Watchdog

Ongoing basic research in advanced cryptography concepts is pivotal to putting the brakes on widening cyber risks and ultimately arriving at a level of privacy and security that makes sense. Biomedical engineer Dr. Joe Alexander, the former medical director at pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, grabbed a distinguished scientist post, as well.