Tag: healthcare breach
Stealth spyware strikes healthcare sector
Following an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), a pharmacist at the University of Maryland Medical Center, Dr. Matthew Bathula, is accused of allegedly carrying out a decade-long campaign of cyber-voyeurism. According to local newspaper, the Baltimore Banner, Bathula allegedly watched the women colleagues in real-time, including one while she was home breastfeeding, undressing, and having sex with her husband. Six of the women are suing the hospital for negligence.
US White House Issues Executive Order to Improve Nation’s Cybersecurity – December 22nd
On December 21st, the U.S. White House issued Executive Order (EO) 14028, "Executive Order on Improving the Nation's Cybersecurity," which emphasized modernizing cybersecurity infrastructure by coding in more secure ways. A more detailed excerpt from the Executive Order stated; "Software engineers, developers, and coders must build secure code and security controls into the code they create. They need to make security by design and security by default software-design requirements."