Report: Cyberbreach detection rises from 19% to 41% in a year

Report: Cyberattacks behind most health care data breaches last year | AI platform detects cyberattacks with 85% accuracy | Court decision highlights risks of privacy policies Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version] April 21, 2016 [Â] [Data Security & Privacy SmartBrief] [SIGN UP] ⋅ [FORWARD] ⋅ [ARCHIVE] Top Story [Report: Cyberattacks behind most health care data breaches last year] Health care data breaches due to cyberattacks rose 82% in 2014, whereas the majority of breaches in the last 10 years were caused by lost or stolen devices, a Symantec report states. Researchers also found a significant increase in sophisticated cyberattacks that targeted entire health care IT systems last year, which compromised not only protected health information and patient data, but also health care delivery and patient safety. [Health IT Security] (4/18) [LinkedIn] [Twitter] [Facebook] [Google+] [Email] Data Security & Privacy [AI platform detects cyberattacks with 85% accuracy] The AI2 artificial intelligence platform developed by the Michigan Institute of Technology's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory and a machine-learning startup, PatternEx, combines three machine-learning techniques to help it detect cyberattacks. "The more attacks the system detects, the more analyst feedback it receives, which, in turn, improves the accuracy of future predictions," said research scientist Kalyan Veeramachaneni. "That human-machine interaction creates a beautiful, cascading effect." [International Business Times] (4/19) [LinkedIn] [Twitter] [Facebook] [Google+] [Email] [Court decision highlights risks of privacy policies] A federal court in February found that an insurer's "pledge" to protect policyholders' information could be construed as part of an insurance policy, meaning that exposure of such information could constitute a breach of contract. Insurers should take steps to carefully assess language used in extraneous documents delivered with policies, clearly label documents meant for incorporation by reference and consider using disclaimers to nonpolicy documents, write lawyers Carol Gerner and Cinthia Granados Motley. [ClaimsJournal.com] (4/14) [LinkedIn] [Twitter] [Facebook] [Google+] [Email] Cyber Risk [Nearly 3 in 10 Android devices exposed to hacking via old software] [Android logo] (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Nearly 3 in 10 Android devices worldwide are running old software that leaves them vulnerable to hackers, Google says. That translates into about 400 million Android devices at risk among the 1.4 billion in use globally. [The Register (U.K.)] (4/20) [LinkedIn] [Twitter] [Facebook] [Google+] [Email] - [Study: Mobile end points were malware targets in health care organizations] Health IT Security (4/20) By the Numbers [Report: Cyberbreach detection rises from 19% to 41% in a year] Cyberthreats are still on the rise, but companies seem to be adding to security, increasing the detection of breaches, according to the Trustwave Global Security Report. Last year, enterprises found 41% of breaches, compared with 19% in 2014, the report says. [The Wall Street Journal (tiered subscription model)] (4/19) [LinkedIn] [Twitter] [Facebook] [Google+] [Email] - [BVP Cyber Index names biggest cybersecurity companies in the world] Forbes (4/20) Practice & Policy [Are keystroke dynamics the key to cybersecurity?] [Keyboard] (Loic Venance/AFP/Getty Images) Organizations can increase their cybersecurity by adding keystroke dynamics to current password and authentication protocols for users, the experts in this article say. The software learns a person's typing patterns over time for authentication, and professionals say the cost to deploy the system is minimal. [EdTech magazine online] (4/19) [LinkedIn] [Twitter] [Facebook] [Google+] [Email] AllClear ID News Is your team ready for a data breach? As data breaches increase in scale and frequency, businesses must prepare today to ensure an effective, customer-focused response. 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