Jessica Davis

On Dec. 27, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a final guidance addressing the cyber vulnerabilities in medical devices, outlining how manufacturers should maintain security of internet-connected devices such as pacemakers and insulin pumps.

Our rundown of all things precision medicine that attendees can expect to find at this year’s annual conference, including an all-day precision medicine symposium, education sessions and expert speakers.

President-elect Donald Trump selected Tom Bossert as White House homeland security and counterterrorism advisor - and elevated the position as an assistant to the president, the incoming administration announced Dec. 27.

Community Health Plan of Washington was breached, and 381,534 current and former patient records may have been exposed, according to The Seattle Times.

The former HHS Secretary says, "pretending the law never happened is not an option," but that parts of the Affordable Care Act will be repealed, including the individual mandate.

November saw a 60 percent increase of breach incidents from October, at an average of two per day. With 57 reported incidents, November saw the most breaches so far this year, according to the Protenus Breach Barometer released Dec. 15.

The 'No More Ransom' campaign, established by Intel Security, Kaspersky Lab, Europol and the Dutch National police in July, expanded again with the addition of 34 new partners and 32 new decryptors, Europol announced.

The company now holds the top two spots for the biggest data breaches in history.

Despite law enforcement agencies telling businesses to stop paying the ransom, cybercriminals are expected to earn more than $1 billion from ransomware campaigns in the coming year.

Companies that employ phishing simulations drastically reduce the number of employees who click infected emails, according to a new report from PhishMe.