ISMG Editors Discuss Lawsuits Following Year’s Largest Health Data Breach
The latest ISMG Editors' Panel focused on the legal consequences faced by Conduent after enduring the year’s biggest health data breach. It also covered the U.S. government's response challenges during the longest shutdown in history and the rising threats to critical infrastructure from hacktivists.
Panel Overview
Four ISMG editors convened to examine key cybersecurity developments including:
- The ongoing fallout for Conduent, a business process outsourcing firm targeted by hackers.
- Complications in the federal response due to the extended U.S. government shutdown following a breach at vendor F5.
- Increased attacks on critical infrastructure by self-proclaimed hacktivists.
Panelists included Marianne Kolbasuk McGee, executive editor of HealthcareInfoSecurity; Tony Morbin, executive news editor, EU; Chris Riotta, managing editor, GovInfoSecurity; and Mathew Schwartz, executive editor of DataBreachToday and Europe.
Additional ISMG Insights
The ISMG Editors’ Panel is a weekly series, with past sessions addressing topics such as the federal shutdown's repercussions and privacy issues related to the UN Cybercrime Treaty.
“Schwartz is an award-winning journalist with two decades of experience in magazines, newspapers and electronic media. He has covered the information security and privacy sector throughout his career.”
Summary
This discussion highlights the increasing complexity of cybersecurity incidents, the legal impacts on breached organizations, and the evolving threats facing government and critical infrastructure.
Author’s summary: The ISMG panel sheds light on Conduent’s breach aftermath, challenges in federal cyber response amid shutdown, and rising hacktivist threats to vital infrastructure sectors.
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