A cybersecurity incident doesn't pause while your team figures out what to do next. Every minute an attacker remains in your environment, they have more time to expand their foothold, exfiltrate data, or encrypt additional systems — and the business is losing money the entire time. But here's the critical nuance most organizations miss: the goal isn't to start recovering as fast as possible. It's to understand what you're dealing with and contain the incident first.
Topics: Data Breach, Information Security, Incident Response, cybersecurity insurance, Cybersecurity Consulting
In January 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) introduced proposed updates to the HIPAA Security Rule, aiming to close security gaps and strengthen protections for electronic protected health information (ePHI). These changes come in response to an alarming rise in cyberattacks in the healthcare sector, where ransomware and data breaches have affected millions of patients and cost the industry billions of dollars.
Topics: Cybersecurity, HIPAA, Data Breach, Information Security, Data Security, Data Protection, healthcare, Passwords, Risk Assessment, Ransomware, MFA, Compliance, Policies & Procedures
It’s hard to believe that we survived 2024, and with 2025 finally here, we thought we would present where ProCircular sees the world headed. The cybersecurity landscape continues to evolve at a breakneck pace, driven by AI-enabled threats and an increasingly complex world. From deepfake videos to targeted social engineering, attackers are finding new ways to exploit trust and access critical systems.
Topics: Cybersecurity, Network Security, Data Breach, Information Security, Data Security, Data Protection, Security Awareness Training, healthcare, hacking, Manufacturing, Passwords, risk, Ransomware, Banking, Financial Institutions
Hackers have used red team tool EDRSilencer to make the Windows Filtering Platform (WFP) block a list of EDR products from communicating with their management consoles. this software can affect any Windows workstation or Windows server that runs an EDR.
Topics: Cybersecurity, Network Security, Information Security, Red team
CMMC Final Rule, 32 CFR Part 170, was released with formal publishing set for October 15, 2024.
Topics: Cybersecurity, Information Security, Compliance, CMMC