News recently broke that the emails of over 350k clients of the Oregon Department of Human Services (DHS) have potentially been compromised after 9 employees were the target of a spear phishing campaign. It left 2 million emails potentially exposed.
The Oregon Department of Human Services announced that roughly 2 million emails with Protected Health Information from more than 350,000 customers have been potentially exposed after 9 employee mailboxes were compromised. https://t.co/mT0JDHqsgI
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Expert Comments Below:
Jonathan Deveaux, Enterprise Data Protection Specialist at comforte AG:
“What is clear is that human activity in cyber-space is still susceptible to data breaches, leaks, or exposure. Therefore, companies need to take a more active approach to safeguard their businesses from cyber-attacks. AI can help determine if emails should be captured and quarantined before even getting to employees’ inboxes. De-identifying sensitive data can also ensure that the data a cyber attacker is usually after has no exploitable value. Continued awareness training, education, and communication can help reduce the likelihood of humans clicking on malware-laced links, even though the possibility is highest among threat vectors.”