Breach

Much like hospitals and government, video game developers can't afford to go dark, nor can they easily overcome exposure of their secret sauce. That makes them an attractive target.

Organizations in the health care sector and beyond should be aware of potential copycat attacks, which could result in significant damage to reputation and subsequently the bottom line.

An apparent ransomware infection at Barnes & Noble, which spread from the retailer’s corporate systems to its stores, has led to speculation over whether a lack of business segmentation could have assisted the malware’s propagation.

The breach perpetrated by two “rogue employees” who worked on the e-commerce platform’s support team illustrates how certain roles within an organization may require more stringent monitoring.

Experts told SC Media that the auditing and reporting process is an important component of a health care organization’s data privacy strategy in order to catch violations, and that particular focus should be paid to "records that would be of high interest or curiosity."

Regardless of whether or not the incidents are connected, the latest attack will carry ramifications, exacerbated by the combined effects of previous incidents.

The security training authority has confirmed to SC Media that an employee was tricked into downloading malicious code, which then caused emails to be automatically forwarded to the attacker.