Weekly Australian Health IT Links – 15 August, 2022.

Here are a few I have come across the last week or so. Note: Each link is followed by a title and a few paragraphs. For the full article click on the link above title of the article. Note also that full access to some links may require site registration or subscription payment.General Comment-----Interesting to see ongoing funding for the #myHR announced to help Accenture keep is all going. Not sure why?Lots of NBN news with the Annual Report released.-----https://itwire.com/business-it-news/security/ransomware-attacks-on-the-rise-report.htmlThursday, 11 August 2022 15:33Ransomware attacks on the rise: reportBy Staff WriterThere has been a significant increase in global ransomware attacks in the second quarter of 2022, with attacks up 24% from the three months of the first quarter this year.The report on a global rise in ransomware from security company Avast in its Q2/2022 Threat Report released today reveals that the comany ’s researchers also uncovered a new zero-day exploit in Chrome, as well as signals how cybercriminals are preparing to move away from macros as an infection vector.According to the Avast report, the highest quarter-on-quarter increases in ransomware risk ratio occurred in Argentina (+56%), UK (+55%), Brazil (+50%), France (+42%), and India (+37%).“Consumers, but especially businesses should be on guard and prepared for encounters with ransomware, as the threat is not going anywhere anytime soon,” explains Jakub Kroustek, Avast Malware Research Dire...
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