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Clearwater CEO Steve Cagle discusses reducing risk of ransomware attacks


If hospitals want to reduce the odds of major disruptions from ransomware attacks, Steve Cagle says they need to understand the risks.

Cagle, the CEO of Clearwater, a cybersecurity company, recently spoke with Chief Healthcare Executive®. He says hospital boards and their CEOs must be engaged in cybersecurity, and that healthcare organizations must engage in an ongoing effort to improve their defenses.

Scores of health systems and hospitals have been hit with ransomware attacks, which threaten patient safety and incur enormous costs, both financially and to the reputation of an organization.

“And at some point, there’s a line that has to be drawn somewhere,” Cagle says. “How much risk are we willing to accept?”

Health systems looking to bolster their cybersecurity defenses are likely going to have to invest more money, and Cagle acknowledges that can be a difficult choice for hospitals.

Hospital leaders need to ensure that cybersecurity is an organization-wide priority, and it can’t be relegated to information technology departments, Cagle suggests.

Hospitals need to do more than implement tools to deter cyberattacks, Cagle says. They need to test those defenses.

“We see a lot of controls, a lot of tools that have been put in place,” Cagle says.

“What we haven’t seen enough of is actually testing those putting those to the test to see if they work,” he adds.

Cagle calls for continual testing of cybersecurity tools and training of employees.

“That’s how organizations will get better, is understanding where where the high risks are, focusing efforts there, putting the controls in place, testing the controls, making sure that you’re raising awareness throughout the organization, so that people are aware of those situations that get through right, the phishing email, the social engineering, and just leveraging all the resources in the most optimal way to to reduce risk,” he said.

Healthcare organizations have demonstrated a greater awareness of the risk of cybersecurity in recent months, although they still have work to do, Cagle says. He’s especially encouraged by the greater focus on the risks of cyberattacks to patient care, including the disruption of electronic…

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Everyone Will Want to Charge Their Vehicles Fast, These Entrepreneurs Bet | by Steve LeVine | Jun, 2021


The trick will be keeping all the innards cool

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A new fast-charging station at JFK Airport in New York. Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty

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Woman Threatens Rep. Steve King With A Lawsuit For Using A 12-Year-Old Meme On His Facebook Page

No matter what your political leanings are, this is just a very dumb thing to do. (via BentFranklin in the Techdirt Chat window):

The mother of the boy in the iconic “Success Kid” meme has threatened to sue Representative Steve King for using her son’s image in his campaign. In a series of tweets Monday, Laney Griner said she never gave his campaign permission to use the meme and called King a “vile man.”

Griner claimed King used an infamous copyrighted image of her son Sam, a minor, to raise money in a fundraising campaign without her permission.

Here’s the Facebook post by Rep. Steve King that got Griner so upset she’s threatening to waste money on a losing lawsuit (via Eric Hananoki):

The post isn’t smart or funny and suggests King’s supporters can only meme effectively by using other people’s money. It’s unclear how much money is needed to trigger liberals with bad memes, but the number of emojis deployed suggests it might be a lot.

Griner demanded “immediate removal” of the pictures of her meme son. King’s people complied. She also demanded King post an explanation stating that it was used without permission and for all donations resulting from the post be refunded to donors. It’s unknown if this has happened.

She’s also threatening a lawsuit, which seems like a really bad idea. Griner may not want her son associated with Rep. King (and really, who can blame her) but this also seems to be about something else: money.

“The majority of U.S. consumers reject your political and other views, often vehemently, as they have a right to do,” Griner’s attorney said in the cease-and-desist letter. “Those people may be repelled by any association with your politics and campaign and, therefore, unwilling to purchase products from legitimate licensees of the ‘Success Kid’ meme.

I’m not sure what the overlap between Steve King fans and people-who-buy-licensed-meme-goods is, but I’m guessing probably not enough to show any substantial loss in the income column. This is about politics, rather than unlicensed use, as Griner’s tweets make perfectly clear.

It’s highly unlikely anyone viewed Steve King’s post and thought the 11-month-infant (who is now a 13-year-old boy) supports King and his extremely controversial views. Enforcing IP rights selectively is always a bad look — one that makes rightsholders look opportunistic, rather than truly wronged by whatever incident has prompted the enforcement effort. According to Know Your Meme, there were 66,000 instances of the meme using her copyrighted photo at Quickmeme alone. And that was in 2011. No one’s making any noise about these but when Steve King uses it, suddenly it’s a whole thing.

This isn’t about IP protection. It’s about politically-expedient enforcement. Griney could have asked Steve King to take it down and told everyone how displeased she was with this use. But she didn’t do that. She hired a lawyer, issued a cease-and-desist, and threatened a lawsuit. Sure, she’s well within her rights. But she’s not doing anything to erase the perception that copyright is a handy tool for censorship and the silencing of people you just simply don’t care for.

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Steve Jobs resigned as Apple CEO 5 years ago tomorrow

Apple’s post-Steve Jobs leadership era began officially on Aug. 24, 2011 – five years ago tomorrow — with the announcement of his resignation and the appointment of Tim Cook as new CEO.

The news of his resignation, while not unexpected, was momentous.

Jobs made the announcement in a letter addressed to “the Apple Board of Directors and the Apple Community” and posted to the company’s website:

I have always said if there ever came a day when I could no longer meet my duties and expectations as Apple’s CEO, I would be the first to let you know. Unfortunately, that day has come.

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