Episode 39 - Just When You Thought Wed Go a Week WIthout a HIPAA Breach

Published: Jan. 8, 2020, 11:12 a.m.

Good Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 39.\xa0 It is Wednesday Jan 8, 2020. I am your host Scott Gombar and Just When You Thought We\u2019d Go a Week WIthout a HIPAA Breach\n\n\xa0This podcast is brought to you by Nwaj Tech, a Client Focused and Security Minded IT Consultant based in Central Connecticut.\xa0 You can visit us at nwajtech.com\n\nFacebook\xa0 has begun cracking down on DeepFake Videos.\nThey will remove videos that are uploaded in an attempt to deceive but will not remove videos determined to be satirical.\xa0\xa0\n\nIf videos have been edited or synthesized in ways that aren\u2019t obvious to an average person and intend to mislead people into thinking that a subject of the video said words that they did not actually say.\n\nIf videos are the product of artificial intelligence or machine learning that merges, replaces or superimposes content onto a video, making it appear to be authentic.\n\nGoogle has removed several apps with zero day exploits or critical vulnerabilities from the Google Play Store.\xa0 They include Camero, FileCrypt, CallCam and Pulse Secure VPN App\n\nCisco Releases Security Updates\n\nMicrosoft Phishing Scam Exploits Iran Cyberattack Scare\n\nFirefox 72 Out With Fingerprinter Blocking, Hidden Notification Prompts\n\nMedical Info of Roughly 50K Exposed in Minnesota Hospital Breach\n\nHospital Employee Pleads Guilty to Five-Year Account Hacking Spree