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After months of speculation relating to Russian interference in the U.S. election, DHS and the FBI issued a rather detailed Joint Analysis, detailing the methodologies and techniques used by the Russian intelligence services and their associated threat groups.The U.S. government is not saying that Russia "tampered with vote tallies in order to get Donald Trump elected President," but believe that Russia is behind cyberattacks that targeted the Democratic National Committee and a host of other U.S. entities. So what does this mean for you as a business owner, employee, or consumer? If Russian hackers are capable of infiltrating a highly ranking organization like the DNC, then they are most likely capable of hacking your company server or private email account.

On November 28th, 2016 Quest Diagnostics failed to secure the Protected Health Information (PHI) of 34,000 patients from unidentified threat actors. An “unauthorized third party” accessed patient data including their lab results, name, date of birth, and telephone numbers.