Firm overseeing cybersecurity during massive ransomware attack moves out of hospital supply chain business

Windsor Star— TransForm Shared Service Organization, which oversaw cybersecurity as hackers took down systems at five Ontario hospitals, including Windsor’s, has ceased supply chain services for the targeted institutions. The agency has handed over that responsibility, along with $5 million of its annual operating budget and a third of its full-time staff, to a larger shared […]

NL Times—Dutch cybersecurity experts warning companies about global ransomware attack. Dutch cybersecurity companies have issued warnings to thousands of companies about a global ransomware attack. The attackers, known as the Cactus Gang, are from Eastern Europe and have been active since the end of last year. The gang penetrated the companies' networks because the companies used a Qlik Sense server. The Dutch experts said they discovered that many of these servers are vulnerable to ransomware attacks. The experts work for Delft security company Fox-IT, Northwave from Utrecht,...

ETtech.com—Flipkart’s supply chain head Hemant Badri to lead quick commerce business. Ecommerce major Flipkart’s foray into quick commerce will be led by its senior vice president and group head of supply chain, Hemant Badri.The company is aiming to launch its quick commerce offering in July, ET had reported last week. It is in the process of setting up a chain of dark stores to do the same. Badri has spent just over three years at Flipkart. Prior to that, he was at fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) major Unilever for nearly 11 years, ending his stint there as vice president of...

@KnowBe4—New Report Finds That 27% of Small Businesses Would Be Put Out of Business By A Cyber Attack. According to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the pressure is mounting on small and medium businesses (SMBs), as they must get their cyber preparedness correct or the next cyber attacks could prove disastrous.