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Vendor security covers risks introduced by suppliers, including software flaws, exposed systems, and weak access to customer data.

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Vendor is an external organization that supplies an IT product or service, such as software, hardware, cloud hosting, or managed security. In security reporting, the term usually concerns a third party whose technology, personnel, or connectivity forms part of an organization’s environment or handles its data.

Vendor risk depends on the access and dependency involved. A compromised or poorly secured vendor can expose customer information, introduce vulnerabilities through software updates or components, or provide attackers with a route into connected systems. Practical controls include risk-based due diligence, contractual security and notification requirements, least-privilege access, vulnerability and software-supply-chain review, monitoring, and prompt removal of access when a relationship ends. Assessments should also address privacy obligations and how the vendor will support investigation and recovery if a security incident occurs.

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Bank Info Security 2 years, 5 months ago

Therapy Provider Notifying 4 Million Patients of PJ&A Hack

Concentra Health Services Joins List of Those Affected in Transcriber's Data BreachA Texas-based physical and occupational therapy provider is notifying nearly 4 million patients that they have joined the soaring tally of victims of a data theft incident at a Nevada medical transcription vendor last year. The supply chain hack appears to have affected at least 14 million people.

More from Bank Info Security 27 Jan 2024, 12:00 p.m. Breach Hacking Healthcare Incident Supply Chain Theft Vendor Victims

Judge says anti-hacking laws fits Pegasus case "to a T" A US court has rejected spyware vendor NSO Group's motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Apple that alleges the developer violated computer fraud and other laws by infecting customers' iDevices with its surveillance software.…

More from The Register 25 Jan 2024, 12:31 p.m. Apple Fraud Hacking Lawsuit NSO Group Spyware Vendor
Bank Info Security 2 years, 5 months ago

Medical Lab Database Exposed 1.3M Records, COVID Test Info

Researcher Reported Configuration Issue to Cloud Vendor After Lab Failed to RespondAn unsecured database appearing to belong to a Netherlands-based medical laboratory exposed 1.3 million records on the internet, including COVID test results and other personal identifiable information, said a security researcher who discovered the trove and reported his findings to the company.

More from Bank Info Security 24 Jan 2024, 1:00 p.m. Cloud COVID-19 Database Exposure Healthcare Leak Netherlands Vendor