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2 Minute Drill - 23andMe Fallout, Craigslist Cybersecurity Pledge, and Synovus Data Leak Drex DeFord

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Drex covers the latest on 23andMe's leadership shakeup and breach settlement, Craigslist founder Craig Newmark’s $100M donation to strengthen U.S. cybersecurity, and the devastating aftermath of Synovus's breach in the UK, impacting nearly 1 million NHS patients.

Remember, Stay a little paranoid.

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Hey everyone, I'm Drex and this is the 2 Minute Drill, where I do three quick stories twice a week, all part of one great community, the 229 Cyber and Risk Community here at This Week Health. Today's drill is brought to you by Fortified Health Security. No matter where you're at in your cybersecurity journey, Fortified can help you improve your security posture through their 24 7 threat defense services or advisory solutions.

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Craigslist founder Craig Newmark is donating 100 million to bolster U. S. cybersecurity. Half the money will go towards critical infrastructure, half will go towards educating people on good cyber behavior. Newmark is 71 years old and he plans to give away nearly all of his wealth. Most of the latest pledge for cybersecurity hasn't been committed yet, and you can take a look at the criteria to apply for funding on his grant site at Craig Newmark Philanthropies dot org.

Good luck. And remember that big cyber incident in the UK? A pathology company called Synovus was taken down by some cyber thugs back in June, and that one pathology provider being taken out of commission caused a multi week cascade of events. Appointments cancelled, surgery put on hold. Postponements, even a shortage of blood and blood products.

Well now it's being reported that nearly 1 million NHS patients have had their data leaked online since the breach. It includes info on patients with cancer and sexually transmitted diseases. And everything else you can imagine. Synovus is now mostly back online. Uh, on this particular report, they say they don't know what was stolen or who the data is tied to.

Thanks again to our two minute drill sponsor, Healthcare Cyber Partner, Fortified Health Security, with a 98 percent discount. client retention rate, and three consecutive best in class awards. Fortified's exclusive focus on healthcare cybersecurity makes them the go to partner for healthcare organizations wanting to strengthen their cybersecurity posture.

Find out more at fortifiedhealthsecurity. com. Thanks for being here today. That's it for the two minute drill. Stay a little paranoid. I'll see you around campus.

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