News of the Week for Week Ending July 18 2020

<p>In this episode, we go over cybersecurity news that stuck out to me over the past week, as things we all need to pay attention to. Article links listed below. This episode's format is based on a segment I teach in my class on cybersecurity risk management, to help students better understand the reading materials by using world events that are current and topical.</p> <p><a href="https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/files/Advisory-APT29-targets-COVID-19-vaccine-development-V1-1.pdf" title="www.ncsc.gov.uk/files/Advisory-APT29-targets-COVID-19-vaccine-development-V1-1.pdf"><strong>www.ncsc.gov.uk</strong></a>: Advisory: APT29 targets COVID-19 vaccine development</p> <p><a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2020/07/12/hospitals-see-rise-patient-data-hacking-attacks-during-covid-19/5403402002/" title="www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2020/07/12/hospitals-see-rise-patient-data-hacking-attacks-during-covid-19/5403402002/"><strong>www.usatoday.com</strong></a>: A game of 'cat and mouse': Hacking attacks on hospitals for patient data increase during coronavirus pandemic</p> <p><a href="https://www.theregister.com/2020/07/16/privacy_shield_struck_down/" title="www.theregister.com/2020/07/16/privacy_shield_struck_down/"><strong>www.theregister.com</strong></a>: Privacy Shield binned after EU court rules transatlantic data protection</p> <p><a href="https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/07/twitter-lost-control-of-its-internal-systems-to-bitcoin-scamming-hackers/" title="arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/07/twitter-lost-control-of-its-internal-systems-to-bitcoin-scamming-hackers/"><strong>arstechnica.com</strong></a>: Twitter lost control of its internal systems to Bitcoin-scamming hackers</p> <p><a href="https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/8895ek/hackers-are-finding-footage-on-police-body-cams-they-bought-on-ebay" title="www.vice.com/en_us/article/8895ek/hackers-are-finding-footage-on-police-body-cams-they-bought-on-ebay"><strong>www.vice.com</strong></a>: Hackers Are Finding Footage on Police B