The Security Ledger

MAY 3, 2022

The bad news: those same remote access features could be used to launch crippling, large scale attacks on US farms. The post Feel Good Ukraine Tractor Story Highlights Ag Cyber Risk appeared first on The Security Ledger with Paul F. Jim Langevin on Cyber Policy in an Age of Political Polarization. The bad news?

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 27, 2021

The explosion of ransomware and similar cyber incidents along with rising associated costs is convincing a growing number of insurance companies to raise the premiums on their cyber insurance policies or reduce coverage, moves that could further squeeze organizations under siege from hackers. In addition, the U.S.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

We recently had the rare opportunity to sit down with three cyber-experienced executives offering their views on cybersecurity and how to communicate cyber risk with the C-Suite and Board. Read article > The post 5 Takeaways From Our Webinar on Cyber Risk with Former BP CEO Bob Dudley appeared first on Axio.

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The Security Ledger

AUGUST 7, 2024

The FBI will host an event exploring agricultural cyber risks in Omaha, Nebraska amid growing concerns of cyber attacks on US agriculture as farms embrace precision agriculture. The post At Nebraska Event, FBI Calls Out Cyber Threats To Agriculture appeared first on The Security Ledger with Paul F.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

As a security leader, if your Board or CEO struggle to understand the state of your organization’s cyber risk posture, you will effectively be. Read article > The post 5 Reasons You Can’t Miss This Discussion on Cyber Risk with former BP CEO Bob Dudley appeared first on Axio.

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Threatpost

JUNE 8, 2020

The one cyber risk that governments are much better at controlling than we are is insider threats. Governments have been dealing with people threats for centuries and have powerful tools at their disposal for such investigations.

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The Security Ledger

MAY 8, 2022

A cyber attack has disrupted the operations of AGCO/Fendt, a major manufacturer of agricultural equipment, the company has acknowledged. The post Cyber Attack Halts Production at Ag Equipment Maker AGCO Fendt appeared first on The Security Ledger with Paul F. Cyber attacks on agriculture on the rise.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Governor Hochul recently announced New York's first-ever statewide cybersecurity strategy aimed at protecting the State's digital infrastructure from today's cyber threats. states have implemented government regulations specifically tailored to enhance cybersecurity practices in hospitals. In addition to New York, several other U.S.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 22, 2021

With cyber attacks against financial and banking institutions now a daily occurrence, cyber threats have become the biggest risk to the global financial system, according to Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. But the world changes, the world evolves, and the risks change as well.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 31, 2021

Cyber risk is the top concern for water and wastewater systems. With government intelligence confirming cyber attacks staged by Russia and Iran , utilities need strong risk management to protect public health, sensitive personal information, and national security. .

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Security Affairs

APRIL 11, 2021

Fitch Ratings published an alert last week to warn of the “material risk” to water and sewer utilities caused by cyber attacks that could also impact their ability to repay debt. The expenses to mitigate a cyber-attack could impact the ability of the utilities of paying their debt. ” concludes the alert.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 13, 2024

CISA adds Windows and Qualcomm bugs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog Three new Ivanti CSA zero-day actively exploited in attacks Ukrainian national pleads guilty in U.S. Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 18, 2021

After the SolarWinds cyber attack on Govt infrastructure, the government of United States seems to have taken Cybersecurity as a top priority to rectify any flaws that could make way to any future cyber attacks in the future. Evaluation of systemic risks that are associated to third parties.

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Schneier on Security

OCTOBER 10, 2018

The US Government Accounting Office just published a new report: " Weapons Systems Cyber Security: DOD Just Beginning to Grapple with Scale of Vulnerabilities " (summary here ). However, they make weapon systems more vulnerable to cyber attacks.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 2, 2022

In the US, 2021 was a record year for reported data breaches , while in the UK, a recent government report revealed that two-fifths of businesses had suffered a cyber-attack over the previous 12 months. The post The Top Five Sources of Data Breaches and How to Reduce Their Impact appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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The Security Ledger

JANUARY 3, 2019

Let's be clear: the natural gas explosions that rocked the Merrimack Valley north of Boston in September weren't the result of a cyber attack. The post Sensor-y Overload: Cyber Risk and the. Read the whole entry. »

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SecureWorld News

MAY 27, 2021

NASA audit: work from home greatly increases attack surface. The audit proves what we've heard from many security leaders during our SecureWorld Remote Sessions : the pandemic and work from home have greatly increased the cyber attack surface and attack attempts. How does your organization compare?

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The Security Ledger

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Eric Goldstein, Executive Assistant Director for Cybersecurity for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), says the agency is all about helping companies and local government to keep hackers at bay. The post Episode 228: CISA’s Eric Goldstein on being Everyone’s Friend in Cyber. Read the whole entry. »

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The Security Ledger

OCTOBER 3, 2019

In this episode of Security Ledger Podcast (#163) sponsored by LastPass: companies are spending more than ever on cyber security, but feel less secure. Kevin Richards of the insurer Marsh joins us to talk about that company's Cyber Risk Perceptions Survey. Kevin Richards is the Global Lead for Cyber Risk Consulting at Marsh.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 5, 2024

One of the headline additions is the new "Govern" function, which provides guidance on incorporating cybersecurity into an organization's broader governance and enterprise risk management strategy. Mature and defensible security is only possible with clear governance to make decisions on what is required."

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

A high alert raised by FBI, NSA and CISA on a joint note says that some government backed hackers are busy stealing confidential information from defense contractors and the campaign to steal intelligence is going from January 2020. Note 2- The advisory was issued when Russia was trying to wage a war with its neighbor Ukraine.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 18, 2023

While this represents an enormous leap in capability, it also poses potential risks such as data exposure, misinformation, and AI-enabled cyber attacks. Effective AI governance has become imperative to balance the benefits and risks.

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The Security Ledger

JUNE 20, 2022

The post Episode 239: Power shifts from Russia to China in the Cyber Underground appeared first on The. Related Stories Feel Good Ukraine Tractor Story Highlights Ag Cyber Risk Episode 238: Robots Are The Next Frontier In Healthcare Cyber Risk Episode 236: Cyberwar Takes A Back Seat In Ukraine (For Now).

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Last Watchdog posed two questions: •What should be my biggest takeaway from 2023, with respect to mitigating cyber risks at my organization? ai Antani Many speculated that the ransomware attack on a Toyota supply chain player in Kojima, Japan was in retaliation for Japan’s aid to Ukraine.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 24, 2024

surfaces in the threat landscape Pokemon Company resets some users’ passwords Ukraine cyber police arrested crooks selling 100 million compromised accounts New AcidPour wiper targets Linux x86 devices. Is it a Russia’s weapon? Players hacked during the matches of Apex Legends Global Series.

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IT Security Guru

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Their loss ratios – total claims plus the insurer’s costs, divided by total premiums earned – are now consistently above 60%, which presents something of an existential threat to the insurance industry, making cyber risk a potentially uninsurable area due to falling profitability.

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The Security Ledger

JUNE 5, 2024

Chris Walcutt, the CSO at DirectDefense talks about the rapidly changing threat landscape that critical infrastructure owners and operators inhabit, and how savvy firms are managing OT cyber risks. The post Spotlight Podcast: OT Is Under Attack. appeared first on The Security Ledger with Paul F. Click the icon below to listen.

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SC Magazine

MAY 24, 2021

In a report released May 20, the Government Accountability Office looked at how the private cybersecurity insurance market has developed over the past five yearsRich Baich is global chief information security officer for insurance giant AIG. billion in damages – that it caused a broader reevaluation of cyber risk by the industry.

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Centraleyes

AUGUST 8, 2024

In today’s digital age, cybersecurity is a central pillar of Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC). But why is this so crucial, and why is there a burgeoning market for specialized cyber risk management tools and platforms? ” So, if you’ve been hacked, you know what we’re talking about.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 5, 2023

Cyber attack instances are steeply rising across all sectors , leaving even the FBI to issue a bulletin about business email compromise (BEC) – the $43 billion scam. Taking note of the pervasive threat landscape, the US government has devoted more resources to building a team to protect citizens and businesses.

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The Security Ledger

MAY 16, 2024

In this Spotlight Podcast, host Paul Roberts talks with Chris Walcutt, the CSO of DirectDefense about the rising cyber threats facing operational technology (OT) and how organizations that manage OT - including critical infrastructure owners can best manage increased cyber risks to OT environments. Read the whole entry. »

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 19, 2022

. “This CISA Insights is intended to ensure that senior leaders at every organization in the United States are aware of critical cyber risks and take urgent, near-term steps to reduce the likelihood and impact of a potentially damaging compromise. Kitsoft’s infrastructure was also damaged during the cyber attack.”

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 22, 2022

Attacks on the rise. Cyber incidents happen every day. Email phishing, brute force, and even employees leaving with a host of USB sticks, organizations face countless and often unreported cyber attacks. These attacks have driven the cost of cyber insurance premiums higher.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

JULY 31, 2023

In the same way, your investors want to know how prepared you are to foresee and mitigate cybersecurity risk events like data breaches, ransomware, and data center outages resulting from cyber attacks. Whatever happens in between, if the value of your investment is at risk you want to know and by how much. “

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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 17, 2022

For some time, many local government officials did not recognize the risk of behaviors in which they were engaged. Local governments need security because of the high level of stored sensitive information and number of systems they use to share data with state and federal government programs. 1 and June 4.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 26, 2021

New research reveals that a record number of organizations are buying cyber insurance policies as a tool for protecting themselves against cyber risk. However, the cost for those policies is rising dramatically as cyber insurance premiums soar up to 30% vs. the previous year. cyber insurance market and the results are in.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

GAO Sees Room for Improvement in Bank Cyber Security Exams. Government Accountability Office (GAO) suggests that U.S. banking regulators must hire and train more examiners with technology expertise to give more useful cyber security recommendations to small and mid-sized banks. A new report from the U.S.

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