CSO Magazine

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Every quarter, we interview CISOs and ask them what is top of mind and what trends or challenges they are experiencing in the threat landscape. From this, we create the CISO Insider — an actionable report that explores the top three issues that are most relevant in today’s threat landscape.

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CSO Magazine

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Ransomware and data breaches pose a massive risk to organizations, resulting in loss of customer trust and shareholder value, reputation damage, hefty fines, and penalties. More than half ( 61% ) of CISOs report to a board and board members are increasingly interested in what CISOs have to say.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 19, 2021

The post Ransomware and the C-I-A Triad appeared first on Security Boulevard. You have the data exfiltration attacks, where copies of sensitive personal information and intellectual property are stolen, often without the victims’ knowledge since the original data are left intact.

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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 Boulevard

JUNE 21, 2021

The Krebses—Chris and Brian—are not related, but they have both come out with positions on ransomware. I described Chris Krebs’s position on addressing ransomware […]. The post Krebs on Ransomware appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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CSO Magazine

JANUARY 24, 2022

The hybrid working model, fast-paced digitalization, and increased number of ransomware incidents have changed the security landscape, making CISOs' jobs more complex than ever. The past few years have seen a dramatic shift in how organizations protect themselves against attackers.

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CSO Magazine

JUNE 2, 2022

As we head into the unofficial start of summer, it does not appear the criminal groups that run ransomware schemes are planning to take any time to rest. Ransomware was all over the infosec news headlines in the past week, with one new report revealing that its presence has grown more in the last year than in the past several years combined.

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CSO Magazine

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Ransomware continued its ruthless path across industries, often putting lives at risk. Ransomware attacks have also become increasingly simple to carry out with toolkits, such as in the case of the Colonial Pipeline attack that disrupted businesses and daily life for many businesses and individuals.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 2, 2024

CISOs report a growing focus on managing AI-generated vulnerabilities and addressing insider threats amplified by the misuse of advanced AI tools. Some key insights from the survey: Ransomware and phishing remain top threats, but AI-generated attacks are rapidly gaining ground. Promote the CISO's role in digital transformation.

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CSO Magazine

MARCH 6, 2023

On February 10, the City of Oakland, California, announced it had been hit by a ransomware attack that knocked many of its systems offline.

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CSO Magazine

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

CISOs of companies both small and large understand how intellectual property (IP) and company infrastructure may be targeted from one of four vectors: malevolent insiders, unscrupulous competitors, criminals, or nation states.

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CSO Magazine

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

“Having a risk management framework is essential, because risk can never be totally eliminated; it can only be effectively managed,” says Arvind Raman, CISO at telecommunications company Mitel Networks. To read this article in full, please click here (Insider Story)

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CSO Magazine

JULY 28, 2022

There’s also the increase in the sheer volume of cyber attacks to contend with; between July 2020 and June 2021, there was a 1,070% increase in ransomware attacks alone. [1] 1] For Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs), this has created a variety of new challenges to contend with.

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Duo's Security Blog

JULY 13, 2021

Bridge the Gap with Cisco: Best Practices for Balancing Productivity and Security Stolen credentials and unpatched software are common attack vectors used by cybercriminals in many types of attacks, including ransomware. Wendy will give the CISO perspective on how to build a sustainable, ongoing program using evidence-based practices.

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CSO Magazine

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

If there’s an intrusion or a ransomware attack on your company, will your security team come out swinging, ready for a real fight?

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CSO Magazine

JULY 4, 2022

The Asian edition of The State of Cyber Resilience report, which had over 660 participants, including CEOs, CISOs, and risk managers, revealed that companies in Asia have experienced a far higher number of privacy breaches (28%) and denial of service attacks (21%) as compared to their global peers (18% and 14% respectively).

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

While in past years, InfoSec was previously the focus and CISOs were the norm – we’re moving to a new cybersecurity world order that expands the role of the CISO to a CSO (Chief Security Officer). Ransomware becomes the most feared adversary.

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CSO Magazine

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

During the next 12 months, HP anticipates an increase in cyberthreats such as human-made ransomware, message hijacking, unintentional insider threats, corporate email corruption, and “whaling” attacks.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 30, 2023

Seasoned CISOs/CSOs understand the importance of effectively communicating cyber risk and the need for investment in cybersecurity defense to the board of directors. To ensure cybersecurity becomes a strategic part of the corporate culture, it is crucial for CISOs to present the topic in a clear, concise, and compelling manner.

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CSO Magazine

APRIL 20, 2023

As the frequency and severity of ransomware, phishing, and denial of service attacks have increased, demand for and conditions relating to coverage have evolved. The emergence of InsurSec technology reflects a cyber insurance landscape that has seen significant change recently.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 20, 2022

By Konrad Fellmann, CISO and VP of IT infrastructure, Cubic Corporation. This is why we consider ransomware to be a significant threat to not only transit agencies but all enterprises and government agencies. We are living in a time where every person and business is vulnerable to cyberthreats. and global) commerce and cities to run.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Plus, a PwC study says increased collaboration between CISOs and fellow CxOs boosts cyber resilience. When bad actors exploit these exposures, incidents commonly include application disruptions, full system takeovers, and DDoS attacks that are often associated with ransomware,” the statement reads.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 3, 2021

This breach, like every major ransomware attack, was likely because of spear phishing, where someone either received the malware via an emailed attachment or clicked on a link that took them to a website that hosted it. This was how the Sony Pictures ransomware hack also took place in late 2014 and since. Ransomware is at the top.

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The Security Ledger

AUGUST 28, 2020

» Related Stories Spotlight Podcast: QOMPLX CISO Andy Jaquith on COVID, Ransomware and Resilience Spotlight Podcast: RSA President Rohit Ghai warns Digital Transformation is magnifying Enterprise Risk Ahead of Black Hat: Fear and Pessimism in Las Vegas. Also joining us: Sam Curry, the CSO of Cybereason.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 27, 2023

Those issues continue to exist in ChatGPT, and both can be tricked into creating ransomware , obfuscating malware , and other exploits, they said. Those issues continue to exist in ChatGPT, and both can be tricked into creating ransomware , obfuscating malware , and other exploits, they said.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 12, 2022

It was apropos that Ray Yepes, newly appointed CISO for the State of Colorado, opened the 2022 SecureWorld Denver conference on October 6th. Ray Yepes, CISO for the State of Colorado, presents the opening keynote. Down the hall, Brenden Smith, CISO at FirstBank, presented "Revisiting Deception Systems: Enterprise Use Cases."

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

And get the latest on CISA’s international plan, Interpol’s cyber crackdown and ransomware trends. Global Ransomware Incidents in 2023 Another takeaway: The ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) model continued to prove extremely profitable in 2023, and it injected dynamism into the ransomware ecosystem.

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McAfee

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Under the guidance of Dan Meacham, VP of Global Security and Corporate Operations and CSO/CISO, the multi-billion dollar organization transitioned from on-premises data centers to the cloud in 2012. If I see 2,000 files change in 30 seconds, that’s a huge red flag indicating ransomware or some other type of attack.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 26, 2018

Deploy Genuine and Elegant Ransomware Protection As the ransomware threats continue to grow as we observed with the recent WannaCry, NotPetya and other recent cyber disasters, Spinbackup offers the most innovative and unique cloud security Backup & and Ransomware protection for cloud environments.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 8, 2021

It was bound to happen: a supply-chain compromise, ala SolarWinds, has been combined with a ransomware assault, akin to Colonial Pipeline, with devasting implications. ’ In general, most of the attack reflected common ransomware tactics and tooling, except for the use of a zero-day vulnerability. Bryson Bort , CEO, SCYTHE.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Tyler Farrar , CISO, Exabeam Farrar Traditional SIEM solutions face numerous challenges with limited ability to adapt to new threats and attack vectors — and complex deployment and maintenance processes. Richard Bird , CSO, Traceable AI Bird The bad guys are showing no restraint in exploiting API security weakness to their advantage.

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Jane Frankland

JANUARY 12, 2025

Ransomware remains a prominent threat, but the methods have evolved. Double extortion ransomware is now a preferred techniquea devastating one-two punch where attackers not only encrypt a companys data but also steal sensitive information.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

The resulting increase in incidents of ransomware and other malicious cyberattacks that occurred were spurred on by the use of unsecured collaboration tools – systems that increased the risk of internal leaks in circumstances where access privileges and security protocols were not rigorously followed or enforced. Tyler Farrar ,CISO, Exabeam.

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