Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

This week, Brazil’s Superior Court of Justice has temporarily shut down its operation following a ransomware attack during judgment sessions. The presidency of the court has already called the Federal Police to investigate the cyber attack.” ” reads the CISO Advisor.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 23, 2024

critical infrastructure services involving cyberattacks, counterintelligence, and crime," said VJ Viswanathan , Founding Partner, CYFORIX (former CISO and senior executive at Keurig Dr Pepper, Comcast, HD Supply, and GE). In addition to results from those exercises, we would identify areas of improvement or gaps.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 20, 2024

"Not only are cybercriminals targeting the overall logistics, freight, rail, and entire supply chain companies, this highlights yet again that we need to be more vigilant in protecting our supply chain," said Erika Voss , CISO, DAT Freight & Analytics. Leighton said.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 13, 2022

Ransomware continues to dominate the headlines. executives say ransomware currently poses a “major concern” to their organization. One of the top cyber threats currently affecting companies is called ‘phishing’, in which a threat actor poses as a legitimate business colleague but follows up with a ransomware attack.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 25, 2021

When it comes to cyber attacks, most businesses think: “It could never happen to us,” but some plots are just hitting a little too close to home. Related: T-Mobile breach reflects rising mobile device attacks. Living-off-the-land (LotL) attacks are providing a way for adversaries to stay under cover.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 13, 2022

Cybercrime is big business as global losses to ransomware are projected to reach $42 billion within the next two years.The economic sanctions that many nations have put in place to influence Russia will most likely trigger an increase in the illicit business of cybercrime to help offset losses to what was legitimate trade.

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BH Consulting

JANUARY 30, 2025

2024’s top attacks: a look back Vast quantities of personal data, stolen and sold to malicious actors or extortionists, characterised many cyber attacks in 2024. Big themes from the year included rising attacks against healthcare providers and incidents reflecting geopolitical tensions.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 18, 2022

But SecureWorld did just that on October 13th when we spoke with Theresa Payton on the topic of "Ransomware: Malware as an Ongoing Email Issue." The Remote Sessions webcast, available to watch on-demand , is the final installment of a three-part series on modern email attacks sponsored by Abnormal Security. Box in Panama.

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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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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Just three days after the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warned of ransomware attacks over holiday weekends , Howard University was hit with one over Labor Day weekend. Communication of a ransomware attack. The physical campus is currently closed to everyone except essential workers.

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Duo's Security Blog

JUNE 27, 2023

The number-one reported motive for a cyber breach is financial gain, and ransomware 3.0 In Australia, the threat of ransomware attacks has been growing, with the Australian economy reportedly losing up to $2.59 In the final instalment of this series, we cover the rise of ransomware 3.0 The Rise of Ransomware 3.0

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Having experienced NYDFS's stringency first-hand in regards to regulation for financial services, this comes as no surprise," Krista Arndt , CISO at United Musculoskeletal Partners, wrote in a LinkedIn post on December 5. "I

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 4, 2024

In a 2023 survey, 30% of CISOs named insider threats one of the biggest cybersecurity threats for the year. The usual attack vectors include: •Data theft : Charities are rich in valuable data, whether in their email list or donor database. The risk factor is higher among nonprofits, as they store data about high-net-worth donors.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 31, 2023

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.

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Cisco Security

AUGUST 11, 2021

In case you missed them, below is a brief recap of some of the Cisco sessions, including a fight that almost broke out between the Incident Response (IR) team represented by Matt Olney, Talos’ Intel Director, and Wendy Nather, Head of Advisory CISOs. Check out these other Black Hat sessions exploring ransomware, threat intelligence and more.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 25, 2021

But now, WestRock, America's second largest packaging company, says its network and production are disrupted because of a ransomware attack. The WestRock Company announced on January 23 that it had detected a ransomware incident which may have a material impact on earnings. WestRock ransomware incident.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Both large and small healthcare providers continue to be a tantalizing target for repeated ransomware attacks due to limited security budgets that lead to an overall weakened cyber defense system. Not only can these mistakes cost millions in lost revenue and ransomware payments, it can wreak havoc on operational systems.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Speakers at last week’s MITRE ResilienCyCon conference had a surprisingly candid message for attendees: You will likely be breached at some point so focus on the controls and response capabilities your organization needs to survive a cyber attack. Also read : Is the Answer to Vulnerabilities Patch Management as a Service?

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 18, 2022

A look ahead to 2023 we can expect to see changes in MFA, continued Hactivism from non-state actors, CISOs lean in on more proactive security and crypto-jackers will get more savvy. 1 – Attacker tradecraft centers on identity and MFA. 4 – Ransomware rushes to the cloud. By Marcus Fowler, CEO of Darktrace Federal.

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The Security Ledger

JULY 22, 2020

In this Spotlight podcast* we’re joined by Andrew Jaquith, the CISO at QOMPLX to talk about how the COVID pandemic is highlighting longstanding problems with cyber risk management and cyber resilience. Ransomware’s Dangerous Rise. Read the whole entry. »

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Digital Shadows

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Key Points Ransomware activity grew by 2.3% In the short term, we expect a gradual increase in ransomware incidents, peaking by Q4 2024. In the long term, we anticipate a greater use of large language models (LLMs) in ransomware negotiations and a rise in exfiltration-only attacks. lower than in Q3 2023.

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Cisco Security

MARCH 10, 2022

We found that 66% of respondents felt that the complexity and volume of cybersecurity attacks had escalated in 2021, whilst 36% felt that attacks had stayed consistent with the previous year. Ransomware came in as the top concern, with 38% of respondents choosing that option. The Most Critical Vulnerabilities?(You

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BH Consulting

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Cybercriminals felt the heat from law enforcement last year, while ransomware payments fell. Intel471 has a detailed analysis of other significant law enforcement operations in 2024, including against the LockBit ransomware gang and multiple malware droppers.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

They are blocked from attending virtual classes because of a ransomware attack. As you will see, the attack has created confusion and frustration for parents, teachers and even the district which is trying to communicate clearly in the midst of a cyber crisis. Ransomware attack on Baltimore Schools: the start.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 12, 2021

“We will help all our customers in defending against the latest threats lurking in the cyber landscape”, said Phil Venables, the VP and CISO of Google Cloud and the founder of the Google Cybersecurity Action Team.

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Cisco Security

JUNE 30, 2022

After two years of virtual engagements, in-person events like our CISO Forum and Cisco Live as well as the industry’s RSA Conference underscore the power of face-to-face interactions. More and more businesses are operating as ecosystems—attacks have profound ripple effects across value chains.?Attacks Everyone is an insider .

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Duo's Security Blog

JUNE 9, 2022

As an advisory CISO and part of Cisco’s strategy group, an essential part of my role is talking to CISOs from every kind of organization. From these conversations, it is clear cyber liability insurance is steadily rising to the top of the agenda, due to the sheer amount and scale of cyber-attacks hitting firms.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 25, 2022

As the threat of cyber-attacks continues to increase exponentially, a debate has erupted over the years, leaving organizations to choose between two sides. But now we’ve reached a whole new level of cyber-attacks. As it stands, ransomware remains the biggest threat to organiszations. An open culture.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 17, 2023

The best way is to understand the overall attack surface within an organization (datacenter, cloud, use of IoT/OT devices, physical locations, etc.) and make a risk assessment based on how each of those attack surfaces will impact the organization.

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The Security Ledger

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Related Stories Spotlight: Operationalizing MDR with Pondurance CISO Dustin Hutchison Spotlight: Operationalizing MDR with Pondurance CISO Dustin Hutchinson Spotlight: When Ransomware Comes Calling. Ron says organizations need to go back to the risk management drawing board to prepare for new threats and attacks.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 15, 2021

As I was waking up in Boston on the morning of June 27, 2017, reports were being shared on social media that an electric power supplier in Ukraine was hit by a cyber attack. By the time I arrived at my desk, companies around the world were shut down by the same attack--which Symantec declared as Petya ransomware.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 20, 2024

Impact of cyber attacks The financial toll of cyber incidents can be staggering. Choosing the right training partner and prioritizing cybersecurity training for businesses should not be viewed as optional by CISOs and CIOs.” The average cost of a data breach ballooned to $4.88

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The Security Ledger

MAY 15, 2021

Intel 471 CISO Brandon Hoffman joins us to to discuss Darkside, the ransomware group that attacked the Colonial Pipeline, why the crew may have bitten off more than it can chew and what the attack says about the state of America's Critical Infrastructure. Do Cities deserve Federal Disaster Aid after Cyber Attacks?

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The Security Ledger

OCTOBER 18, 2021

The post Episode 228: CISA’s Eric Goldstein on being Everyone’s Friend in Cyber. Related Stories Spotlight: When Ransomware Comes Calling Episode 227: What’s Fueling Cyber Attacks on Agriculture ? Spotlight: Operationalizing MDR with Pondurance CISO Dustin Hutchison. Read the whole entry. »

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Herjavec Group

DECEMBER 16, 2020

At the onset of the year, we predicted that the top priority for any CISO or CIO will be to manage the risk associated with digital transformation and enhance their security programs in order to keep up with new technological complexity. Sophisticated Ransomware . Looking back, that was an understatement! every 5 seconds ?by

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 1, 2023

To highlight ransomware precursors and how the attacks evade common cyber defenses, Lumu has also released an update to its 2023 Ransomware Flashcard. To highlight ransomware precursors and how the attacks evade common cyber defenses, Lumu has also released an update to its 2023 Ransomware Flashcard.

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Cisco Security

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Our guests also talk about incidents and cyber-attacks that they themselves have consulted on recently, including a particularly interesting insider threat case. . Ransomware returned as the top threat this quarter, after commodity trojans narrowly surpassed ransomware last quarter.

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