The Security Ledger

AUGUST 7, 2024

The post At Nebraska Event, FBI Calls Out Cyber Threats To Agriculture appeared first on The Security Ledger with Paul F. Related Stories Cyber Attack Halts Production at Ag Equipment Maker AGCO Fendt Spotlight Podcast: CSO Chris Walcutt on Managing 3rd Party OT Risk China Calls Out U.S. For Hacking.

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BH Consulting

APRIL 30, 2025

Third-party risk rises as a factor in breaches: Verizon DBIR 2025 Verizons latest annual Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) shows some concerning trends with a sharp escalation in global cyber threats. CSO Online marked the progress as 66 per cent done. MORE And someone hacked crosswalks to sound like tech CEOs voices.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 10, 2023

Failing to report a data breach creates a variety of challenges, including underestimating the level of cyber threat activity, legal jeopardy, and brand reputational damage. For other countries surveyed, which included France, Italy, Germany, Spain, and the U.K., the figure was below the global average.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Although cybercrime accounts for a majority of malicious cyber activity, it gets short shrift from national security cyber defenders, who instead place most of their focus on state-backed groups, the report states. Financially motivated cyber intrusions, even those without any ties to state goals, harm national security.

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CSO Magazine

APRIL 6, 2021

Cyber threats demand identification and remediation. The 2020 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) notes that vulnerabilities accounted for nearly 20% of hacking breaches. Network performance requires constant monitoring. Hackers are constantly on the lookout for poorly configured or unsecured systems.

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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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The Security Ledger

AUGUST 28, 2020

Also joining us: Sam Curry, the CSO of Cybereason. As Election Threats Mount, Voting Machine Hacks are a Distraction. To find out, we invited two, seasoned security professionals with deep experience in cyber threats targeting the public sector. What does such an approach look like?

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Sonatype has discovered more malware in the npm registry which, following our analysis and multiple cyber threat intelligence reports, has led to the discovery of a novel and large scale malware campaign leveraging the open-source ecosystem. SecurityAffairs – hacking, CursedGrabber malware). Pierluigi Paganini.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Another top goal for malicious hacks on transit agencies is getting a ransom paid. This is why we consider ransomware to be a significant threat to not only transit agencies but all enterprises and government agencies. However, many attacks have hefty monetary motivations as well.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 20, 2024

A new report out Tuesday by Hack The Box has found that enterprises are losing approximately $626 million in lost productivity due to security practitioners feeling the squeeze on their mental health. Hack The Box commissioned an independent market research company, Censuswide, to survey two samples.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Among the barriers to cyber resilience identified in the report are: Only 2% of respondents said their organization has adopted cyber resilience measures across all areas included in the survey.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 21, 2022

“Certifications range from penetration testers , government/industry regulatory compliance , ethical hacking , to industry knowledge,” he said. My advice for anybody that asks me which certifications they should get is this: find a certification in a subject that you wish to learn about,” Palo Alto Networks CSO Rick Howard said.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 26, 2018

VoIP phishing and impersonation also victimized millions of corporate employees across the world , contributing to an even greater cyber threat. Cloud security success and choosing the right investments is all about having a clear understanding of threat types and their resulting damages.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 25, 2024

SolarWinds redux In many ways, CrowdStrike was a repeat of the SolarWinds supply chain hack. In the latter, a threat actor purposefully identified and exploited a soft spot in SolarWinds’ automated software update service.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Nation-State Cyber Threats. Details: We discuss the "Big Four" nation-state bad actors and the cyber attacks they are capable of. Also, we cover the top 10 cyber attack methods used by Iran and its hacking groups. Tracking COVID-19 Cyber Threats. Featured interview: Tim Callahan, Aflac Global CSO.

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Jane Frankland

JANUARY 12, 2025

Sophisticated social engineering tactics, phishing campaigns, or financial incentives make it easier for cybercriminals to use insiders as tools for gaining access and maintaining their foothold in systems rather than hacking in. Cyber threats often exploit human errors, whether through phishing attacks, weak passwords, or lapses in protocol.

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