Author Archives: Claire Zaboeva

IBM Uncovers Global Phishing Campaign Targeting the COVID-19 Vaccine Cold Chain

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At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, IBM Security X-Force created a threat intelligence task force dedicated to tracking down COVID-19 cyber threats against organizations that are keeping the vaccine supply chain moving. As part of these efforts, our team recently uncovered a global phishing campaign targeting organizations associated with a COVID-19 cold chain. The cold […]

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Aviation Can Anticipate an Increase in State-Sponsored Activity

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The combination of lockdown measures, travel restrictions and stalling demand brought on by COVID-19 has caused an unprecedented collapse in the global air transport industry. Facing a projected loss of $84.3 billion in revenue and 32 million aviation-related jobs worldwide, nations are scrambling to provide much-needed financial support to sustain domestic airlines. As countries independently […]

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German Task Force for COVID-19 Medical Equipment Targeted in Ongoing Phishing Campaign

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During the course of ongoing research on coronavirus-related cyber activity, IBM X-Force Incident Response and Intelligence Services (IRIS) uncovered a COVID-19 related phishing campaign targeting a German multinational corporation (MNC), associated with a German government-private sector task force to procure personal protective equipment (Task Force Schutzausrüstung). The group has been commissioned to use their international […]

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Public Sector Security Is Lagging — How Can States and Governments Better Defend Against Cyberattacks in 2020?

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Malicious cyberattacks against the public sector have made headlines for the past five years, but although the stakes are high, the response from government agencies has not always been adequate.

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The Wild West Era Has Ended — What’s Next for Data Privacy?

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People often think of the cybersecurity industry as the Wild West, but data privacy regulations have been influencing the way companies respond to a data breach for well over a decade.

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Why You Should Practice and Drill to Prepare for a Cyber Emergency

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The U.S. Fire Administration’s five key components of a fire safety education program serve as a useful framework for CISOs looking to boost their company’s ability to respond to a cyber emergency.

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