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BitSight, the Standard in Security Ratings, announced it has appointed Tim Adams to Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Jay Roxe to Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). Adams joins BitSight from biotechnology company ObsEva where he held the same role, while R… Continue reading Tim Adams joins BitSight as CFO, Jay Roxe as CMO
In mid-April, an obscure agency housed under the Department of Defense issued a bulletin that a little-known, Chinese-linked hacking group is likely responsible for some suspicious activity aimed at defense contractors in the U.S. But how the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) came to that conclusion is complicated. The alert, sent to 38 contractors, says DCSA detected the group was making “inbound and outbound connections” with contractors’ facilities as of Feb. 1. The targeting, which appeared to have stopped by March 25, was directed at several critical infrastructure sectors, including aerospace, health care and maritime, according to a copy of the bulletin obtained by CyberScoop. A DCSA official tells CyberScoop the document was meant to raise awareness among the contractors, but numerous sources tell CyberScoop that it is more confusing than clarifying. The bulletin, which was first reported by Politico, has raised questions about the attributed hacking group and if the actions described […]
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The tech giant will take control of the U.S.-based infrastructure used by the criminals behind the world’s most prolific botnet used to distribute malware and infect victim computers. Continue reading Necurs Botnet in Crosshairs of Global Takedown Offensive
Microsoft is trying to sink a vast network that cybercriminals have used for eight years to spread spam and hack computers throughout the globe. Microsoft announced on Tuesday that it has moved to disrupt the Necurs botnet, a network of more than 9 million computers that had been surreptitiously infected with malware and then used by hackers to carry out various schemes. Attackers, likely in Russia, according to Microsoft, used Necurs to distribute pharmaceutical spam, facilitate ransomware attacks and infect victims with numerous types of malicious software, such as the GameOver Zeus malware that is blamed for $100 million in losses. “The Necurs is one of the largest networks in the spam email threat ecosystem, with victims in nearly every country in the world,” Tom Burt, Microsoft’s corporate vice president for customer security and trust, said in a statement. “During a 58-day period in our investigation, for example, we observed that […]
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It’s almost 2020, which means teams are finalizing cyber budgets, strategies and goals. However, as you’re preparing for the new year, it’s important to keep an eye out for how the cybersecurity landscape might shift in 2020. From the rise in investor … Continue reading Planning for 2020? Here are 3 cybersecurity trends to look out for
Guest article By Ewen O’Brien, VP of Enterprise, EMEA at BitSightNo one wants to talk about their failures, especially in the cybersecurity realm where the stakes are high. But new insight from Symantec and Goldsmiths, University of London, … Continue reading Why Cybersecurity Breach Survivors are Valued Assets
Cybersecurity performance is critical to achieving commercial success, according to a BitSight study. Among the study’s most interesting findings is that nearly two in five (38 percent) of enterprises admit that they have lost business due to either a … Continue reading What prevents companies from achieving effective security performance management?
BitSight Enterprise Analytics enables more effective risk management BitSight Enterprise Analytics helps security and risk leaders gain insight into the impact of risk introduced at the organizational group level – from subsidiaries to business units a… Continue reading New infosec products of the week: August 16, 2019
BitSight, the Standard in Security Ratings, announced BitSight Enterprise Analytics, the latest Security Performance Management solution available on the BitSight platform. BitSight Enterprise Analytics helps security and risk leaders quickly gain insi… Continue reading BitSight Enterprise Analytics enables more effective risk management
Since May, security researchers have been sounding the alarm about the “BlueKeep” vulnerability in old Microsoft Windows operating systems. There has been a large movement to get users to patch for the flaw, which could be exploited at scale. Data released Wednesday by cybersecurity company BitSight Technologies shows a mixed report card on how well organizations have closed that security hole. First, the bad news: as of July 2, more than 805,000 operating systems that are online are still vulnerable to BlueKeep, the Boston-based company said. That leaves a broad potential attack surface for someone who exploits the vulnerability. BlueKeep is “wormable,” meaning the malware could infect systems as it finds its own ways to move from network to network. By abusing the remote access granted by Remote Desktop Services, a Windows program, a hacker could delete data or install a new program on a system. “We are really trying […]
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