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Twenty percent of America’s largest 100 defense contractors are highly susceptible to a ransomware attack, according to a research from Black Kite. Several critical vulnerabilities were detected that contractors should address immediately, includ… Continue reading Defense contractors are highly susceptible to ransomware attacks
Sevco Security published a report which explores the gap between perceptions and realities of security hygiene and asset management. Leveraging findings from ESG’s “Security Hygiene and Posture Management Survey,” Sevco’s report addresses five unfounde… Continue reading Reality check: Your security hygiene is worse than you think it is
Nations must better clamp down on money laundering in order to disrupt ransomware gangs’ illicit financial transactions, according to a statement Thursday from 32 countries that participated in two days of White House meetings focused on slowing hackers and digital extortion. The joint statement also included commitments to other methods of countering ransomware, such as encouraging cyber hygiene practices to the private sector, collaborating across law enforcement and national security agencies and using diplomatic pressure against nations that harbor cybercriminals. The initiative comes after a White House summit that included presentations and intelligence sharing between countries including Australia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, the Czech Republic, Estonia, France and Germany, among others. The two days of meetings were the latest steps the Biden administration has taken to battle ransomware, a frequent focus of the White House since major attacks this summer on Colonial Pipeline, JBS and Kaseya. However, the meetings excluded Russia, […]
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Armis released new data uncovering the lack of knowledge and general awareness of major cyberattacks on critical infrastructure and an understanding of security hygiene. The survey of over 2,000 respondents from across the United States found that end … Continue reading Critical infrastructure cyberattacks signaling the importance of prioritizing security
In this interview, Matt Cooke, cybersecurity strategist, EMEA at Proofpoint, discusses the cybersecurity challenges for retail organizations and the main areas CISOs need to focus on. Generally, are retailers paying enough attention to security hygiene… Continue reading Retail CISOs and the areas they must focus on
Cybersecurity threats are growing every day, be they are aimed at consumers, businesses or governments. The pandemic has shown us just how critical cybersecurity is to the successful operation of our respective economies and our individual lifestyles. … Continue reading Why developing cybersecurity education is key for a more secure future
Microsoft has released a new report outlining enterprise cyberattack trends in the past year (July 2019 – June 2020) and offering advice on how organizations can protect themselves. Based on over 8 trillion daily security signals and observations… Continue reading The biggest cyber threats organizations deal with today
Someone in my Twitter timeline wrote a post that resonated with me. Instead of advocating the idea of our firms mandating what we can and cannot do in our homes as working from home (WFH) standards, she said how gracious it was for us to let the firms … Continue reading Using Good Cyber Practices to Frame your Personal Cyber Narrative
“123456” is the most widely used password on breached accounts, according to a recent password re-use study c by computer engineering students at Cyprus University. Last month, student Ata Hakçıl analyzed more than 1 billion usern… Continue reading One in Every 142 Passwords is ‘123456’, New Research Shows
Cybersecurity legislation needs to include ways to improve IT hygiene and visibility, the collective root of the cybersecurity problem Cybersecurity challenges aren’t slowing down. Government websites have been hacked and kicked offline by ransomware;… Continue reading What New Cybersecurity Legislation Doesn’t Include