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CISOs Connect’s CISOs Top 100 CISOs Awards 2021

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CISOs Connect’s CISOs Top 100 CISOs (C100) 2021 distinguished CISO Board of Judges talk about the first of its kind CISO-selected CISO Recognition Program honoring the top 100 CISOs across the United States. Call for entries! Nominate your CISO here: https://bit.ly/3f74qDv There is no registration or nomination fee. The application deadline is April 30th, 2021.…

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CISOs Connect™ Announces Inaugural CISOs Top 100 CISO (C100) Recognition and Distinguished CISO Board of Judges

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Security Current’s™ CISOs Connect C100 Is a First of Its Kind Honor to Establish Transparent Criteria and CISO-Only Board   NEW YORK, March 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — CISOs Connect™, an exclusive CISO-only membership community of Security Current™, today announced the inaugural CISOs Top 100 CISO (C100) recognition and its Distinguished CISO Board of Judges in a first of…

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64 times worse than ransomware? FBI statistics underline the horrific cost of business email compromise

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The FBI is reminding organisations of the serious threat posed by business email compromise (BEC) scams, declaring that it caused over $1.8 billion worth of losses to businesses last year. The newly-published annual cybercrime report from the FBI’s Int… Continue reading 64 times worse than ransomware? FBI statistics underline the horrific cost of business email compromise→

Wall Street targeted by new Capital Call investment email scammers

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Business Email Compromise (BEC) scammers, who have made rich returns in recent years tricking organisations into transferring funds into their accounts, have found a new tactic which attempts to swindle Wall Street firms out of significantly larger amo… Continue reading Wall Street targeted by new Capital Call investment email scammers→

MalwareTech, WannaCry and Kronos – Understanding the Connections

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As Marcus Hutchins was on his way home to the UK after attending Def Con and Black Hat in Las Vegas, NV, the FBI arrested him. This event sparked immediate internet outcry, especially among the cybersecurity community, as Hutchins was better known as M… Continue reading MalwareTech, WannaCry and Kronos – Understanding the Connections→

10 Database Security Best Practices You Should Know

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According to Risk Based Security’s 2020 Q3 report, around 36 billion records were compromised between January and September 2020. While this result is quite staggering, it also sends a clear message of the need for effective database security measures…. Continue reading 10 Database Security Best Practices You Should Know→

Black History Month: Diversity in Cybersecurity Is More Important than Technology

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Each February, the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and other countries observe Black History Month. It’s a month-long celebration of the generations of black people who have elevated society by the way in which they’ve lived their lives. It’s… Continue reading Black History Month: Diversity in Cybersecurity Is More Important than Technology→

Coming to Life: A Detailed Tutorial on Building Your First ATT&CK Procedure

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Note: The attack procedure built in this post will not work for every macOS operating system or in every scenario. There are many factors that can block scripts from running at boot time, and you should always test against your target operating system…. Continue reading Coming to Life: A Detailed Tutorial on Building Your First ATT&CK Procedure→

Attacker Hacked into Florida City’s Water Treatment Plant, Attempted to Poison Water Supply

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An attacker hacked into a Florida city’s water treatment plan and attempted to leverage that access to poison the municipality’s water supply.  According to WTSP-TV, an operator at the water treatment plan in the 15,000-person City of Oldsmar, Florida … Continue reading Attacker Hacked into Florida City’s Water Treatment Plant, Attempted to Poison Water Supply→

Attacker Hacked into Florida City’s Water Treatment Plant, Attempted to Poison Water Supply

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An attacker hacked into a Florida city’s water treatment plan and attempted to leverage that access to poison the municipality’s water supply.  According to WTSP-TV, an operator at the water treatment plan in the 15,000-person City of Oldsmar, Florida … Continue reading Attacker Hacked into Florida City’s Water Treatment Plant, Attempted to Poison Water Supply→