Category Archives: insider threat

83% of organizations reported insider attacks in 2024

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According to Cybersecurity Insiders’ recent 2024 Insider Threat Report, 83% of organizations reported at least one insider attack in the last year. Even more surprising than this statistic is that organizations that experienced 11-20 insider attacks saw an increase of five times the amount of attacks they did in 2023 — moving from just 4% […]

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Active network of North Korean IT front companies exposed

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An analysis of the websites belonging to companies that served as a front for getting North Korean IT workers remote jobs with businesses worldwide has revealed an active network of such companies originating in China. Unearthing North Korean IT front … Continue reading Active network of North Korean IT front companies exposed→

IT specialist Jack Teixeira jailed for 15 years after leaking classified military documents on Discord

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Jack Teixeira, the 22-year-old former Air National Guardsman who leaked hundreds of classified documents online, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison.

Teixeira, who served as an IT specialist at Otis Air National Guard Base in Massachusetts, was… Continue reading IT specialist Jack Teixeira jailed for 15 years after leaking classified military documents on Discord→

Former Mesa County clerk sentenced to 9 years for 2020 voting system breach

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Tina Peters, a former county clerk for Mesa County, Colo., was sentenced to nine years in prison after being convicted earlier this year on seven felony counts for facilitating a data breach involving voting system data in the wake of the 2020 presidential election. The incident is widely viewed as one of the most serious […]

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Cybersecurity Awareness: Reflecting on 20 Years of Defense Evolution and Preparing for Future Threats

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Threats have become more complex as the threat surface has expanded and it is now about the evolution of protecting a business and its ecosystem.
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A deep dive into the most interesting incident response cases of last year

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Kaspersky Global Emergency Response Team (GERT) shares the most interesting IR cases for the year 2023: insider attacks, ToddyCat-like APT, Flax Typhoon and more. Continue reading A deep dive into the most interesting incident response cases of last year→

IT worker charged over $750,000 cyber extortion plot against former employer

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A former IT engineer is facing federal charges in the United States after his former employer found it had been locked out of its computer systems and received a demand for $750,000.

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Smashing Security podcast #374: Microsoft’s Recall controversy, and the North Korean insider threat

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Microsoft gets itself into a pickle with a privacy-popping new feature on its CoPilot+ PCs, the FTC warns of impersonated companies, and has your company hiring North Korean IT workers?

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How insider threats can cause serious security breaches

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Insider threats are a prominent issue and can lead to serious security breaches. Just because someone is a colleague or employee does not grant inherent trust. In this Help Net Security video, Tara Lemieux, CMMC Consultant for Redspin, discusses inside… Continue reading How insider threats can cause serious security breaches→

AI and the future of corporate security

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In this Help Net Security video, Tracy Reinhold, CSO at Everbridge, discusses why AI technology must be embraced while also exploring some guardrails that must be in place to protect organizations against threats using AI to penetrate facilities.
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