Another NetWalker affiliate sentenced to 20 years in prison

A 30-year old Romanian man was sentenced to 20 years in prison for leveraging the Netwalker ransomware to extort money from victims, the US Department of Justice announced on Thursday. Daniel Christian Hulea, of Jucu de Mijloc, Cluj, Romania, was arres… Continue reading Another NetWalker affiliate sentenced to 20 years in prison

Why cybersecurity is critical to energy modernization

In this Help Net Security interview, Anjos Nijk, Managing Director of the European Network for Cyber security (ENCS), discusses cybersecurity in the energy sector as it modernizes with renewable sources and smart grid technologies. Nijk also addresses … Continue reading Why cybersecurity is critical to energy modernization

AI is becoming the weapon of choice for cybercriminals

AI changes how organizations look at cybersecurity GenAI is compromising security while promising efficiency This article highlights key findings from 2024 reports on AI and GenAI technologies, focusing on their potential and major challenges. Overreli… Continue reading AI is becoming the weapon of choice for cybercriminals

46% of financial institutions had a data breach in the past 24 months

As the financial industry is the most targeted sector for data breaches in 2024, it’s now more important than ever to strengthen the industry moving into 2025, according to SailPoint. Financial institutions face growing cyber threats In 2024, roughly 6… Continue reading 46% of financial institutions had a data breach in the past 24 months

New infosec products of the week: December 20, 2024

Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from Appdome, GitGuardian, RunSafe Security, Stairwell, and Netwrix. GitGuardian launches multi-vault integration to combat secrets sprawl GitGuardian unveiled a comp… Continue reading New infosec products of the week: December 20, 2024

Cryptocurrency hackers stole $2.2 billion from platforms in 2024

$2.2 billion worth of cryptocurrency was stolen from various platforms in 2024, Chainalysis’ 2025 Crypto Crime Report has revealed. Of that sum, $1.34 billion was stolen by North Korea-affiliated hackers, across 47 hacking incidents (out of 303)…. Continue reading Cryptocurrency hackers stole $2.2 billion from platforms in 2024

CISA orders federal agencies to secure their Microsoft cloud environments

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued a binding operational directive (BOD 25-01) requiring federal civilian agencies to secure their (Microsoft) cloud environments. About the CISA BOD 25-01 directive The Implementin… Continue reading CISA orders federal agencies to secure their Microsoft cloud environments

Ukrainian hacker gets prison for infostealer operations

Ukrainian national Mark Sokolovsky was sentenced to 60 months in federal prison for one count of conspiracy to commit computer intrusion. According to court documents, he conspired to operate the Raccoon Infostealer as a malware-as-a-service (MaaS). In… Continue reading Ukrainian hacker gets prison for infostealer operations

Are threat feeds masking your biggest security blind spot?

Security teams that subscribe to threat feeds get lists of known malicious domains, IPs, and file signatures that they can leverage to blacklist and prevent attacks from those sources.
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Leadership skills for managing cybersecurity during digital transformation

In this Help Net Security interview, Dan Lohrmann, CISO at Presidio, discusses the need for organizations to rethink their leadership and operational strategies and the cybersecurity risks they have to deal with during digital transformation.
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