Cyberattacks on healthcare organizations affect patient care

88% of organizations experienced an average of 40 attacks in the past 12 months, according to a survey conducted by the Proofpoint and Ponemon Institute. Supply chain attacks: Leading patient care risk The average total cost of a cyberattack experience… Continue reading Cyberattacks on healthcare organizations affect patient care

Rising OT/ICS cybersecurity incidents reveal alarming trend

60% of cyberattacks against the industrial sector are led by state-affiliated actors and often unintentionally enabled by internal personnel (about 33% of the time), according to Rockwell Automation. This corroborates other industry research showing OT… Continue reading Rising OT/ICS cybersecurity incidents reveal alarming trend

The rise and evolution of supply chain attacks

A supply chain attack is a cyberattack that focuses on a third-party supplier providing essential services or software to the supply chain. In this Help Net Security video, Dick O’Brien, Principal Intelligence Analyst in the Symantec Threat Hunte… Continue reading The rise and evolution of supply chain attacks

CISOs under pressure: Protecting sensitive information in the age of high employee turnover

In this Help Net Security interview, Charles Brooks, Adjunct Professor at Georgetown University’s Applied Intelligence Program and graduate Cybersecurity Programs, talks about how zero trust principles, identity access management, and managed sec… Continue reading CISOs under pressure: Protecting sensitive information in the age of high employee turnover

BBC, British Airways, Boots hit with hackers’ ultimatum after suffering MOVEit supply-chain attack

Get the details about the ransomware group Clop’s ultimatum to companies they recently hit with a supply-chain attack. Also, learn cybersecurity mitigation best practices for any organization.
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MOVEit Transfer hack fallout: BBC, Aer Lingus, Boots among the victims

The fallout of the MOVEit Transfer hack via CVE-2023-34362 by the Cl0p gang is expanding, as several UK-based companies have now confirmed that some of their data has been stolen. Victimized organizations The confirmed victims so far are Zellis, &#8220… Continue reading MOVEit Transfer hack fallout: BBC, Aer Lingus, Boots among the victims

3CX breach linked to previous supply chain compromise

Pieces of the 3CX supply chain compromise puzzle are starting to fall into place, though we’re still far away from seeing the complete picture. In the meantime, we now also know that: The source of the 3CX breach was a compromised installer for X… Continue reading 3CX breach linked to previous supply chain compromise

IT and security pros pressured to keep quiet about data breaches

Organizations globally are under tremendous pressure to address evolving threats like ransomware, zero-day vulnerabilities, and espionage, and they face challenges in extending security coverage across multiple environments and dealing with an ongoing … Continue reading IT and security pros pressured to keep quiet about data breaches

Cyber threats to EU transport sector sends urgent call for enhanced cybersecurity

Between January 2021 and October 2022, the EU Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) analyzed and mapped the cyber threats faced by the transport sector, identifying prime threats, analyzing incidents, assessing threat actors, analyzing their motivations, an… Continue reading Cyber threats to EU transport sector sends urgent call for enhanced cybersecurity