eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Malware has been around for nearly 40 years, longer even than the World Wide Web, but ransomware is a different kind of threat, capable of crippling a company and damaging or destroying its critical data. And the threat is growing. Ransomware Protection and Recovery Steps. Ransomware removal tools. Data backup.

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Ransomware Backups Encryption Insurance 139

The Last Watchdog

JULY 13, 2023

London, July 13, 2023 — Beazley, the leading specialist insurer, today published its latest Risk & Resilience report: Spotlight on: Cyber & Technology Risks 2023. Paul Bantick, Group Head of Cyber Risks, Beazley said: “Business leaders are finding it a struggle to keep up with the constantly evolving cyber threat.

Cyber Risk 189

Cyber Risk Risk Insurance Energy and Utilities 189

SC Magazine

MARCH 22, 2021

Pictured: an Acer exhibit booth at COMPUTEX Taipei, or the Taipei International Information Technology Show. Acer still has not confirmed that it was the target of a ransomware attack, and efforts to reach the company today were unsuccessful. Quintin Lin, CC BY-SA 2.0 link] , via Wikimedia Commons).

Ransomware 93

Ransomware Computers and Electronics Banking Marketing 93

CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 14, 2022

Because of some vulnerabilities in solar panels and smart devices, security experts state that the Australian Electricity Grid is becoming super vulnerable to cyber attacks. Nowadays, companies are showing a lot of interest in offering products loaded with connected technology.

Cyber Attacks 131

Cyber Attacks CSO Manufacturing Cyber threats 131

The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 8, 2023

And when malware, ransomware, or other cyber threats get in the way, the focus shifts from forward progress to focused co-operation. Departments such as support, manufacturing, design, services, and delivery are enhanced by smart security measures, which allay distracting setbacks and increase the overall inertia.

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Risk Cybersecurity Technology CISO 214

Security Affairs

JUNE 1, 2021

“Prometheus” and “Grief” – a multi-billion dollar ransomware market obtained two new emerging players. Prometheus is a new emerging ransomware group extorting enterprises in various verticals across the globe. Thanos ransomware (a.k.a. Source: [link]. prometheushelp@airmail.cc

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Government Ransomware Cyber threats Manufacturing 80

SecureWorld News

MARCH 9, 2023

China's cyber pursuits and its industry's export of related technologies increase the threats of aggressive cyber operations against the U.S. web content—that Beijing views as threatening to the CCP's hold on power, and the expansion of technology-driven authoritarianism globally.

Technology 72

Technology Cybercrime Ransomware Government 72

CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 3, 2021

.–( BUSINESS WIRE )–McAfee Enterprise today released its Advanced Threat Research Report: October 2021 , examining cybercriminal activity related to ransomware and cloud threats in the second quarter of 2021. Ransomware Increases Dominance with Colonial Pipeline Impact. creating a frantic consumer run on fuel.

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Ransomware Financial Services Manufacturing Government 59

CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 16, 2023

Within the next few weeks, the government of the sub-continent is preparing to release an indigenous mobile operating system that has the potential to offer a health competition to American technology giants and will be safe to use in the current cyber threat landscape.

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Cyber Attacks Mobile Government Password Management 143

CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

However, as evidenced, the cyber threat group has so far managed to hack into the networks of over 71 organizations from different parts of Asia and, for now, seem to be primarily ignoring firms operating in the west for some specific reason. Fifth is the news related to a report compiled by Kaspersky.

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NetSpi Executives

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Section 3305 mandates that medical device manufacturers must submit comprehensive plans to the FDA, focusing on monitoring, identifying, and proactively addressing medical device vulnerabilities. Notably, the law is characterized by its foundational correctness and forward-looking approach, ensuring adaptability to evolving cyber threats.

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Healthcare Manufacturing Cyber Risk Cybersecurity 94

NetSpi Executives

JANUARY 8, 2024

From the emergence of the MOVEit vulnerability to the wide adoption of ChatGPT and its associated security risks, nearly every industry was impacted by cyber threats. More importantly, we will see the emergence of very impactful use cases in industry verticals such as healthcare, learning, manufacturing, and automation.

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Digital transformation Cloud Migration Artificial Intelligence Software 78

CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

In 2022, we will see 5G go from new technology to a business enabler bringing previously unimaginable use cases because of its high bandwidth and lower latency. Data from the current AT&T Cybersecurity Insights Report shows that 5G technology is being driven by the line of business and has been siloed between IT and OT organizations.

Cybersecurity 125

Cybersecurity Energy and Utilities Manufacturing Healthcare 125

Centraleyes

APRIL 9, 2024

million), technology ($4.97 The proactive measures enforced by these laws, including investments in robust cybersecurity, comprehensive employee training, and compliance adherence, create a formidable defense against cyber threats. Following (not so) closely are financial organizations ($5.97 million), pharmaceuticals ($5.01

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 7, 2021

As we near 2022, the cyber threat landscape remains just as ominous. Strategic perspectives provide a glimpse of what cyber-trends will be pervasive, and tactical is focuses on what technical and policy remedies will need to be prioritized by CISOs, CIOs, and their IT shops. Ransomware. forbes.com). STRATEGIC FORCAST.

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Cybersecurity IoT Artificial Intelligence Cyber threats 78

SecureWorld News

MAY 29, 2024

The manufacturing sector faces an increasingly daunting cyber threat landscape that puts production operations, intellectual property, and entire supply chains at risk. Simply checking boxes is no longer sufficient to withstand escalating cyber attacks from criminals, nation-states, and insiders," the paper states.

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Manufacturing CISO Artificial Intelligence Cyber threats 89

NopSec

DECEMBER 7, 2016

When the malware hit Saudi Aramco four years ago, it propelled the company into a technological dark age, forcing the company to rely on typewriters and faxes while it recovered. Attacks can also be for technological acquisition. Ransomware can be spread through campaigns that target specific individuals or companies.

Cyber threats 40

Cyber threats Ransomware Cyber Attacks Manufacturing 40

CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 23, 2021

The report provides an inside look at the insights and tools used by risk managers, IT departments, security researchers, and solution providers to hone their offerings and approaches to keeping organizations safe from evolving cyber threats. “By Ransomware claims and costs.

Insurance 59

Insurance Cyber Risk Technology Ransomware 59

DoublePulsar

DECEMBER 3, 2023

What it means — CitrixBleed ransomware group woes grow as over 60 credit unions, hospitals, financial services and more breached in US. Credit union technology firm Trellance own Ongoing Operations LLC, and provide a platform called Fedcomp — used by double digit number of other credit unions across the United States.

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Ransomware Cybersecurity Healthcare Government 98

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

To this end, some impressive technology has been created to combat the technological side of the issue, to keep hackers and similar bad actors from accessing data and account privileges they shouldn’t. However, the technological side of cybersecurity is no longer the weakest link in a company’s proverbial chain. Individuals.

Social Engineering 120

Social Engineering Energy and Utilities Phishing Scams 120

CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 11, 2022

Digital transformation realized through new 5G-enabled IoT, Operational Technologies (OT) and IT use cases are no exception. Therefore, security teams need to take a closer look at the best technology to support this innovation. These are just a few examples of how businesses are being transformed through edge computing technologies.

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Firewall IoT Mobile Technology 94

Cisco Security

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Industrial cybersecurity requires the same sort of partnership, in this case between the operational technology (OT) and information technology (IT) teams. In our work with manufacturers and critical infrastructure providers around the world, we’ve seen that OT and IT teams often have biases that can derail collaboration.

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Cybersecurity IoT Engineering Risk 108

Spinone

DECEMBER 26, 2018

VoIP phishing and impersonation also victimized millions of corporate employees across the world , contributing to an even greater cyber threat. Cloud security success and choosing the right investments is all about having a clear understanding of threat types and their resulting damages.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 6, 2023

Ransomware is a type of malicious program, or malware, that encrypts files, documents and images on a computer or server so that users cannot access the data. Ransomware is the most feared cybersecurity threat and with good reason: Its ability to cripple organizations by locking their data is a threat like no other.

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Ransomware Backups Encryption Cybersecurity 98

SC Magazine

JUNE 1, 2021

Half of all respondents said security threats had increased during the first quarter or 2021, with phishing the top threat (highest among large companies) followed by data exfiltration (highest in the high-tech sector). But attack tactics are diverse, with 30% or more of organizations also reporting: .

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Risk Cyber threats Cybersecurity Phishing 61

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Ransomware is one of the fastest-growing and most destructive cyber threats today. Cybersecurity researchers largely agree that ransomware growth has been astronomical; the only question is by how much. Given how high profile ransomware attacks have become, you may be wondering if you, too, could become a target.

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Ransomware Risk Backups Education 131

CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

By Stephanie Benoit Kurtz, Lead Faculty for the College of Information Systems and Technology at University of Phoenix. Cyber attacks and breaches continue to rise with no end in sight. Organizations continue to invest in technology at a record pace; however still continue to be at risk. Ransomware. IoT and DoS.

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Phishing Mobile Technology Manufacturing 134

The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

However, at this moment in history, two particularly worrisome types of cyber attacks are cycling up and hitting local government entities hard: ransomware sieges and election tampering. Related: Free tools that can help protect elections I had a deep discussion about this with Todd Weller, chief strategy officer at Bandura Cyber.

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Ransomware Government Firewall Cyber Insurance 153

SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Companies can sometimes struggle to operationalize the constant churn of threat intelligence divvied from the cybersecurity community, whether it be independent researchers or enormous vendors like Microsoft. Having a solid cyber threat intelligence program in place will be more relevant than ever to organizations in 2021.

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Cyber threats CISO Media Retail 80

Webroot

JANUARY 7, 2022

Ransomware. Earlier in 2021, we detailed the hidden costs of ransomware in our eBook. Many organizations when faced with an attack, gave into the demands of threat actors, paying hundreds of thousands of dollars on average. Since mid-October 2021, there have been more than 25 active strains of ransomware circulating.

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Cybercrime Phishing Ransomware Cryptocurrency 104

eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 10, 2023

Here are our picks for the top threat intelligence feeds that security teams should consider adding to their defensive arsenal: AlienVault Open Threat Exchange: Best for community-driven threat feeds FBI InfraGard: Best for critical infrastructure security abuse.ch

Internet 96

Internet Internet Cybersecurity Malware 96

Approachable Cyber Threats

DECEMBER 6, 2023

ransomware) were not a “data breach" unless attackers were able to view or copy/ transmit data out of the environment. Here are some examples of the types of cybersecurity incidents and data breaches that fall within each group: System Intrusion: hacking, ransomware, malware, exploiting workstation software (e.g.

Cybersecurity 106

Cybersecurity Social Engineering Data breaches Engineering 106

CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Modern-day industrial and critical infrastructure organizations rely heavily on the operational technology (OT) environment to produce their goods and services. Threats that impact OT operations are not the same as those that impact IT environments, thus the required security tools and operating policies are different.

Energy and Utilities 101

Energy and Utilities Manufacturing Threat Detection Technology 101

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 16, 2021

What Are the Cyber Security Trends Around the World? Technological and societal developments and a pandemic have utterly changed the business landscape as we knew it. A report jointly published by France and Germany states that there are two major types of threat actors in the current cyber-threat landscape.

Social Engineering 126

Social Engineering Engineering Ransomware Phishing 126

Approachable Cyber Threats

DECEMBER 13, 2022

When we thought about the data last year, it felt like hackers and ransomware should have been at the top (these fall under System Intrusion ). This time around, if you thought ransomware and phishing should have been at the top (these fall under System Intrusion and Social Engineering ) you would have been right!

Data breaches 106

Data breaches Social Engineering Engineering Phishing 106

Approachable Cyber Threats

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

When we thought about 2020, it felt like hackers and ransomware should have been at the top (these fall under system intrusion). DBIR listed social engineering as the top cause of breaches in 2020, followed by basic web application attacks and system intrusion (that includes hackers and malware including ransomware).

Data breaches 98

Data breaches Social Engineering Engineering Phishing 98

Approachable Cyber Threats

DECEMBER 7, 2023

ransomware) were not a “data breach" unless attackers were able to view or copy/ transmit data out of the environment. Here are some examples of the types of cybersecurity incidents and data breaches that fall within each group: System Intrusion: hacking, ransomware, malware, exploiting workstation software (e.g.

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