The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Editor’s note: I recently had the chance to participate in a discussion about the overall state of privacy and cybersecurity with Erin Kapczynski, OneRep’s senior vice president of B2B marketing. He previously chronicled the emergence of cybercrime while covering Microsoft for USA TODAY.

Cyber threats 190

Cyber threats Cyber Insurance Cybersecurity Threat Detection 190

SecureList

DECEMBER 14, 2022

In this report, we propose to go over the various activities that were observed in cyberspace in relation to the conflict in Ukraine, understand their meaning in the context of the current conflict, and study their impact on the cybersecurity field as a whole. At the same time, there was no ensuing military conflict that we know of.

DDOS 131

DDOS Ransomware Government Energy and Utilities 131

CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 25, 2022

In this context, the prime risks are the responsibility and role of employees in ensuring data and information security. That’s why, when discussing cybersecurity, we come across terms like human factor, human error, and insider threat. In the rush of everyday life, these little ones go unnoticed by many people.

Cybersecurity 137

Cybersecurity Social Engineering Phishing Engineering 137

SecureList

MAY 12, 2021

The threat may have been around a long time, but it’s changed. First, we will debunk three preconceived ideas that obstruct proper thinking on the ransomware threat. As far as we know, these groups do not peruse the Financial Times to decide who they are going after next. And not without good reason.

Ransomware 123

Ransomware Encryption Malware Cybercrime 123

ForAllSecure

JULY 6, 2022

Mikko Hypponen joins The Hacker Mind to discuss cybercrime unicorns, the fog of cyber war that surrounds the Ukrainian war with its much larger neighbor, and of course Mikko’s new book, If it’s Smart, it’s Vulnerable. That event did more damage than any computer virus or worm at the time.

Cybercrime 40

Cybercrime Government Ransomware Hacking 40

Malwarebytes

MAY 21, 2023

For example, Malwarebytes asked ChatGPT to write the opening paragraph of a novel about an antiquated antivirus program that relies on signature-based detection to stop new and emerging threats. Or is it a unicorn that’s going to solve every business, academic, and creative problem?

Cybersecurity 72

Cybersecurity Artificial Intelligence Social Engineering Engineering 72