The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

It’s notable that hacks to gain access to, and maintain control of, industrial control systems are a recurring theme in cyber warfare. Russia has twice now knocked out Ukraine’s power grid for extended periods, in the Industroyer attacks of December 2015 and again in December 2016. drone fired on Gen. Soleimani’s carcade.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 1, 2019

This, in short, is the multi-headed hydra enterprises must tame in order to mitigate rising cyber risks. Demisto launched in May 2016. Acohido is dedicated to fostering public awareness about how to make the Internet as private and secure as it ought to be. (LW Smart money.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 18, 2019

Imposing just the right touch of policies and procedures towards mitigating cyber risks is a core challenge facing any company caught up in digital transformation. Related: Data breaches fuel fledgling cyber insurance market. Enterprises, especially, tend to be methodical and plodding. Talk more soon.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 11, 2021

NYSE: NET), the security, performance, and reliability company helping to build a better Internet, today announced it is partnering with leading cyber insurance companies to help businesses manage their risks online. In the second quarter of 2021 alone, cyber insurance premiums rose by more than 25%. Cloudflare, Inc.

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Adam Levin

JULY 23, 2020

A similar campaign in 2016 was used to spread malware to anyone who had the bad luck of typing Netflix.om As in virtually every cyber risk, one path to risk mitigation here is education and training. and Citibank.om (.om om is the domain suffix for Oman). Typosquatting relies on an attention deficit.

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SC Magazine

MAY 24, 2021

Data from at least one insurance broker tracked a near doubling of clients who were opting in for cyber-specific insurance from 26% in 2016 to 47% in 2020. billion in damages – that it caused a broader reevaluation of cyber risk by the industry.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Segment networks and block outbound connections from internet-facing servers to prevent lateral movement and privilege escalation. Currently, these agencies architect their IT and cybersecurity operations independently, and consequently their ability to manage cyber risk varies. and in other countries. Benchmark v1.2.0

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2022

Company Sector Year Status Vicarius Vulnerability management 2022 Private Dragos ICS and OT security 2021 Private Safeguard Cyber Risk management 2021 Private CyberGRX Risk management 2019 Private Signifyd Fraud protection 2018 Private RedOwl Security analytics 2015 Acquired: Forcepoint. AllegisCyber Investments. NightDragon.

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Responsible Cyber

APRIL 8, 2020

According to a 2016 survey conducted by Ponemon Institute, 22% of businesses blamed cyberattacks on insiders. The Internet of Things (IoT) is undeniably the future of technology. To mitigate cyber risks, small and medium businesses must develop a strategy to improve their cybersecurity posture.

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Cytelligence

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

This acquisition enhances Aon’s 2016 acquisition of Stroz-Friedberg and now allows Aon Cyber Solutions to offer an even more holistic portfolio of services to clients from proactive security services, to incident response, to risk quantification and insurance broking. The firm was founded in June 2016.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

At SiteLock, we strive to make the Internet a safer place by protecting websites and educating users about cybersecurity risks and solutions. The report also includes five basic security steps all organizations should take to protect themselves from exposure and mitigate cyber risks. Cyber Risks Today.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 26, 2018

Social engineering attacks , including phishing, spam, and viruses introduced via clickable links within e-mail affected 80% of the banking institutions in 2016. VoIP phishing and impersonation also victimized millions of corporate employees across the world , contributing to an even greater cyber threat.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 27, 2021

Breach and attack simulation (BAS): XM Cyber. XM Cyber Platform. XM Cyber launched in 2016 and is a winner for its innovation in the breach and attack simulation arena. The Tel Aviv-based vendor focuses on cyber risk analytics and cloud security software to give network administrators more robust visibility into threats.

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Responsible Cyber

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

The above drives the requirement for more cyber awareness within companies operating in Industry 4.0., ensuring that they are well prepared for emerging cyber risks. Those tools empowered by technologies like big data, Internet of things and more require connectivity in some cases, maintenance, and rely mostly on third parties.”

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Spinone

JANUARY 12, 2019

Organizations looking to protect themselves against CEO-fraud do well to consider a multi-faceted approach to securing their data and internal processes as well as cyber risk management. In Microsoft Outlook 2016 as an example, you can view the header by opening the email, clicking the File tab and then Properties.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 27, 2020

Learning about how hackers were able to intercept drone feed video from CIA observation drones during the war in Iraq, for instance, tells us a lot about how tenuous sophisticated surveillance technology really can be, out in the Internet wild. Other nation state groups learned from watching what worked for the Russians in 2016.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 11, 2022

SpiderSilk offers an impressive proprietary internet scanner that maps out a company’s assets and network attack surface to detect vulnerabilities. SolCyber is the newest managed security service provider (MSSP) on the block to reduce cyber risk, wastage, and complexity. Series D OneTrust 2016 Atlanta, GA 2,000 $926.4

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 5, 2020

As a top White House cybersecurity advisor, Rogers was in the thick of detecting and responding to Russian interference with the 2016 presidential election, as well as Russia’s deployment of the devastating NotPetya ransomware worm. At a fundamental level, it comes down to more rigorously practicing cyber hygiene. I’ll keep watch.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 1, 2020

The guidelines — NISTIR 8286, Integrating Cybersecurity and Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) – are specifically aimed at fostering the integration of cybersecurity risk management best practices and ERM frameworks. We disassociated cyber risk, like using weak passwords and visiting sketchy websites, from the harm of that risk.

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Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

If the government demands Apple weaken its security worldwide, it would increase everyone’s cyber-risk in an already dangerous world. Using a controversial power in its 2016 Investigatory Powers Act, the UK government wants Apple to re-engineer iCloud to add a “backdoor” to ADP.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

forced the issue of cybersecurity into the political spotlight in 2016. All information used in the audit is available publicly through resources such as Google, campaign websites, DNS lookup, news articles and websites that allow internet users to check if their personal data has been compromised by data breaches.

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