Security Affairs

JANUARY 27, 2021

Let’s talk about cyber risk in the maritime and port setting to better understand Maritime Port cybersecurity. In order to better understand the evolutionary trend of worldwide shipping and port facilities from 2007 to present, it is necessary to talk again about cyber risk in the maritime and port setting.

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Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

In the first week of January, the pharmaceutical giant Merck quietly settled its years-long lawsuit over whether or not its property and casualty insurers would cover a $700 million claim filed after the devastating NotPetya cyberattack in 2017. government doesn’t want to take on the risk, either. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 12, 2018

For years, potential creditors have judged the relative risk of extending credit to consumers based in part on the applicant’s credit score — the most widely used being the score developed by FICO , previously known as Fair Isaac Corporation. Data accidentally released by FICO about the Cyber Risk Score for ExxonMobil.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 2, 2019

Small and midsize businesses — so-called SMBs — face an acute risk of sustaining a crippling cyberattack. This appears to be even more true today than it was when I began writing about business cyber risks at USA TODAY more than a decade ago. I had the chance at RSA 2019 to discuss the SMB security landscape at length with Gill.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 15, 2019

A new security assessment conducted by the Defense Department Inspector General revealed that the Pentagon is still exposed to many cyber risks, The report published by the Defense Department Inspector General on January 9, shows a worrisome situation, there are 266 issue, some of them are ten-years-old cybersecurity?related

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Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Meanwhile, a Russia-linked cyber attack has already stolen and leaked documents from other Olympic organizations. Even the United States Department of Homeland Security has issued a notice to those traveling to South Korea to remind them to protect themselves against cyber risks. EDITED TO ADD: There was already one attack.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 11, 2023

Although such automated tools help to cut down cyber risks, they also create complex visibility hiccups because of a shortage for the trained workforce. NOTE- In the year 2017, a ransomware attack on Maersk shipping company disrupted the firm’s IT systems with encryption from NotPetya Ransomware, causing $300m damage to the company.

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Spinone

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

2017 was another year of continuous progress and achievement for Spinbackup. The clients will continue to benefit from their investments in cloud security management products with rich cyber risk management tools, while leveraging unique and innovative SaaS data protection solutions. compound annual growth rate.

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IT Security Guru

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Their loss ratios – total claims plus the insurer’s costs, divided by total premiums earned – are now consistently above 60%, which presents something of an existential threat to the insurance industry, making cyber risk a potentially uninsurable area due to falling profitability. How is cyber insurance changing?

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Spinone

DECEMBER 26, 2018

In this article we will learn how to address and effectively respond to major enterprise cybersecurity threats and provide tips to mitigate IT security risk. Be On Your Guard with the Most Treacherous Insider Roles A paramount priority when addressing the threat is to distinguish the fundamental insider risks.

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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. So what is Brinqa bringing to the table?

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 12, 2021

Darktrace AI has the potential to promptly detect remote working cyber risks, ransomware threats, data loss, supply chain vulnerabilities, phishing, and insider threats. The post Microsoft teams up with AI driven Darktrace against Cyber Threats appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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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 Litigation risks for tech vendors. Ransomware claims and costs.

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SC Magazine

JUNE 16, 2021

During the original purchase of Yahoo by Verizon in 2017, when Yahoo disclosed two large-scale data breaches, Verizon lowered its initial offer by $350 million to offset some of the security risks they would have to take on. Every company can play a role in reducing (or increasing) cybersecurity risk during a merger or acquisition.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 31, 2019

cyber foes exploit government shutdown. The Cyber Risk Management (CyRiM) project lays out in detail how a theoretical ransomware attack – dubbed the “Bashe” campaign – could improve upon the real life WannaCry and NotPetya ransomware worms that plagued thousands of organizations in 2017. Related: U.S.

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SC Magazine

MAY 24, 2021

Overall, insurance companies seem to be responding to increased demand from clients for cyber-specific insurance, and one survey found that the two things most likely to spur a purchase of cyber insurance are when a business experiences a cyber attack and when they hear about other companies being hit by a cyber attack.

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McAfee

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Forrester also predicts that the number of women CISOs at Fortune 500 companies will rise to 20 percent in 2019 , compared with 13 percent in 2017. Her work centered on helping aerospace manufacturers manage the convergence of cyber risk across their increasingly complex business ecosystem, including IT, OT and connected products.

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SC Magazine

APRIL 14, 2021

For the first time in its 60-year history, the OECD offered policy guidelines for risk reduction through vulnerability management. For the first time in its history this past February, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) offered policy guidelines for digital risk reduction through vulnerability management.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 11, 2022

Boasting itself as the world’s first Code Risk Platform, Apiiro Security offers risk visibility across design, code, and cloud segments. Apiiro can connect across hybrid infrastructure through a read-only API and promises real-time inventory and actionable remediation for risks in addressing DevSecOps. Apiiro Security.

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The Security Ledger

DECEMBER 19, 2018

In this spotlight edition* of The Security Ledger Podcast, Steve Hanna of Infineon joins us to talk about the growing risk of cyber attacks on industrial systems and critical infrastructure. is poised to transform the global economy, Hanna said, but not if the issue of cyber risk can't be managed. Industry 4.0"

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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.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 5, 2021

Breach and attack simulation (BAS) is a relatively new IT security technology that can automatically spot vulnerabilities in an organization’s cyber defenses, akin to continuous, automated penetration testing. CyCognito is committed to exposing shadow risk and bringing advanced threats into view. DXC Technology. 5 stars.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 30, 2018

As of April 2017, its introduction has ratcheted up pressure on those suppliers wishing to partake in lucrative government contracts, thus ensuring that any cyber risks are handled and mitigated appropriately.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

And they contend there is a hidden risk as a result of the angle these reports take, which is warping how leaders in business, academia, and government understand cyber risk. Public and academic knowledge of cyber conflict relies heavily on data from commercial threat reporting.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

We also externally scanned each candidate’s website with our SiteLock Risk Assessment tool to collect more information regarding their cyber risk. Trump International Hotels experienced three breaches between August 2016 and March 2017, during which Trump led the business. It remained a part of our criteria.

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BH Consulting

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Ransomware risk is rising, but we’ve got your back. During October, we also unveiled our new ransomware white paper, updated from the edition we first published in 2017. With many more people now working from home because of Coronavirus restrictions, they’re potentially at greater risk from security threats.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 7, 2021

variant of ransomware called “ WannaCry ” spread swiftly in 2017 and 2018, reaching over 100 countries and infecting over 200,000 computers. IoT complexity magnifies cyber risk and the lack of visibility to determine if a device has been compromised is challenging and will present more attack vectors for hackers.

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IT Security Guru

JUNE 28, 2022

The WannaCry attack that caused mayhem across the world in 2017 exploited a known software vulnerability that should have been patched years earlier. You may get away with it once or twice but is it really a risk you want to take? However, post-attack analysis doesn’t back this up. Keeping cybersecurity simple – where to start?

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 8, 2018

In today’s geopolitical terrain, nation-state backed cyber criminals are widening their targets and starting to zero in on their adversaries’ business and industrial sectors, using more and more sophisticated weaponry to do so. And the risks are multiplying as more digital devices become connected in insufficiently secured environments.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Since 2017, I’ve been fully focused on independently producing original editorial content for LastWatchdog.com, my signature blog, which serves an audience of non-technical company decision makers striving to address emerging cyber risks. I’ve never done stories to win awards.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 30, 2020

From this page the targeted individual is redirected to the final destination, the actual phishing site disguised as a 2017 version of the Microsoft Single Sign-On page. This group has been conducting various activities ranging from online shopping scams to phishing attacks since 2017. The original post is available: [link].

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SC Magazine

MAY 19, 2021

Prior to 2017, most insurers covered ransomware under traditional property and casualty policies. That in itself has evolved, as insurers and insured learn just how expensive that fallout can be. But still unclear is how more recent and arguably far-reaching attacks mights shape policies in the future. NotPetya changed that.

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Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

MAY 18, 2017

On May 17, 2017, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), through its National Exam Program, issued a “ Risk Alert ” to broker-dealers, investment advisers and investment firms to advise them about the recent “WannaCry” ransomware attack and to encourage increased cybersecurity preparedness.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

And hackers linked to the Russian government were reportedly behind the Triton hack of 2017 , as well, as disclosed by security vendor FireEye. Issued a few days after the killing, the report assesses cyber risks of North American electrical utilities, identifying 11 hacking groups that target energy sector companies.

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NopSec

JANUARY 4, 2017

When new cybersecurity regulations from the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) take effect on March 1, 2017, financial institutions will have 180 days to implement them. Your baseline risk assessment and initial penetration testing will provide the foundation to do this. Remember, you don’t have to do all of it alone.

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Pen Test

OCTOBER 10, 2023

WannaCry and NotPetya ransomware worms, in 2017, illustrated how quickly ransomware could spread through networks and cause global disruption. Double extortion introduces catastrophic risks of data breach and loss of customer trust if sensitive information gets leaked publicly. But no single solution is perfect.

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SC Magazine

JUNE 16, 2021

Ransomware operators have been using leaks as a motivator for years, most famously when the Dark Overlord group leaked Orange is the New Black episodes in 2017 after a post-production studio involved law enforcement after paying a ransom. It is now a pervasive component of ransomware, with operators hosting dedicated leak sites.

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