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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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Related: Implications of huge Capital One breach CASBs supplied a comprehensive set of tools to monitor and manage the multitude of fresh cyber risks spinning out of the rise in in corporate reliance on cloud services. In doing so, CASBs became the fastest growing security category ever , as declared by Gartner.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 27, 2021

Here are three examples from the new report: "In 2019, a NASA contract employee used a personal computer to access NASA-owned networks and systems to mine cryptocurrency.". "In NASA lacked an Agency-wide risk management framework for information security and an information security architecture.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 27, 2021

In a developing market, third-party risk management (TPRM) software and tools could be the answer to helping organizations fill the gap. This article looks at the top third-party risk management vendors and tools and offers a look into TPRM solutions and what buyers should consider before purchasing. Aravo TPRM.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Consumers and organizations are enthused about the operational benefits of more robust mobile connectivity, but the shift to 5G networks doesn’t come without risks. Here we’ll discuss the most significant risks posed by 5G, how U.S. Table of Contents What Are the Cybersecurity Risks of 5G? How is 5G Different?

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 3, 2019

Jody Westby is the CEO of Global Cyber Risk LLC , a security consulting firm based in Washington, D.C. 2, 2019: What Westby’s iPhone displayed as the scam caller’s identity. the day before, but she didn’t answer that call).

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 5, 2019

I’m privileged to share news that two Last Watchdog articles were recognized in the 2019 Information Management Today MVP Awards. I’ve never done stories to win awards. I find gratification communicating intelligible insights that foster understanding about topics that affect the way we live.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

.” Related: Cyber warfare enters Golden Age In fact, strategic cyber operations essentially pitting Russia and Iran against the U.S. and Saudi Arabia have been steadily escalating for at least the past decade, with notable spikes in activity throughout the course of 2019. As geopolitical tensions between the U.S.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 24, 2025

The latest guidance for adopting AI securely comes from the World Economic Forum, whose new Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity: Balancing Risks and Rewards report seeks to explain how organizations can benefit from AI while reducing their cybersecurity risks. Do we weigh risks against rewards when considering new AI projects?

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The Security Ledger

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Third party cyber risk is growing. In this Spotlight Podcast, a companion to our new eBook, Rethinking Third Party Cyber Risk Management, we go deep on the topic of building a mature third party cyber risk program with Dave Stapleton the Director of Assessment. Third party cyber risk is growing.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 17, 2021

To deteriorate the cyber risk, Pearson filed an annual review report in July 2019 saying there was a significant possibility of student Dobs and email addresses stolen in the cyber attack, when it actually knew that the records were indeed stolen.

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Duo's Security Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2021

We need to work with many different teammates on campus — risk management, legal, compliance and institutional review boards, to name a few — to effectively manage cybersecurity risk across our communities. They see the investment in MFA as critical to a campus cybersecurity program and managing risk for a campus.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 7, 2021

Some vendors can have robust security standards and good risk management practices, while others may not. For example, a 2019 eSentire survey found that 44% of all firms surveyed had experienced a significant data breach caused by a third-party vendor. Incorporate risk management into your contracts.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Now one security researcher – Moshe Zioni, vice president of security research for application risk management startup Apiiro – is predicting that supply chain attacks will likely peak in 2022 as organizations leverage new products that will help them better detect these attacks. Also read: Best Backup Solutions for Ransomware Protection.

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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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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 28, 2022

With the increase in the number of cyber attacks, a growing number of organizations opted to transfer the cyber risk by underwriting cyber insurance. The increase in cyber losses in recent years pushed up prices, some insurance companies also changed their policies to limit their refunds in case of cyber incidents.

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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. We are excited to work with Cloudflare to address our customers’ cybersecurity needs and help reduce their cyber risk.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 16, 2021

In the United States, the FBI report indicates that there was a 69% increase in total complaints in comparison with 2019. In the UK, four out of ten businesses (40%) and 25% of charities report having cyber security breaches or attacks in 2020. In Singapore, ransomware attacks marked a 154% rise compared to 2019.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 31, 2022

He asked all the technology CEOs, and the business heads to bolster their in-house cybersecurity measures to mitigate the cyber risks emerging from Moscow. Cyber Attack on Verizon’s network and generating spam from the users’ own phone numbers needs a lot of technical expertise of international standards.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

The president of the European Central Bank (ECB), Christine Lagarde, has warned that a coordinated cyber-attack on major banks could trigger a liquidity crisis. President Lagarde cited findings of a report by the European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB) that estimate the global cost of cyber attacks at between $45bn and $654bn.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 11, 2019

On May 22, 2019, the European Commission published an infographic on compliance with and enforcement of the GDPR from May 2018 to May 2019 and it is clear that a lot of work still needs to be done. What you can do as a CISO – A risk-based approach to GDPR is key. Data Mapping Analysis.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 7, 2019

I met with Darrah at Black Hat 2019. Triaging cyber risks It struck me that a service like this is needed because companies are increasingly replacing legacy on-prem systems with third party services, ranging from cloud hosting and cloud storage to the modularized software development movement known as DevOps.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 27, 2020

During this period, due to the ongoing COVID19 pandemic, these structures are under pressure and more exposed to cyber risks. According to the Cisco/Cybersecurity Ventures Cybersecurity Almanac , the healthcare organizations suffered 2-3 more cyberattacks in 2019 than the average amount for the other industries.

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McAfee

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

The RSA Conference USA 2019 held in San Francisco — which is the world’s largest cybersecurity event with more than 40,000 people and 740 speakers — is a decent measuring stick for representation of women in this field. Either way, the 20 percent figure is still way too low, and our industry needs to continue pushing for more women in cyber.

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Centraleyes

MARCH 13, 2025

Enacted in 2017, this regulation is all about minimizing risk in the financial services sector, which, lets face it, is prime real estate for cybercriminals. The program should be tailored to your specific business risks. Insight: Many businesses make the mistake of copying templates without understanding their unique risks.

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Centraleyes

MARCH 3, 2025

Passed in 2019, the NY SHIELD Act requirement modernized breach notification rules and introduced a flexible framework for data security, ensuring it remains relevant in a rapidly changing digital landscape. Conduct periodic risk assessments to identify vulnerabilities.

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IT Security Guru

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

It’s mostly problems from the IT world, says Andy Norton, European Cyber Risk Officer at Armis. The Guru decided to ask Armis’ European cyber risk officer, Andy Norton for his thoughts. Armis’ own white paper on the topic mentions these for starters: July 2019: URGENT/11 affects billions of industrial and medical devices.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 17, 2022

For some time, many local government officials did not recognize the risk of behaviors in which they were engaged. A coordinated attack in the fall of 2019 hit 22 smaller Texas communities at once for a combined ransom of $2.5 The prevalence of portable devices again exacerbates cyber risks. 1 and June 4.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 30, 2023

In 2019, white-hat hackers detected 54 vulnerabilities in the Air Force's Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure which was hosting the Air Force portal. The DoD and its federal defense contractors face the same escalating cyber threats that every industry faces daily. Mittal will be presenting on "How Deep Are We in These Fakes?

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 17, 2021

NTT Research opened its doors in Silicon Valley in July 2019 to help nurture basic research in three subject areas that happen to be at the core of digital transformation: quantum physics, medical informatics and cryptography. Along the way, of course, cybersecurity must get addressed.

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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. Accel Investments.

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Cisco Security

MAY 14, 2021

At the publishing of the previous Q3 2019 Forrester Wave report for Endpoint Security Suites, Secure Endpoint was lauded as one of the least obtrusive security products to end-user productivity. Secure Endpoint offers more as shown in new Forrester Wave report. Additionally, SecureX support is offered through browser extensions.

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IT Security Guru

JUNE 17, 2024

And in 2024, cyber-criminal gangs are carrying out even more attacks and are doing so at a faster rate. This has resulted in the average number of days taken to execute a ransomware attack falling from around 60 days in 2019 to just four today. Clearly, ransomware remains a significant threat to business resilience for several reasons.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 16, 2019

We had a chance to meet again at Black Hat 2019. They’ve been quick to recognize that all too many organizations have a limited understanding about these fresh cyber risks. For a full drill down of our wide-ranging discussion please give a listen to the accompanying podcast.

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BH Consulting

JUNE 22, 2021

Also known as cyber risk insurance, it’s now a prerequisite in some public sector tenders. You could argue cybersecurity insurance is useful because it makes people think of business risk, not just IT problems. Insurers know this and will say it’s a significant business risk not to have cover if a breach happens.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

There were more than 151 million ransomware attacks in 2019. That leads us to the next costly cyber risk to your business – unplanned downtime. The average enterprise-level business spends 10% of its company revenue on marketing, according to Gartner’s CMO Spend Survey 2019–2020. What’s the financial impact?

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SC Magazine

JULY 13, 2021

Credential harvesting attempts account for 54% of all phishing attacks, an increase of nearly 15% when compared with data from 2019. Insurers have become more selective in extending coverage to high-risk entities and industries and increasing prices of coverage they offer.”. Another 20.7% were attributed to extortion.

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