CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 26, 2021

Speaking at a virtual conference held at Queen’s University, Belfast and citing the example of the recent SolarWinds hack and Microsoft Exchange Server cyber attack, Ms Cameron asked for a change in the thinking of boardroom and asked them to invest smartly on threat monitoring solutions proactively.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

HIPAA privacy violations per day in 2020. The cost of cyber attacks globally in 2021, according to Cybersecurity Ventures, is expected to cost $20 billion. The post How Critical Access Management Protects Government Entities from Cyber Threats appeared first on SecureLink.

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Security Affairs

MAY 27, 2021

Once an attacker gains access, they can exploit system vulnerabilities, gain access to sensitive data, install different types of malware, and launch cyber-attacks” reads the report published by the NASA’s Office of Inspector General. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Barracuda Email Threat Scanner was used to scan the computer networks of 4550 organizations and out 2,600,531 mailboxes, over 2,029,413 were found to be targeted by unique cyber attacks. Spear phishing threats are more severe, as it involves a lot of sophistication by hackers and often go undetected by email gateways.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 19, 2021

Hiscox Cyber Readiness Report 2021 states that most of the German firms are vulnerable to cyber attacks and are topping the list of the study group with a loss tally of $48 million. Researchers who conducted the survey concluded after gauging six key cyber security areas related to people, technology and processes.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Hospital administrators are quick to point out that, to date, there have been no known cases in which a ransomware attack on a healthcare facility has been proven to lead to a patient's death. However, there are two well-documented cases that come very close," said Kip Boyle, vCISO, Cyber Risk Opportunities LLC.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

DECEMBER 28, 2020

As 2020 draws to a close, we're highlighting our Top 10 ACT Posts of 2020 to recap the year in cybersecurity! The Top Cybersecurity Blogs We're Reading in 2020. Healthcare Company UHS a Victim of Major Cyber Attack. And was it a DDoS Attack? Stay tuned here to find out what they were. #10. Massive U.S.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 21, 2021

These regulations are continuously evolving as threats become more sophisticated and targeted. In fact, Gartner predicts that by 2023, 65% of the world will have its personal information covered by some sort of privacy regulation, up from 10% of the world in 2020. The post Does That Data Make Your Company a Cyber Attack Target?

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 10, 2022

Practicing risk management for assets is important to estimate and understand possible outcomes in the event of a cyber attack. . In July 2021, REvil ransomware group (also known as Sodinokibi) launched an attack campaign against Managed Service Providers (MSPs) and thousands of their customers. Available: [link]. [8]

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

For instance, during the lockdown period of 2020, there was a huge surge in fake news and illegal activity related to the financial and other markets. Cyber attackers have used misleading information on social media for procuring campaign finances as well as personal and financial information of people and corporations.

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SecureBlitz

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

In 2020, cyberattacks witnessed an unprecedented increase, targeting many industries, from phishing scams to system hacks exploiting vulnerable endpoints and weak network security. This surge in cyber threats has far-reaching […] The post 2024 Cybersecurity: The Rise of CyberAttacks appeared first on SecureBlitz Cybersecurity.

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Security Affairs

MAY 17, 2020

Elexon, a middleman in the UK power grid network, recently reported it was hit by a cyber attack. Elexon , a middleman in the UK power grid network, was the victim of a cyber attack, the incident impacted only affected the internal IT network, including the company’s email server, and employee laptops.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Cybersecurity professionals are not standing still for these threats and try to address them properly. In some sense, 2020 was special—the coronavirus pandemic and the global shift to remote working became significant factors affecting the cybersecurity landscape. How exactly? Let’s find out.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 24, 2021

Ransomware attacks are taking center stage as Cyber-threats. There is ample evidence that ransomware has become a preferred method of cyber-attack choice by hackers in 2021. Although there are a variety of trends emerging in the first six months, below are four that stand out as barometers of what lies ahead.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 29, 2023

In 2019, a cybersecurity firm demonstrated security risks that could allow an attacker to disrupt engine readings and altitude on an aircraft. Government Accountability Office in 2020 about increasing risk due to connected aircraft technology developments. There was another warning from the U.S.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 8, 2021

2020 will be remembered most as the year the world was swept up in the COVID pandemic. Dig a little deeper and you’ll find another alarming news story: 2020 was a record breaking year on the Cybersecurity front. There was more data lost in breaches and a higher number of cyber attacks than ever before.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 12, 2022

This CSA provides an overview of Russian state-sponsored cyber operations; commonly observed tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs); detection actions; incident response guidance; and mitigations.” “This overview is intended to help the cybersecurity community reduce the risk presented by these threats.”

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IT Security Guru

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

But while lowering cyber threat dwell times always help, until you lower them to under a few hours or days, many cyber-attacks will still succeed. Often, successful cyber-attacks happen in minutes or hours. The problem is that most cyber-attacks complete in well under 21 days, some only taking minutes.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 20, 2020

Who are the threat actors behind these cyber attacks? And what are key attacker motivations? The 2020 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) has the answers. 2020 DBIR cybercrime report and key statistics. How do most data breaches occur?

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 6, 2021

Black Lotus Labs, a subsidiary of Lumen Technologies, has warned all website owners about an increase in ‘watering hole’ cyber threats. Technically, a watering hole attack is nothing but a kind of malware attack where hackers inject malicious functions into website codes, that target victims visiting the website for execution.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 25, 2022

International Business Machines, shortly known as IBM, has developed a Cyber Resilience Center (CRC) for the Port of Los Angeles that will help in thwarting cyber threats that could negatively affect the free flow of cargo.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 13, 2021

When figures are taken into consideration, the report says that the total loss incurred through cyber crime was recorded as $3.5 AUD in 2020. AUD in the past 4 years on an annual note and $597 AUD to mitigate the consequences of cyber attacks. “As AUD or $2 billion in USD.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

The European Central Bank is warning banks of possible Russia-linked cyber attack amid the rising crisis with Ukraine. The European Central Bank is warning banks of possible Russia-linked cyber attack amid the rising crisis with Ukraine and is inviting them to step up defenses. ” reported Reuters. .

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 21, 2020

The NFCA alert noted that the dates of the files in the leak actually span nearly 24 years — from August 1996 through June 19, 2020 — and that the documents include names, email addresses, phone numbers, PDF documents, images, and a large number of text, video, CSV and ZIP files.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Now, news is out that the attacks related to file encrypting malware have doubled in 2020 on Universities, especially involved in the development of Corona Virus Vaccine. This is making hackers purchase such stuff and launch cyber attacks. And on an average, the cost of payments made to hackers reached $450,000.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 8, 2021

It’s important to remember, however, as we slowly transition back into some semblance of normality, that there will be new challenges to face in all facets of life, and the Cyber Security sector is no exception. Human error is still the number one cause of cyber attack and home working could make this even more prominent.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Also, that threat actors, especially state-sponsored, and criminal enterprises would take advantage of the expanding cyber-attack surface by using their resources to employ more sophisticated means for discovering target vulnerabilities, automating phishing, and finding new deceptive paths for infiltrating malware. forbes.com).

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 25, 2022

In the year 2020, the sale of the compressed capacity was just over 100 exabytes. What makes tape storage averse to cyber attacks? The year 2021 witnessed a storage capacity sale of 150 million terabytes, which was 35% more when compared to the sales of the year 2019. Well, it’s simple!

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

2020 has been a year of great change and constant adaptation to new circumstances. Trends of cyber insurance claims for 2020. Coalition, a cyber insurance company, recently released a report detailing the categories of cyber attacks as well as the cause behind the attacks for the first half of 2020.

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IT Security Guru

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

As of March 31, 2023, Lloyds of London (the world’s largest insurance marketplace) will require its underwriters to include clearly defined exclusion clauses for state-backed cyber attacks within standalone cyber policies. GDPR requirements) and far less knowledge or awareness of cyber threats.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Retailers are becoming more vulnerable to cyber threats, especially as the industry continues to digitize and more e-commerce businesses emerge. More technology being used to increase operational efficiency means retailers face a higher risk of cyber incidents. About 24% of all 2020 breaches were aimed at retailers.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 27, 2021

The audit proves what we've heard from many security leaders during our SecureWorld Remote Sessions : the pandemic and work from home have greatly increased the cyber attack surface and attack attempts. Further, improper use continued to be the top attack vector type in 2020.".

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 1, 2021

Mandia’s prophecy is unclear as the engagement around cyber attacks remains a mystery about what he was referring to and whether the threat applied to whole of the consumers using connected devices around the world. And when they questioned him, he spoke to them rudely and played some vulgar music.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 1, 2021

The number of cyber attacks in the region is significantly growing. In 2020, Mexico was one of the countries with the most cyber attacks in Latin America. ” – said Saraj Pant, a cyber threat intelligence analyst with Resecurity, Inc. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook.

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Security Affairs

JULY 21, 2021

It is worth mentioning the company had also experienced a similar incident back in April 2020 which resulted in 203,859 customer emails being leaked. May 2018 – Ticketfly , the indie-focused ticketing service that was purchased by Eventbrite, had also suffered a cyber attack.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

A report recently published by the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security, titled “ National Cyber Threat Assessment 2020 ,” warns of risks associated with state-sponsored operations from China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea. Threat actors are carrying out cyber espionage campaigns and online influence campaigns.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 6, 2024

Traditionally, cybersecurity has been a reactive game: We respond to cyber threats as they arise, analyze the incidents, add pertinent information to “deny lists”, and update stakeholders on “what happened.” million — 15% more than it was in 2020. It may sound difficult, but change always sounds hard at first.

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