The Security Ledger

MAY 4, 2021

In this episode of the podcast (#213): Molly Jahn of DARPA and University of Wisconsin joins us to talk about the growing cyber risk to the Food and Agriculture sector, as industry consolidation and precision agriculture combine to increase the chances of cyber disruption of food production. Read the whole entry. »

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

First published by HelpNetSecurity  — Matthew Rosenquist Cybersecurity insurance is a rapidly growing market, swelling from approximately $13B in 2022 to an estimated $84B in 2030 (26% CAGR), but insurers are struggling with quantifying the potential risks of offering this type of insurance.

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BH Consulting

JANUARY 11, 2022

From ransomware and scams to security frameworks and employee privacy, our 2021 ‘greatest hits’ show how broad the areas of cybersecurity and data protection can be. We begin with a look at a contentious topic: cyber risk insurance. The publicity surrounding the incident raised the profile of cybersecurity nationally.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Margaret's Health, a hospital located in Spring Valley, Illinois, announced its closure due to a cyberattack that occurred in 2021. 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. In June, St.

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Herjavec Group

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Needless to say, in 2021 cybersecurity was front and center for individuals, enterprises, and governments alike. Data breaches and cybersecurity threats were at an all-time high this past year. So let’s take a look at the big challenges, priorities, and trends we saw in cybersecurity over the past year.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 15, 2021

In a recent survey conducted by Cybersecurity Firm Tenable, over 106 million healthcare records were exposed to hackers during the time of past 14 months. Tenable’s Security Response Team says that in the past 2 months over 56 breaches were disclosed by the end of Feb’2021. percent of attacks.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Like years past, 2021 revealed more of the same for the cybersecurity industry—more breaches, bigger ransomware attacks, higher stakes. These attacks received global attention and spotlighted the need for even more attention on cybersecurity best practices. Understand cybersecurity impacts your bottom line.

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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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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.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 5, 2023

For some, a cyber criminal matches some of the Hollywood tropes: a person sitting alone in a dimly lit room, furiously mashing on a keyboard to steal information from a person or company. This effort began with the 2018 establishment of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) , a Department of Homeland Security division.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 23, 2021

“By tapping into the advanced capabilities of our IT scanning technology, we’re proud to share actionable data to increase awareness around the current state of cyber risk technology and help eliminate the impact of adverse events — especially as we approach the end of a pivotal year,” said Madhu Tadikonda, President of Corvus Insurance. “We

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 28, 2022

That’s why Onapsis and SAP have been partnering together to empower executives to mitigate what we believe is one of the most critical types of cyber risk facing organizations. April 2021: Onapsis and SAP Partner to Release New Threat Intelligence on Active Threats. entities on or around holiday weekends.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 3, 2022

Researchers at Singapore-based cybersecurity company Group-IB recently discovered thousands of databases exposed to the internet that could have been exploited when they were left unprotected. From Q1 2021 to Q1 2022, the team discovered 399,200 exposed databases due to those efforts. Expectations for Security Breaches Run High .

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 25, 2022

As the threat of cyber-attacks continues to increase exponentially, a debate has erupted over the years, leaving organizations to choose between two sides. But now we’ve reached a whole new level of cyber-attacks. Thanks to the exponential rise in attacks, cyber investment has skyrocketed. Real time data.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 25, 2024

According to cybersecurity analysts, the notorious Lazarus Group, as well as other crews like Kimsuky and Andariel, have launched multiple cyberattacks over the past year targeting South Korean companies involved in military and weapons technology development. LIG Nex1 Co. , and Hyundai Rotem Co.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 11, 2023

Experts found new MOVEit Transfer SQL Injection flaws The University of Manchester suffered a cyber attack and suspects a data breach Russians charged with hacking Mt.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 19, 2022

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warned organizations about “potential critical threats” following the recent cyberattacks that hit Ukraine. According to Symantec, the WhisperGate wiper may have been employed in attacks against unknown victims since at least October 2021. ” reported Kitsoft.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 23, 2021

The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity welcomes the European Commission proposal to launch the new Joint Cyber Unit. The European Commission proposed on Wednesday the creation of a new Joint Cyber Unit that aims at providing a coordinated response to large-scale cyber attacks and crises.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 25, 2021

It seems to be in every headline and on every cybersecurity professional's mind. How am I protecting my organization from an attack? As ransomware attacks have spiked in the last year, a common theme for many organizations is that the attack was the result of failed cybersecurity. Ransomware. Ransomware.

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IT Security Guru

JUNE 28, 2022

The past decade has seen cybersecurity barge its way into the mainstream. A meteoric rise in attack rates during COVID-19 , major incidents such as the Colonial Pipeline attack, and an increasingly tense geopolitical landscape have all contributed to cybersecurity’s current position at the top of global news feeds.

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SC Magazine

MAY 24, 2021

In a report released May 20, the Government Accountability Office looked at how the private cybersecurity insurance market has developed over the past five yearsRich Baich is global chief information security officer for insurance giant AIG. Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images).

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 12, 2021

A new report from Sophos dissects how hackers spent two weeks roaming far-and-wide through the modern network of a large enterprise getting into a prime position to carry out what could’ve been a devasting ransomware attack. Related: DHS embarks on 60-day cybersecurity sprints. Schiappa. “We Incremental gains are being made.

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Jane Frankland

APRIL 28, 2022

It’s a roller coaster of a time to lead, as CIOs, CISOs and CTOs are having to deal with more users, data, devices, technologies, connectivity, mobility, regulations, risks, and threats than they care to. Cyber risks top worldwide business concerns in 2022. But it’s not the only attack vector that’s popular.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Arctic Wolf is one of the fastest-growing cybersecurity companies globally on a mission to end cyber risk. Professional racing and cybersecurity share a commonality in speed and precision—where literal seconds can make or break any outcome,” said Dan Larson, chief marketing officer, Arctic Wolf. “As All Rights Reserved.

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The Security Ledger

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Air Force personnel way back in 2005 as a way to talk about the kinds of enduring cyber attacks and attempts at data exfiltration they were observing. Check out this 2021 podcast featuring Josh Corman and Lisa Young of the COVID task force at CISA who talk about the agency’s work to improve the security of critical sectors of the U.S.

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Responsible Cyber

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Wednesday, 17 November 2021 – Heightened connectivity is a game-changer for businesses and cybersecurity. Connectivity and cybersecurity ought to go hand in hand to ensure the survival and prosperity of businesses in the digital age. Cybersecurity is simultaneously more crucial and challenging now.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 4, 2022

That said, APIs are certain to get a lot more attention by security teams — and board members concerned about cyber risk mitigation — in 2022. This is so because a confluence of developments in 2021 has put API security in the spotlight, where it needs to be. Reversing the pendulum.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 22, 2022

Our reliance on digital technology and the inherited risk is a key driving factor for buying cyber risk insurance. If the technology were to become unavailable, the resulting business impact could be mitigated with cyber insurance. When security fails, cyber insurance can become crucial for ensuring continuity.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 1, 2021

By Tony Goulding, Cybersecurity Evangelist at Centrify. The 2020 Global State of Industrial Cybersecurity report found that 74% of IT security professionals are more concerned about a cyberattack on critical infrastructure than an enterprise data breach. Some hackers simply aim to cause disruption.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 24, 2022

Spider-Man: No Way Home, which debuted in December 2021, is now in its fifth weekend in theaters with over $1.5B in box office sales. Despite being only available in theaters, it is the first pandemic-era film to exceed $1B. The excitement leading up to the film’s release was unprecedented even compared to other Marvel blockbusters.

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Cytelligence

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

The acquisition will help Aon expand its current coverages within the cyber market at a time when cyber claims are almost doubling year-over-year. Global cyber insurance premiums are expected to grow from $4 billion in 2018 to $20 billion by 2025. said J Hogg, CEO of Aon Cyber Solutions.

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Duo's Security Blog

JUNE 9, 2022

From these conversations, it is clear cyber liability insurance is steadily rising to the top of the agenda, due to the sheer amount and scale of cyber-attacks hitting firms. So, what is the chief contributor to this hard market from a cybersecurity and threat landscape perspective? Here are my key takeaways.

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Herjavec Group

JULY 29, 2021

Halfway through 2021 and it’s been a year unlike any other in cybersecurity ! While the world transitions out of the pandemic, cyber adversaries have continued to take advantage of the chaos – cyber attacks have skyrocketed and are only becoming more frequent, destructive, and sophisticated.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 27, 2022

Corporate networks suffered 50% more cyber attack attempts per week in 2021 compared to the previous year, and the number of reported data breaches increased 68% year over year. It can be challenging to prevent a cyber attack if there isn’t someone, or rather a team, inside the company making it their primary, everyday focus.

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Digital Shadows

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Impersonating domains are a thorny problem for most brands, as our 2021 research proved, when we detected an average of 1,100 impersonating domains and subdomains per year per Digital Shadows client. Since then, several pro-Russian and pro-Ukraine hacktivist groups have conducted a series of cyber attacks to disrupt their adversaries.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

In partnership with Cysurance, BlastWave hosted a roundtable entitled “The Future of Cyber Insurance and MSP Insurability. The roundtable featured a broad range of experts in cybersecurity, cyber insurance, and Managed Service Providers (MSPs). of Morris Risk Management, John Franzino of Grid Security Inc.,

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

cybersecurity as part of the $1 trillion Infrastructure Bill, which passed in late 2021. While this is a huge milestone and an important first step in bolstering the country’s cybersecurity posture, quite simply, it’s a drop in the bucket compared to the investment that’s needed. million earmarked for cybersecurity.

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