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. Lessons hard learned from a ransomware infection.

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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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Herjavec Group

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Needless to say, in 2021 cybersecurity was front and center for individuals, enterprises, and governments alike. While this was a big task to take on, I have to admit – I’m leaving 2021 behind feeling encouraged and hopeful for cybersecurity in the New Year. The Rise of Ransomware. Be Prepared for the Worst.

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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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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 15, 2021

Tenable’s Security Response Team says that in the past 2 months over 56 breaches were disclosed by the end of Feb’2021. As per the researchers, most of the healthcare related data breaches happened because of ransomware that accounted for over 54.95 percent of attacks. While RYUK topped the list with over 8.64

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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. Ransomware.

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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 Ransomware claims and costs.

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The Security Ledger

MAY 15, 2021

Intel 471 CISO Brandon Hoffman joins us to to discuss Darkside, the ransomware group that attacked the Colonial Pipeline, why the crew may have bitten off more than it can chew and what the attack says about the state of America's Critical Infrastructure. Do Cities deserve Federal Disaster Aid after Cyber Attacks?

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Security Boulevard

MAY 18, 2022

Earlier this month marked the one-year anniversary of the largest cyber-attack on US critical infrastructure. In May 2021, DarkSide cyber actors successfully targeted Colonial Pipeline with a ransomware attack that shut down parts of its 5,500 miles of gas delivery between the gulf coast and the Nation’s East coast.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Cyber attackers escalate and adapt quickly, which undermines the historical-based models that insurance companies rely on. Attackers are continually shifting their maneuvers that identify victims, cause increasing loss, and rapidly shift to new areas of impact. In Q4 2021 the renewals for premiums were up a staggering 34%.

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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. Be ready for ransomware.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 3, 2022

The Attack Surface Management team at Group-IB said it constantly scans the IPv4 landscape for exposed databases, potentially unwanted programs, and other risks. From Q1 2021 to Q1 2022, the team discovered 399,200 exposed databases due to those efforts. According to the Attack Surface Management team, an average of 170.2

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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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Security Affairs

JANUARY 19, 2022

NotPetya and WannaCry ransomware—to cause significant, widespread damage to critical infrastructure.” ” Microsoft spotted a destructive malware, tracked as WhisperGate , that targeted government, non-profit, and IT entities in Ukraine with a wiper disguised as ransomware. THREAD: Latest on #WhisperGate wiper attacks.

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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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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. As it stands, ransomware remains the biggest threat to organiszations. Real time data.

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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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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. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 22, 2022

This shift to digital technology has created a new class of digital risks that are constantly evolving and strike faster and often with more severity than traditional risks. Our reliance on digital technology and the inherited risk is a key driving factor for buying cyber risk insurance.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 26, 2021

New research reveals that a record number of organizations are buying cyber insurance policies as a tool for protecting themselves against cyber risk. However, the cost for those policies is rising dramatically as cyber insurance premiums soar up to 30% vs. the previous year. cyber insurance market and the results are in.

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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. As we discussed on the webinar, it's undoubtedly our common adversary, ransomware. Here are my key takeaways.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 1, 2021

Others extract valuable personally identifiable information (PII) to sell on the Dark Web, while others look to extort money due to ransomware. The attacker successfully infiltrated the computer system that controlled the water treatment facility and remotely manipulated a computer to change the water supply’s chemical balance.

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Cytelligence

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

The 2019 Cybersecurity Almanac published by Cisco and Cybersecurity Ventures predicts that cyber events will cost $6 trillion annually by 2021, as companies are digitizing most of their processes and are often operating remotely. Global cyber insurance premiums are expected to grow from $4 billion in 2018 to $20 billion by 2025.

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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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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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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Cyber Insurance: Gold Rush to Wild West Cyber insurance premiums increased 80% in 2021, making them an unsustainable expense for many companies. Cyber insurance was once a soft market where insurance carriers were covering virtually anyone. Even worse, the initial ransomware attack isn’t the only problem.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Tue, 10/05/2021 - 06:55. Cyber incidents pose a threat to the stability of the global financial system. The digital transformation initiatives have shifted the technology landscape and introduced new threats and risks. 9 Considerations For Hong Kong Banks To Address The STDB Guidelines. Characteristics of an STDB.

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Digital Shadows

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Lockbit will continue to lead the pack Lockbit are currently the world’s most prolific ransomware group, which can be determined by looking at the activity levels on various groups’ data leak sites. Many groups that have faced law enforcement attention often follow an impactful attack being made against a sensitive target.

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Jane Frankland

JANUARY 12, 2022

Last year, the World Economic Forum (WEF) Global Risk Report , which has been used for more than a decade by organisations around the world as a risk assessment tool, named ‘cybersecurity failure’ as the fourth-most clear and present short-term danger to the global economy. million per incident in 2021, the highest in 17-years.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

cybersecurity as part of the $1 trillion Infrastructure Bill, which passed in late 2021. Here’s why: Total global losses from cybercrime in 2021 are estimated to top $6 trillion , with the U.S. The financial losses and impact of a single attack dwarf the proposed $1.9 Thanks to the Biden Administration, the U.S. billion to ?cybersecurity

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 11, 2022

Investors recognize the potential too, as funding for cybersecurity ventures more than doubled from previous years to almost $22 billion in 2021. Apiiro can connect across hybrid infrastructure through a read-only API and promises real-time inventory and actionable remediation for risks in addressing DevSecOps. BluBracket. Series A.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2022

billion in 2021, and growing concerns over data security , software supply chains , and ransomware suggest the market will remain strong through economic ups and downs. Named after the infamous string of nation-state cyber attacks during the late 2000s, NightDragon was established in 2016 by former McAfee CEO Dave DeWalt.

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