BH Consulting

MAY 15, 2024

Verizon DBIR 2024 reveals new threat trends The number of confirmed incidents and breaches doubled over the previous year, as tracked in Verizon’s Data Breach Investigations Report. Ransomware attacks were the top threat for most industries, accounting for 23 per cent of breaches in the report. MORE Ireland’s.ie

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Tech Republic Security

JULY 24, 2022

By 2024, organizations adopting a CSMA to integrate security tools to. The post Top Four Steps to Reduce Ransomware Risk appeared first on TechRepublic. IT leaders must integrate security tools into a cooperative, consolidated ecosystem using a composable and scalable cybersecurity mesh architecture (CSMA) approach.

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BH Consulting

APRIL 18, 2024

Meanwhile, Flashpoint’s Global 2024 Threat Intelligence Report also has data that looks forward, with a strong focus on reported data breaches, vulnerability disclosures and public ransomware attacks. SANS Institute tries to balance the potential for innovation with the possibility of risk.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

New threat actors have started exploiting ConnectWise ScreenConnect vulnerabilities, including the Black Basta and Bl00dy ransomware gangs. Both vulnerabilities were reported on February 13, 2024, through the company vulnerability disclosure channel via the ConnectWise Trust Center. The issues affect ScreenConnect 23.9.7

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BH Consulting

MARCH 21, 2024

Creeping cyber risk grabbing global headlines Ransomware keeps reminding us of the strong connection between a cybersecurity incident and financial loss. CNN reports that ransomware victims in the US healthcare sector say they’re “haemorrhaging money”, as disruption affects their daily operations.

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BH Consulting

JANUARY 16, 2024

2024: the year of the ra…nsomware? The year may have changed but ransomware shows no signs of slowing. Symantec discovered a new ransomware strain in the wild, called TISAK. Symantec discovered a new ransomware strain in the wild, called TISAK. its central thesis calls for a ban on ransomware payments.

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NetSpi Executives

JANUARY 8, 2024

From the emergence of the MOVEit vulnerability to the wide adoption of ChatGPT and its associated security risks, nearly every industry was impacted by cyber threats. In 2024, IT teams will look to turn this around and keep pace with the technical skills needed to secure digital transformations.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

CISA warns that the Akira Ransomware gang is exploiting the Cisco ASA/FTD vulnerability CVE-2020-3259 (CVSS score: 7.5) The issue was listed by CISA as known to be used in ransomware campaigns, but the agency did not reveal which ransomware groups are actively exploiting the issue. in attacks in the wild. This week the U.S.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

28, 2023 – AppDirect , the world’s leading B2B subscription commerce platform, today released key findings from its IT Business Leaders 2024 Outlook Report. Their top areas of concern include cybersecurity risk (58%), information security risk (53%) and compliance risk (39%). San Francisco, Calif.,

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Security Affairs

MARCH 20, 2024

Multiple threat actors are exploiting the recently disclosed JetBrains TeamCity flaw CVE-2024-27198 in attacks in the wild. Trend Micro researchers are exploiting the recently disclosed vulnerabilities CVE-2024-27198 (CVSS score: 9.8) and CVE-2024-27199 (CVSS score 7.3) reads the advisory published by JetBrains.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 13, 2023

London, July 13, 2023 — Beazley, the leading specialist insurer, today published its latest Risk & Resilience report: Spotlight on: Cyber & Technology Risks 2023. Yet, boardroom focus on cyber risk appears to be diminishing. trillion by 2025, a 300% increase since 2015 1.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Yet, metaverse company breach that led to malicious email sent out to its users hinted at ongoing risks. As we look to 2024, we believe that the consumer threat landscape will be heavily influenced by political, cultural, and technological events and trends. In Canada, a similar ban on the WeChat messenger was introduced in October.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 7, 2024

The unprecedented cyberattack on healthcare giant Change Healthcare has taken a chaotic turn, with allegations that the prolific BlackCat ransomware gang conducted an "exit scam"—shutting down operations after receiving a $22 million ransom payment from the company without paying their own affiliate hacker.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

A BlackCat ransomware attack hit UnitedHealth Group subsidiary Optum causing an outage impacting the Change Healthcare payment exchange platform. A ransomware attack hit the UnitedHealth Group subsidiary Optum leading to an outage impacting the Change Healthcare payment exchange platform. ” reads the Reuters.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 28, 2024

Department of Treasury on March 27th released a report titled "Managing Artificial Intelligence-Specific Cybersecurity Risks in the Financial Services Sector." The Treasury Department recognizes the importance of proactively addressing these risks. With advancements come new risks. Why is AI a cybersecurity threat?

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Security Affairs

MARCH 6, 2024

CVE-2024-23225 is a Kernel memory corruption flaw, the company addressed it with improved validation. “An CVE-2024-23296 is a RTKit memory corruption flaw, the company addressed it with improved validation. CISA orders federal agencies to fix this vulnerability by March 27, 2024. reads the advisory.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

In an emergency directive , the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has ordered all federal agencies to disconnect all instances of Ivanti Connect Secure and Policy Secure solution products from agency networks no later than 11:59PM on Friday February 2, 2024. How did it come this far? Get a free trial below.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 5, 2024

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added the CVE-2024-21338 (CVSS Score 7.8) The zero-day, tracked as CVE-2024-21338 has been addressed by Microsoft in the February Patch Tuesday update. The flaw CVE-2024-21338 resides within the IOCTL (Input and Output Control) dispatcher of the driver appid.sys.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 18, 2024

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has initiated an investigation into an alleged ransomware attack and the subsequent theft of data. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is investigating an alleged ransomware attack that resulted in data theft. ” continues the statement.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 10, 2024

Judge ordered NSO Group to hand over the Pegasus spyware code to WhatsApp Cybercrime BlackCat Ransomware Affiliate TTPs American Express credit cards EXPOSED in third-party vendor data breach – account numbers and names among details accessed in hack LockBit 3.0’S

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 22, 2024

Turning back the clock on encryption: How to perform ransomware backups in one-click ThreatDown earns highest ratings across EDR and MDR categories in G2 Spring 2024 results K-12 district hit with $500k Medusa ransomware attack FakeBat campaign continues, now also targeting VMware users Stay safe!

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Security Affairs

MAY 9, 2024

Researchers from Juniper Threat Labs reported that threat actors are exploiting recently disclosed Ivanti Connect Secure (ICS) vulnerabilities CVE-2023-46805 and CVE-2024-21887 to drop the payload of the Mirai botnet. The second flaw, tracked as CVE-2024-21887 (CVSS score 9.1) The flaw CVE-2023-46805 (CVSS score 8.2)

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 29, 2024

The Evolving Legislative and Compliance Landscape: A Roadmap for Business Leaders madhav Tue, 04/30/2024 - 05:32 Trust is the currency of the digital economy. The Thales 2024 Trust Index report indicates that 87% of consumers expect vendors to respect their digital rights, which leads to trusted relationships.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 18, 2024

Cybersecurity risks increase every year and bludgeon victims who fail to prepare properly. For those interested in a better understanding of the oncoming risks, this is the information you are looking for. So, let’s explore what 2024 and beyond has in store for all of us in the digital world.

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SecureList

APRIL 15, 2024

They generated a custom version of the ransomware, which used the aforementioned account credential to spread across the network and perform malicious activities, such as killing Windows Defender and erasing Windows Event Logs in order to encrypt the data and cover its tracks. Revisiting the LockBit 3.0 builder files The LockBit 3.0

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SecureList

MAY 8, 2024

Ransomware attacks continue to be one of the biggest contemporary cybersecurity threats, affecting organizations and individuals alike on a global scale. As we approach International Anti-Ransomware Day, we have analyzed the major ransomware events and trends. The third most active ransomware in 2023 was Cl0p.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 29, 2024

The Evolving Legislative and Compliance Landscape: A Roadmap for Business Leaders madhav Tue, 04/30/2024 - 05:32 Trust is the currency of the digital economy. The Thales 2024 Trust Index report indicates that 87% of consumers expect vendors to respect their digital rights, which leads to trusted relationships.

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Risk Manufacturing Cybersecurity Digital transformation 72

Security Affairs

MARCH 24, 2024

Cybersecurity US holds conference on military AI use with dozens of allies to determine ‘responsible’ use DFSA’s Cyber Risk Management Guidelines: A Blueprint for Cyber Resilience?

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added a ConnectWise ScreenConnect vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-1709 , to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. CISA is aware that this vulnerability is exploited in ransomware attacks, Sophos researchers also confirmed this circumstance. ” said Sophos.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 24, 2024

The attack, attributed to the BlackCat/ALPHV ransomware gang, resulted in a significant outage impacting Change Healthcare payment systems, which play a pivotal role in various critical healthcare services across the United States. Following these events, the U.S. billion.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 13, 2024

Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 2, 2024

Related: AI makes scam email look real Fresh evidence comes from Mimecast’s “The State of Email and Collaboration Security” 2024 report. The London-based supplier of email security technology, surveyed 1,100 information technology and cybersecurity professionals worldwide and found: •Human risk remains a massive exposure.

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Security Affairs

MAY 4, 2024

The company has yet to disclose a data breach e never mentioned in its update that it was the victim of a ransomware attack. Such drastic containment measures are typically associated with malware infections, while the unavailability of affected systems often suggests a ransomware infection. The group claimed the theft of 1.5

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 31, 2023

Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 9, 2024

According to Binding Operational Directive (BOD) 22-01: Reducing the Significant Risk of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities , FCEB agencies have to address the identified vulnerabilities by the due date to protect their networks against attacks exploiting the flaws in the catalog. Improper Access Control Vulnerability CVE-2023-23752.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 6, 2024

According to Binding Operational Directive (BOD) 22-01: Reducing the Significant Risk of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities , FCEB agencies have to address the identified vulnerabilities by the due date to protect their networks against attacks exploiting the flaws in the catalog. The exploitation can lead to complete system compromise.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 16, 2024

The agency recommends job seekers remain vigilant on any potential fraudulent activity, it also added that there is no risk on the compensation and support offered by the agency, nor on access to the personal space of pole-emploi.fr.

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