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Cybersecurity Management Lessons from Healthcare Woes

eSecurity Planet

Exposed Technical Issues & Other Consequences The initial information exposes the critical importance of using MFA to protect remote access systems and testing backup systems for disaster recovery. Companies should also use free tools available to them.

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From Caribbean shores to your devices: analyzing Cuba ransomware

SecureList

Introduction Knowledge is our best weapon in the fight against cybercrime. An understanding of how various gangs operate and what tools they use helps build competent defenses and investigate incidents. This report takes a close look at the history of the Cuba group, and their attack tactics, techniques and procedures.

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Cyber Security in Banking: Threats, Solutions & Best Practices

eSecurity Planet

Cyber security measures ensure this data is safeguarded against breaches, fraud, hacking, and other forms of cybercrime. Cyber security in banking is about securing the entire digital infrastructure of a bank — from online banking systems to internal databases — against unauthorized access, data leaks, and malicious attacks.

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5 Critical Threat Actors You Need to Know About

Digital Shadows

By examining their methods, motivations, and recent attacks, we equip enterprises with the insights needed to strengthen their defenses against these actors. Significant Activity Meteoric Ascent in 2024 RansomHub shot to prominence in early 2024 after law enforcement dismantled major cybercrime groups like ALPHV (“BlackCat”) and LockBit.

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5 Critical Threat Actors You Need to Know About

Digital Shadows

By examining their methods, motivations, and recent attacks, we equip enterprises with the insights needed to strengthen their defenses against these actors. Significant Activity Meteoric Ascent in 2024 RansomHub shot to prominence in early 2024 after law enforcement dismantled major cybercrime groups like ALPHV (“BlackCat”) and LockBit.

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Trade Wars: How U.S. Tariffs Are Reshaping Cyber Risk and Resilience

SecureWorld News

The impact will be felt well beyond the involved countries of Canada, USA, Mexico, and China," said Kenrick Bagnall , Founder, KONCYBER & RB-Cyber Assurance; Royal Candian Mounted Police (RCMP) Contractor/Instructor; Toronto Police Service (Cybercrime Unit) (Ret.). " Security teams need to plan now, not later.

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State of ransomware in 2025

SecureList

Bring Your Own Vulnerable Driver attacks continue Bring Your Own Vulnerable Driver (BYOVD) is an increasingly prevalent technique used in ransomware attacks to bypass security defenses and gain kernel-level access on Windows systems. Invest in backups, training and incident response planning.