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GUESST ESSAY: Cybercrime for hire: small businesses are the new bullseye of the Dark Web

The Last Watchdog

Proactive Protection Without Breaking the Bank Its a myth that only large budgets can deliver meaningful cybersecurity. Carrying cyber insurance that covers downtime, breaches, and ransomware. For small businesses, smart prioritization is key. That means: Training employees to recognize phishing and avoid risky behavior.

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RSAC Fireside Chat: Human and machine identity risks are converging — and they’re finally visible

The Last Watchdog

Whether you’re a bank, a mining company, or an airline, this is a soft, underlying hygiene problem, says Tim Eades , CEO of Anetac. Its telemetry engine is helping early adopters shrink the blast radius of service account abuse and meet tighter requirements now being pushed by regulators and cyber insurers alike.

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Krispy Kreme Cyber Attack a Wake-Up Call for the Food Industry

SecureWorld News

If you ask a layperson which industries they expect to come under attack from cyberattacks, they'll probably highlight targets like banks, infrastructure, or big tech. But one of the most high-profile cyberattacks in 2024 was against Krispy Kreme. Is nothing sacred anymore, when even our doughnuts aren't safe?

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Hackers Breached Virginia Bank Twice in Eight Months, Stole $2.4M

Krebs on Security

Hackers used phishing emails to break into a Virginia bank in two separate cyber intrusions over an eight-month period, making off with more than $2.4 Now the financial institution is suing its insurance provider for refusing to fully cover the losses. million total.

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CyberSecurity Is Not Enough: Businesses Must Insure Against Cyber Losses

Joseph Steinberg

No bank in the United States will issue a mortgage, for example, to someone who purchases a house but refuses to insure the home against fire; the bank will not relax its position even if the home has been built with every possible known fire suppression and mitigation system.

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Maze Ransomware leaks files of ST Engineering group

Security Affairs

“As per our researchers, this data leak includes the company’s cyber insurance documents, various contract calculations worksheets, NASA give review rules, and much more.” Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Maze Ransomware operators claim to have stolen millions of credit cards from Banco BCR

Security Affairs

Maze Ransomware operators claim to have hacked the network of the state-owned Bank of Costa Rica Banco BCR and to have stolen internal data, including 11 million credit card credentials. Banco BCR has equity of $806,606,710 and assets of $7,607,483,881, it is one of the most solid banks in Central America.