Webroot

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

The UK government has released a National Cyber Strategy to help guide the country’s strategic approach to combating the proliferation of cyber threats. Expansion of the NIS regulations to include MSPs informs part of the UK government’s broader strategy to improve the country’s overall cyber resilience.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 6, 2023

The group targeted organizations across a wide range of sectors, including healthcare, logistics, and professional services, leaving a trail of encrypted files and ransom demands in […] The post Babuk Ransomware Group: What You Need to Know appeared first on Flare | Cyber Threat Intel | Digital Risk Protection.

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NetSpi Executives

OCTOBER 17, 2023

This shift aims to enhance the safety and integrity of medical devices, emphasizing the importance of cybersecurity in healthcare. Notably, the law is characterized by its foundational correctness and forward-looking approach, ensuring adaptability to evolving cyber threats.

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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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The Last Watchdog

MAY 30, 2023

Cyber threats have steadily intensified each year since I began writing about privacy and cybersecurity for USA TODAY in 2004. Collectively, enterprises spend a king’s ransom many times over on cyber defense. And as a result, many still do not practice essential cyber hygiene.

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Centraleyes

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

While both HITRUST and HIPAA have substantial relevance in ensuring data security in the healthcare sector, they are very different standards. Covered entities encompass healthcare providers, plans, and clearinghouses, while business associates are organizations contracted to handle ePHI on behalf of covered entities.

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Jane Frankland

JANUARY 12, 2024

Reading that line should be a wakeup call for anyone who cares about reducing cyber threats and resilience, for women are an integral defence strategy. However, the reason why women matter so much in cybersecurity is because of the way they view and deal with risk. For example, Byrnes et al. Research by Gavin D.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Fast forward to 2015, and we’ve had several trending cyber security issues appear in just these first few weeks. Below are 7 trending cyber security stories that you should read for February 2015. Anthem Cyber Attack. You can read why Mark leaked the passwords here on his personal blog. 2015 Cyber Security Risks.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

DECEMBER 28, 2020

The Top Cybersecurity Blogs We're Reading in 2020. Here’s a collection of our favorite cybersecurity blogs and websites from the industry's foremost thought leaders and reporters. #9. Check out our guide on how to understand the underlying issues, and how to decrease your risk. #5. Stay tuned here to find out what they were. #10.

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Jane Frankland

OCTOBER 17, 2023

In this blog, I’ll be sharing my insights on what you can do to ensure your employees protect themselves, their data, and your organisation’s network and reputation. Maintaining productivity: Cyber threats continually disrupt business operations and hinder employee productivity.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 18, 2021

Between potential downtime and retraining an entire organization on new workflows, processes, and user interface, productivity is at risk, and with it, the bottom line. Take identity management—arguably one of the most important defenses against cyber threats—for example. About the essayist.

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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. More importantly, we will see the emergence of very impactful use cases in industry verticals such as healthcare, learning, manufacturing, and automation.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

AUGUST 10, 2022

Risk Level. In the modern age, nation states are expanding the battlefield with targeted cyber attacks on their adversaries. Are you at risk? Why cyber attacks?” Individuals may be targeted by nation-state or state-backed cyber attacks based on the underlying mission or goal. Russian espionage group APT28 (a.k.a.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 21, 2022

As the economy grows increasingly data-driven, and as cyber threats proliferate, business leaders recognize they must find a more effective approach to protecting their intellectual property, financial records, employee and customer information, and other sensitive data — while also ensuring their employees’ access to that data is not hindered.

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The Security Ledger

MARCH 26, 2021

When we think about cyber threats to the hardware supply chain, we. When we think about cyber threats to the hardware supply chain, we often think about defense contractors making missiles and fighter jets. Despite media attention to the problem, the awareness of hardware supply chain risks is still low within companies.

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Centraleyes

APRIL 16, 2024

However, the evolving threat landscape necessitates a shift toward more comprehensive data loss prevention methods considering data in various states—whether at rest, in motion, or in use. Regular assessments and adjustments based on emerging threat landscapes contribute to the longevity of the DLP framework.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

This blog was written by an independent guest blogger. While remote work has many benefits, it can increase the risk of employees suffering from directed attention fatigue (DAF) , where they find themselves unable to focus due to constant distractions. The best way to arm yourself against such attacks is by educating yourself.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

The technology industry has met the dramatic rise in ransomware and other cyber attacks with an impressive set of tools to help companies mitigate the risks. Healthcare and public health, financial services, and IT organizations are frequent targets, although businesses of all sizes can fall victim to these schemes. Prevalence.

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Centraleyes

JANUARY 1, 2024

” They contend that large-scale AI projects can “pose profound risks to society and humanity” without oversight and thoughtful management. Harnessing the Promise of GRC AI The conversation surrounding AI and risk management has not skipped over the world of GRC. Here’s how AI plays a pivotal role: 1.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 7, 2021

This blog was written by an independent guest blogger. As we near 2022, the cyber threat landscape remains just as ominous. For hackers’ soft targets for ransomware extortion are plentiful, especially in the healthcare, financial, and manufacturing industries. With that comes cyber-risk. forbes.com).

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 6, 2018

Some impact specific countries while others focus on individual industries, but each regulation being enforced is an indication that companies must be more accountable when it comes to how they manage data privacy and people’s data or they risk having to pay large fines. Thales’ Jim DeLorenzo explains more about POPI in this blog post.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 12, 2022

In this blog, we’ll look at the root causes of concern for today's CISO and share some practical strategies to deter cybercriminals. If you own the risks, who owns the elimination? For example, you own the governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) process, commission the application security testing, and own the risk register.

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Security Affairs

MAY 10, 2020

Million MobiFriends User details leaked online North Korea-linked Lazarus APT uses a Mac variant of the Dacls RAT SilverTerrier gang uses COVID-19 lures in BEC attacks against Healthcare, Government Organizations Sodinokibi gang hacked law firm of the celebrities and threatens to release the docs.

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DoublePulsar

DECEMBER 3, 2023

I then wrote a blog saying mass exploitation was happening, a companion piece to say ransomware groups are using the vulnerability to backdoor systems for later and continued to track threat actor activity. legitimately an (inter)national security risk that is going to keep escalating until something goes very wrong, I fear.

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McAfee

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

At this year’s Conference 46 percent of all keynote speakers were women,” according to Sandra Toms, VP and curator, RSA Conference, in a blog she posted on the last day of this year’s event. During her first few years at Booz Allen, she supported technology, innovation and risk analysis initiatives across U.S. Collins Aerospace.

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Centraleyes

MARCH 11, 2024

FedRAMP (Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program): A Shield for Government Galaxies Targeted at U.S. It sets the stage for robust security practices, encompassing risk management, access controls, and encryption. Risk Management: ISO/IEC 27001 emphasizes a systematic approach to risk management.

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Duo's Security Blog

JUNE 21, 2021

While the risk of an employee clicking on a foreign prince’s secret gold offer may be past us, modern-day technologies have evolved and expanded in today’s remote work and IoT-connected settings. Enterprises and large businesses may seem like the obvious candidate for MFA and cyber liability insurance.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 16, 2022

Considering the increased cybersecurity risks introduced by digital technologies, what should society do to prevent cyber-attacks, reduce damage, and strengthen trust? This eliminates the risk of sensitive data falling into the hands of others without explicit permission, resulting in regulatory non-compliance.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

The company says that ransomware accounted for 41% of cyber claims. 54% of cyber attacks started with email. Below you can see two charts describing these findings: Remote work increases cyber threats. These industries include consumer businesses, healthcare, and financial services.

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McAfee

APRIL 20, 2020

The cyber threat landscape is evolving at an astronomical rate; we are living in the age where the four key pillars of cybersecurity – Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability and Assurance of Information systems are no longer considered a nice to have but are a metric for business resilience and operational existence of businesses across the globe.

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Centraleyes

APRIL 9, 2024

The top five countries and regions for the highest average cost of a cyber security breach in 2023 were as follows: the US ($9.4 Uneven Impact on Industries The healthcare sector bears the heaviest burden, with an average cloud data breach cost of $10.10 million), the Middle East ($8.07 million), Canada ($5.13 million), Germany ($4.67

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Digital Shadows

JANUARY 18, 2023

The hacktivists didn’t post any demands or host stolen data, but they did use malware that’s more commonly associated with cyber criminals. This blog focuses on ransomware activity in Q4 2022, based on primary and secondary source reporting. The blog we linked to above has some great tips for how to harden your service accounts.

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Herjavec Group

JULY 29, 2021

But in spite of it all, the cybersecurity industry and the professionals within it continue to step up and tirelessly work to protect organizations against cyber threats. For every attack we hear about on the news, there are a hundred more that were prevented or detected and responded to by the cyber heroes behind the scenes.

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McAfee

AUGUST 24, 2021

For a brief overview please see our summary blog here. Another risk the drug library helps mitigate is human error. Attacks on healthcare settings are increasing with the FBI estimating a cyberattack using “Ryuk” ransomware took in $61 million over a 21-month period in 2018 and 2019. Table of Contents. Background.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 10, 2023

Threat intelligence feeds are continually updated streams of data that inform users of different cybersecurity threats, their sources, and any infrastructure impacted or at risk of being impacted by those threats.

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