Security Boulevard

AUGUST 22, 2022

Even with ransomware costing billions of dollars in losses and cyber insurance claims, organizations are still impacted beyond the checkbook. Email phishing, brute force, and even employees leaving with a host of USB sticks, organizations face countless and often unreported cyber attacks.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 30, 2023

Joseph Carson, Chief Security Scientist and Advisory CISO at Delinea : "World Backup Day is a reminder for all organizations to review their backup strategy and ensure it is resilient against cyber attacks. Because when it comes to cyber attacks, the question is not if, but when.

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Jane Frankland

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Cybersecurity can often feel like a game of cat and mouse where cyber attackers and defenders engage in a chase, with one party trying to outsmart the other. Just like in previous years, 2024 is set to test practitioners’ skills as the frequency of cyber threats continues to surge leaving no room for complacency.

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The Security Ledger

JULY 22, 2020

In this Spotlight podcast* we’re joined by Andrew Jaquith, the CISO at QOMPLX to talk about how the COVID pandemic is highlighting longstanding problems with cyber risk management and cyber resilience. Read the whole entry. » Most Companies aren’t prepared.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 23, 2022

The World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report has consistently ranked cyber attacks among the top seven risks facing the planet in terms of likelihood and impact, while high-profile CEOs including Warren Buffett of Berkshire Hathaway and Jamie Dimon of JPMorgan Chase see them as the number-one threat to business. 2 Talk to your CISO.

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The Security Ledger

APRIL 27, 2021

In this episode of the podcast (#212), Brandon Hoffman, the CISO of Intel 471 joins us to discuss that company’s latest report that looks at China’s diversified marketplace for stolen data and stolen identities. Brandon Hoffman, CISO Intel 471. Report: Critical Infrastructure Cyber Attacks A Global Crisis.

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Duo's Security Blog

MAY 23, 2023

Change your passwords and upgrade to stronger authentication methods Passwords have long been the primary method of authentication for online accounts, but as cyber-attacks become more prevalent, it's clear that they alone are not enough to protect against modern threats. From the OAIC Notifiable Data Breaches Report 2.

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Cisco Security

OCTOBER 18, 2021

The primary job of the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) is to exercise continuous diligence in reducing risk, within the risk appetite and risk tolerance of the organization, so that the likelihood of a boom is low, and the corresponding magnitude of harm is limited. Having insurance and the ability to pay a ransom is not the answer!

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 6, 2023

As a result, most organizations are unaware of the extent of the APIs they possess, and cyber-attackers and malicious actors are taking note. With their motherlode of rich customer data and transactions, banks, fintech companies, insurance companies, and other financial institutions represent a favorite attack target for hackers.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 2, 2022

Big banks and insurance companies instilled the practice of requesting their third-party vendors to fill out increasingly bloated questionnaires, called bespoke assessments, which they then used as their sole basis for assessing third-party risk. Related: A call to share risk assessments. One leading provider is Denver, Colo.-based

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Payton was joined by Abnormal Security CISO Mike Britton. Why is ransomware a popular attack method? She said the first documented attack was in 1989 via a floppy disk, with the cyber attacker asking for a $189 ransom to be sent to a P.O. By 2031, damages from ransomware attacks will cost $265 billion in U.S.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 29, 2022

Except for a few “off-the-books” emergency budget requests to cover things cybersecurity insurance claims the provider did not pay, the CISO and CIO pretty much know how many “swords” they have to work with to support 24x7x365 security monitoring and operations. Defense Strategy.

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Duo's Security Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Helen Patton, Advisory CISO, Duo Breaches don’t just impact retail consumers — retail and corporate employees also suffer consequences. The federal government has recognized that adopting a zero trust approach, including strong MFA and device trust, is the best way to thwart ransomware and cyber attacks. economy; it added $3.9

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 19, 2022

According to a notice from PFC, attackers stole confidential patient information including patient names, addresses, and outstanding account balances. PFC said in some cases, SSNs and information about health insurance and medical treatment were also stolen. ” The post Breach of healthcare debt collection firm exposes 1.9M

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 21, 2021

For the report, Cyentia used information from insurance provider Advisen’s Cyber Loss Data, which the authors said contains almost 100,000 cyber events collected from various publicly verifiable sources. Multi-Party Cyber Attacks Mean Big Payoffs. The multi-party scenario is a cyber attacker’s dream.”.

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Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

MARCH 23, 2018

23% of respondents say they do not currently have a CISO or security leader. Cyber resiliency and preparedness remain a challenge for businesses worldwide. Despite these results, 72% of respondents report feeling more cyber resilient than they were last year.

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Duo's Security Blog

JUNE 27, 2023

The Australian healthcare sector holds a significant amount of PII and PHI, making it an attractive target for cybercriminals and one of the largest reported targets for malicious software by the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC). Cyber attackers are increasingly targeting gaps in weaker multi-factor authentication implementations.

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DoublePulsar

DECEMBER 3, 2023

Earlier in the week, the BBC reported that a ‘cyber incident’ (ransomware) at CTS, a legal tech firm (cloud MSP) in the UK, is leaving UK home sales in limbo: Cyber-attack leaves home sales in limbo CTS own Sprout IT as a core brand: Sprout IT ran Netscaler and hadn’t patched it until late. I’m concerned.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Significant investment is required to stay one step ahead of cyber-attackers, and ongoing, company-wide cybersecurity training is required for employees in our ‘work from home’ world. With the onslaught of breaches expected to continue, so will the spike in cybersecurity insurance premiums. Tyler Farrar, CISO, Exabeam.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 26, 2018

How to Defend: Empowerment Through Cyber-Threat Intelligence Executive boards and departments face a greater frequency of cyber-attacks and an increased number of vulnerability types across enterprise operations. Place tight controls around the use of all admin rights, including the ability to grant administrative privileges.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2022

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. YL offers hands-on support for startup leaders in addition to an extensive network of cybersecurity industry leaders and CISOs. Also read : Top Cyber Insurance Companies.

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