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Russia-linked Hackers Launch DDoS Attacks on U.S. Airport Websites

eSecurity Planet

A series of distributed denial of service ( DDoS ) attacks today briefly took down the websites of over a dozen U.S. See the DDoS Protection Service Providers. Killnet has been launching similar DDoS attacks for months, targeting everything from Romanian government websites to Lithuania’s Secure Data Transfer Network.

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News alert: Kovrr report reveals exposure and cost of material cyber threats — across industries

The Last Watchdog

“It likewise empowers CISOs and security leaders when communicating risk with boardroom members who may not be well-versed in traditional cybersecurity terminology, enabling them to grasp overall business ramifications more tangibly.”

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CISOs Getting Back to 'Business as Usual,' Proofpoint Survey Shows

SecureWorld News

Proofpoint today released its annual report titled, "2023 Voice of the CISO: Global insights into CISO challenges, expectations and priorities," in which it surveyed 1,600 CISOs sharing their experiences over the past year and their outlook for what is to come for the cybersecurity industry.

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User Deception: The Biggest Cyber Threat CISOs are Forgetting

Mitnick Security

As a CISO, you're always looking for the next big breakthrough to increase your organization's overall security posture. In fact, untrained employees are far more likely to lead to a breach than DDoS attacks or any other hacking technique.

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Breach at MGM Resorts Shuts Down IT Systems, Affects Hotel Room Access

SecureWorld News

Callie Guenther, Cyber Threat Research Senior Manager at Critical Start: "The nature of the widespread outages and disruptions aligns most closely with a ransomware attack. While less likely, we cannot rule out a DDoS attack given the sheer volume of outages.

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Combatting ransomware: a holistic approach

IT Security Guru

The necessarily rapid pace of change left IT departments with precious little time to fully consider new security architectures and the shifting threat landscape, now dominated by ransomware and DDoS. Contributed by Nicolas Casimir, CISO, Zscaler EMEA.

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AT&T Business Summit is virtual Oct. 27-28 and free!

CyberSecurity Insiders

CHALLENGE: Increasing number of ransomware and DDoS attacks, new vulnerabilities introduced by work-from-home, and the need to protect rapidly growing volumes of IoT devices, has put many enterprise security organizations at a crossroads. This shift requires them to re-think their approach to secure-edge networking, and connected endpoints.