Webroot

JULY 25, 2022

The first in-person event for RSA since the global pandemic had a slightly lower turnout than in years past (26,000 compared to 36,000 attendees). Here are some of the key trends which we observed at this year’s first marquee cybersecurity event post-pandemic: 1. Cyber insurance becomes mainstream discussion.

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SC Magazine

APRIL 19, 2021

AIG is one of the top cyber insurance companies in the U.S. Today’s columnist, Erin Kennealy of Guidewire Software, offers ways for security pros, the insurance industry and government regulators to come together so insurance companies can continue to offer insurance for ransomware. eflon CreativeCommons CC BY 2.0.

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NetSpi Executives

APRIL 27, 2024

Victims pay ransomware adversaries for decryption keys through cryptocurrency, such as Bitcoin. Instead, if you can detect one or more malicious events present in most kill chains before the attackers meet their objective, then you can prevent ransomware attacks. Some can’t afford not to pay, and some are covered by cyber insurance.

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Adam Levin

JULY 8, 2020

All of these can be extinction-level events. A recent domain hijack of Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck.com was used to spoof the company in a spear-phishing campaign. In 2015, Chinese hackers redirected the hijacked ShadesDaddy.com to a site selling counterfeit merchandise.

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Cytelligence

JANUARY 14, 2020

The variety show of phishing attacks – While email remains number one for phishing attacks, cybercriminals are also using a variety of other attack routes to trick their intended victims into giving up personal information, login credentials, or even sending money. Cyber Security Awareness Training . Eradication.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Phishing attacks are going to become even more sophisticated, since a lot of basic tactics have already been tried this year, and businesses learned to repel those. Arthur Laudrain, Strategic Analyst (Cyber Program), The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies. Yury Slobodyanuk , head of content filtering research, Kaspersky.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

For access to the decryption key, the victim must make prompt payment, often in cryptocurrency shielding the attacker’s identity. In the event of a successful breach, your team must be ready to restore systems and data recovery. Attackers will inform the victim that their data is encrypted. Rapid Response Testing.

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