CSO Magazine

DECEMBER 17, 2021

2021 will be known as another year full of painful ransomware. In fact, according to our 2021 Digital Defense Report , ransomware attacks have evolved significantly to now include crippling network-wide attacks using multiple extortion methods to target both your organization’s data and reputation, all enabled by human intelligence.

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CSO Magazine

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

This novel approach helps the ransomware to avoid triggering a red flag because the new encryption method looks statistically very similar to the unencrypted original. This messes with g-squared process,” says Mark Loman, Director, Engineering, for Next-Gen Technologies at Sophos. To read this article in full, please click here

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 14, 2022

Nowadays, companies are showing a lot of interest in offering products loaded with connected technology. And unless these devices are secure enough, their usage can invite more troubles,” said Alistair MacGibbon, the CSO of CyberCX.

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CSO Magazine

MARCH 28, 2022

The rise of ransomware attacks that occurred after the global pandemic in March 2020 remains a problem. However, ransomware is not the only threat. It also provides an overall assessment of the global state of DFIR across industries, with the three most prominent being financial services, healthcare, and technology.

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CSO Magazine

JANUARY 28, 2022

In just the first half of 2021, one ransomware group collected $100 million in payments. In the first half of 2021, cyberattackers launched 5.4 million distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks —an 11 percent increase from the year before. And cyberattacks equate to big paydays for attackers.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Or Shoshani , CEO and founder, Stream Security Shoshani As 2023 ends, we’re already seeing businesses adopting technology to diagnose and detect threats to their cloud infrastructure before they occur. Michiel Prins , Co-Founder, HackerOne Prins Ethical hackers are consistently first to pressure-test emerging technology.

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CSO Magazine

APRIL 20, 2022

Operational Technology (OT) remains a key, but vulnerable, technology for organizations with critical infrastructure. Why Securing our Critical Infrastructure Matters.

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CSO Magazine

JUNE 5, 2023

The security of critical infrastructure has been high on the agenda in 2023, with cyberattacks and other risks posing a persistent threat to the technologies and systems relied upon for essential services such as energy, food, electricity, and healthcare. To read this article in full, please click here

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 20, 2022

This is why we consider ransomware to be a significant threat to not only transit agencies but all enterprises and government agencies. While internal cybersecurity is critical for agencies to stay on top of, their technology providers are just as responsible for maintaining their own.

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CSO Magazine

APRIL 20, 2023

The firm describes the At-Bay Stance platform as a “world’s first” that aims to addresses major security technology and skills access gaps by centralizing and prioritizing risks, along with providing expert support to mitigate threats – managed in conjunction with cyber insurance coverage.

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CSO Magazine

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

The firm surveyed 492 DFIR professionals in North America and Europe, the Middle East, and Africa working in organizations in industries such as technology, manufacturing, government, telecommunications, and healthcare.

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CSO Magazine

MAY 23, 2023

Security processor provider Axiado has announced the availability of two new trusted compute units (TCUs) to help detect ransomware and other cyberattacks on servers and infrastructure elements in cloud data centers, 5G networks, and network switches. To read this article in full, please click here

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The Security Ledger

AUGUST 28, 2020

» Related Stories Spotlight Podcast: QOMPLX CISO Andy Jaquith on COVID, Ransomware and Resilience Spotlight Podcast: RSA President Rohit Ghai warns Digital Transformation is magnifying Enterprise Risk Ahead of Black Hat: Fear and Pessimism in Las Vegas. Also joining us: Sam Curry, the CSO of Cybereason. Read the whole entry. »

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CSO Magazine

APRIL 12, 2023

Microsoft patched over 100 vulnerabilities this week in its products, including a zero-day privilege escalation flaw used in the wild by a ransomware gang. Dubbed QueueJumper and tracked as CVE-2023-21554 , the flaw was discovered by researchers from security firm Check Point Software Technologies and is rated 9.8

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CSO Magazine

JUNE 5, 2023

These include the likelihood of a business suffering a ransomware attack in the next 12 months and the dollar impact of an attack, the firm added. Some countries, US states, and enterprises are considerting or have ordered bans on the use of generative AI technology such as ChatGPT on data security, protection, and privacy grounds.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

In 2022, we will see 5G go from new technology to a business enabler bringing previously unimaginable use cases because of its high bandwidth and lower latency. Data from the current AT&T Cybersecurity Insights Report shows that 5G technology is being driven by the line of business and has been siloed between IT and OT organizations.

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CSO Magazine

APRIL 14, 2022

A new system recovery offering from former IBM division and current managed infrastructure service provider Kyndryl incorporates air-gapped data vaulting technology from Dell for faster recovery from major cybersecurity incidents like ransomware attacks.

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CSO Magazine

MARCH 2, 2022

It is also offering technology from Siriux to immediately discover malicious Microsoft Azure AD activity that could lead to the compromise of Exchange Online mailboxes. The firm stated that the ransomware contains implementation errors, making its encryption breakable and slow.

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CSO Magazine

MARCH 7, 2022

The platform contains security enhancements including: Threat Detection Technology (TDT), a hardware-based way to detect ransomware in an efficient and timely manner. Threat Detection Technology uses machine learning. d Kironský, ESET's chief of endpoint solutions and security technologies, explained in an interview.

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BH Consulting

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

It ranked the top nine threats facing citizens, organisations and cyberspace as: ransomware, malware, cryptojacking, email-related threats, threats against data and against availability and integrity, disinformation, non-malicious threats and supply-chain attacks. Ransomware was responsible for a 150 per cent increase since the last report.

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Ransomware CSO Surveillance VPN 52

CSO Magazine

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Security operations center (SOC) teams point to issues such as: A rapidly evolving and changing threat landscape: Forty-one percent of security professionals find it difficult to understand and counteract modern threats like ransomware or supply chain attacks and then build this knowledge into a comprehensive security operations program.

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CSO Magazine

APRIL 27, 2022

Service aims to increase visibility, quicken responses, reduce ransomware. In a press release, Proficio stated that its new service leverages advanced technology combined with human-led investigations to detect threats to an organization’s identity and access management (IAM) infrastructure.

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Threat Detection Ransomware Technology Risk 83

CSO Magazine

JULY 20, 2022

In a press release, Perception Point said the new solution fuses patented browser security technology powered by web isolation platform Hysolate, which it acquired earlier this year, and its own multi-layer detection engines.

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CSO Magazine

MARCH 3, 2022

Surprisingly, today’s retirement homes, assisted living centers, and senior healthcare settings are often hubs of technology. Unfortunately, this growth of digital endpoints is matched by an increase in cyber threats, with 43% of healthcare organizations having experienced a ransomware attack in recent years.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 27, 2023

Those issues continue to exist in ChatGPT, and both can be tricked into creating ransomware , obfuscating malware , and other exploits, they said. Generative technologies like GPT-4 are exciting and they can drive value. I’m more concerned about what these issues suggest for the future. They’re also unavoidable.

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Engineering Risk CSO Social Engineering 113

CSO Magazine

MAY 9, 2023

Endpoint security vendor Malwarebytes has announced the release of Mobile Security for OneView to enable managed service providers (MSPs) to protect Chromebooks, Android, and iOS devices against mobile threats such as ransomware and malicious apps. To read this article in full, please click here

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Mobile Social Engineering Engineering Technology 71

The Last Watchdog

APRIL 30, 2019

Prior to launching CyberSaint, Wrenn was CSO of Schneider Electric, a supplier of technologies used in industrial control systems. I had the chance at RSA 2019 to visit with George Wrenn, founder and CEO of CyberSaint Security , a cybersecurity software firm that plays directly in this space.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 3, 2021

This breach, like every major ransomware attack, was likely because of spear phishing, where someone either received the malware via an emailed attachment or clicked on a link that took them to a website that hosted it. This was how the Sony Pictures ransomware hack also took place in late 2014 and since. Ransomware is at the top.

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Cybersecurity Energy and Utilities Social Engineering Phishing 136

CSO Magazine

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Kathleen Moriarty, Chief Technology Officer : “The state of cyber threats is such that we need to pivot to built-in security models. explains the top attack types: Malware, Ransomware, Web Application Hacking, Insider Privilege and Misuse, and Targeted Intrusions.”. Cyber Threats That Frighten Even The Experts.

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IT Security Guru

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

It was the start of a journey that saw him later work at loans provider Fannie Mae in compliance and ethics, for Walmart as president of global investigations, and finally in 2018 to the role of full-blown cybersecurity CSO at Everbridge. . That changed the way the organisation looked at the security function and technology.” .

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Technology Risk CSO Ransomware 52

CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

The resulting increase in incidents of ransomware and other malicious cyberattacks that occurred were spurred on by the use of unsecured collaboration tools – systems that increased the risk of internal leaks in circumstances where access privileges and security protocols were not rigorously followed or enforced. Tyler Farrar ,CISO, Exabeam.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 30, 2023

Developing a Clear Cybersecurity Strategy As a CISO/CSO, creating and presenting a clear cybersecurity strategy to the board of directors is crucial in fostering awareness of cyber risks and encouraging investment in cybersecurity defense.

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Andrew Hay

MAY 3, 2017

This year marked the tenth anniversary of SOURCE Conference and it continues to pride itself on being one of the only venues that brings business, technology and security professionals together under one roof to focus on real-world, practical security solutions for some of todays toughest security issues.

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Ransomware CSO Cybersecurity Mobile 40

McAfee

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Under the guidance of Dan Meacham, VP of Global Security and Corporate Operations and CSO/CISO, the multi-billion dollar organization transitioned from on-premises data centers to the cloud in 2012. If I see 2,000 files change in 30 seconds, that’s a huge red flag indicating ransomware or some other type of attack.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 26, 2018

The contemporary world has witnessed the rise of the Internet and global communication, and collaboration technologies, including mobile data use and the culture of bring your own device [BYOD]. Today, c yber security incidents lead to significant damage, alarming organizations of all types and sizes in different geographic locations.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 12, 2022

I think ransomware, they see attackers running a series of very predictable commands. It could be your IT systems, your operation technology, your IoT, your industrial control systems, or SCADA environments.". They make a compelling argument here. Again, it's taking attacker behavior and turning it into a defense for us.".

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CISO Healthcare Government Cybersecurity 73

ForAllSecure

APRIL 7, 2021

She has 15 years of experience, and yet she's not a CSO at any large organization, rather than curse her fate, she decided to help others, so that maybe they can become the CSOs, and just maybe start to address the diversity problem in InfoSec. In a moment we'll meet a woman who has four graduate degrees in it, plus an MBA.

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