The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 25, 2020

As jarring as this abrupt shift to remote work has been for countless companies, government agencies and educational institutions, it has conversely been a huge boon for cyber criminals. The Internet from its inception has presented a wide open attack vector to threat actors. Something needs to be done to flatten the cyber risk curve.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 23, 2022

And while that’s incredible for staying connected with friends, organizing rallies, and sharing important messages, it’s also the reason we are facing a cyber security crisis. Social engineering has gone from face to face or phone to phone to social media and the internet.

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Schneier on Security

JANUARY 29, 2018

It's really hard to estimate the cost of an insecure Internet. This report shares a transparent and adaptable methodology for estimating present and future global costs of cyber risk that acknowledges the considerable uncertainty in the frequencies and costs of cyber incidents. Studies are all over the map.

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Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Even the United States Department of Homeland Security has issued a notice to those traveling to South Korea to remind them to protect themselves against cyber risks. A researcher at ThreatConnect asserted that organizations like Fancy Bear have no reason to stop operations just because they've already stolen and released documents.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 11, 2022

They know that it’s got something to do with the impact a person’s identity has on the internet. By knowing just how big your digital footprint is you’ll be in a better position to guard your business against cyber incursion. . What’s worse is that this is on display for all to see via the internet. Here is his LinkedIn.

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The Security Ledger

MAY 25, 2022

about his firm’s discovery of a string of critical security flaws in an autonomous medical robot, TUG, that is already deployed in hundreds of clinical settings and the growing issue of medical device insecurity and cyber risks to healthcare. Robots Driving Cyber Risk. Read the whole entry. »

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 14, 2019

So they began inundating their third-party suppliers with “bespoke assessments” – customized cyber risk audits that were time consuming and redundant. Kneip also painted the wider context about why effective third-party cyber risk management is an essential ingredient to baking-in security at a foundational level.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 31, 2019

The internet of things (IoT) is widening the sphere of physical security as smart devices connected to business systems via the internet may be located outside of established secure perimeters. Related: The case for quantifying cyber risks The most important factor that should be taken into account is a security risk assessment.

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SC Magazine

MAY 11, 2021

Today’s columnist, Sean McDermott of RedMonocle, says that companies should use the NIST 800-53 security and privacy controls to help find cyber risk blind spots. The rapid, overnight shift exposed new cyber risk blind spots and gaps unknown to security leaders or executive teams. Credit: NIST.

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CSO Magazine

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

preparing offensive cyber measures? NBC News reported on February 24 , that the White House had been provided a plethora of cyber options which could be used against Russia, which included disrupting the internet, attacking infrastructure and transportation networks, which was sourced to “two U.S.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 20, 2021

However, we were most interested in seeing how Accenture articulated a particular business risk: the risk from a cyberattack. On page 34 of the report, Accenture dives into the risk that cyber poses to the business. L egal, reputational and financial risks? And that is the end of the section on cyber risk.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Tens of thousands of applications that are critical to the operations of data centers around the globe are exposed to the internet, with many secured with default factory passwords, posing a significant cyber risk to enterprises worldwide. This is laziness at its worst.”. See also: Top IT Asset Management Tools for Security.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 29, 2022

Non-conventional IT gadgets, including the Internet of Things (IoT), keep flooding the infrastructure. . . They should also detect and track resources instantaneously, perform constant risk assessment, as well as immediately isolate untrustworthy resources from the entire network. Track non-conventional assets. .

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Security Boulevard

MAY 3, 2024

Every organization has its own combination of cyber risks, including endpoints, internet-connected devices, apps, employees, third-party vendors, and more. There’s not much an individual organization can.

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The Security Ledger

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Department of Homeland Security said the agency was assessing the cyber risk of smart TVs sold by the Chinese electronics giant TCL, following reports that the devices may give the company "back door" access to deployed sets. The post DHS Looking Into Cyber Risk from TCL Smart TVs appeared first on The Security Ledger.

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The Security Ledger

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Department of Homeland Security said the agency was assessing the cyber risk of smart TVs sold by the Chinese electronics giant TCL, following reports that the devices may give the company "back door" access to deployed sets. The post Update: DHS Looking Into Cyber Risk from TCL Smart TVs appeared first on The Security.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 30, 2019

Turn the corner into 2019 and we find Citigroup, CapitalOne, Wells Fargo and HSBC Life Insurance among a host of firms hitting the crisis button after their customers’ records turned up on a database of some 24 million financial and banking documents found parked on an Internet-accessible server — without so much as password protection.

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The Security Ledger

AUGUST 8, 2021

The post DEF CON: Security Holes in Deere, Case IH Shine Spotlight on Agriculture Cyber Risk appeared first on The Security. Read the whole entry. »

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Safer Internet Day is a reminder for organizations to train and regularly refresh employee awareness around cybersecurity. With regular headlines of the latest cyber-attack occurring, organizations must focus on cybersecurity and using the internet safely. Remote working risks. Using varied eLearning techniques.

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The Security Ledger

MAY 3, 2022

The post Feel Good Ukraine Tractor Story Highlights Ag Cyber Risk appeared first on The Security Ledger with Paul F. Related Stories DEF CON: Security Holes in Deere, Case IH Shine Spotlight on Agriculture Cyber Risk Episode 235: Justine Bone of MedSec on Healthcare Insecurity Episode 234: Rep.

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The Security Ledger

JUNE 24, 2021

In just the past four months, the United States has contended with a major escalation of cyber risk in critical infrastructure with two, major attacks that disrupted critical sectors. Episode 158: How NotPetya has Insurers grappling with Systemic Cyber Risk. Cyber Risk Alert: Critical Infrastructure Attacks Are Here.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 11, 2021

NYSE: NET), the security, performance, and reliability company helping to build a better Internet, today announced it is partnering with leading cyber insurance companies to help businesses manage their risks online. It’s incredible what Cloudflare has done to create a safer Internet. Cloudflare, Inc. in the U.S.

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The Security Ledger

DECEMBER 2, 2020

The post Episode 195: Cyber Monday Super Deals Carry Cyber Risk appeared first. Read the whole entry. » » Related Stories TV Maker TCL Denies Back Door, Promises Better Process Security Holes Opened Back Door To TCL Android Smart TVs Episode 188: Crowdsourcing Surveillance with Flock Safety.

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The Security Ledger

JANUARY 3, 2019

The post Sensor-y Overload: Cyber Risk and the. » Related Stories Spotlight: as Attacks Mount, how to secure the Industrial Internet Criminals, Not State Actors, Target Russian Oil Company in 3-Year Cyber Attack Episode 124: The Twitter Accounts Pushing French Protests and Social Engineering the Software Supply Chain.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 17, 2022

They could help enterprises and SMBs overcome the IT skills shortage, truly mitigate cyber risks and comply with audit requirements, to boot. Acohido is dedicated to fostering public awareness about how to make the Internet as private and secure as it ought to be. Can the MSSPs pull off the heroics?

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The Security Ledger

OCTOBER 23, 2018

In part II, we invite Chip Block of the firm Evolver back into the studio to talk about the challenge that “converged” cyber physical systems pose to insurance carriers as they try to wrap their arms around their exposure to cyber risk. One way insurance companies are responding is by improving their modeling of cyber risk.

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Dark Reading

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

The combination of Team Cymru's threat intelligence and threat hunting capabilities and Amplicy's Internet asset discovery and vulnerability management will give enterprise defenders a comprehensive view of their organization's cyber risk.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 2, 2021

The recent Oldsmar water attack on internet-connected control systems served as a clarion reminder: hackers almost succeeded in poisoning the water supply in Florida without setting foot inside the physical premises. Our world is digitally dependent.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 2, 2022

Cyber risks profiling. CyberGRX’s global cyber risk Exchange caught on quickly. The exchange has proven to be a perfect mechanism for fleshing out much richer cyber risk profiles of third-party vendors. Stapleton characterizes this as “cyber risk intelligence” profiling.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

As the world is turning completely digital, the need to be connected to the internet has become a necessity to everyone, rather than just a trend. As hackers and cyber crooks are always on a prowl of vulnerable of those who can be targeted easily by email scams, messages, malware or phishing attacks.

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Adam Levin

MARCH 17, 2020

Internet of Things (IoT) devices in general have earned a reputation for poor cybersecurity, and internet-connected cameras are no exception. Setting up a firewall, or configuring your internet router to block unwanted incoming internet traffic can add another level of protection between your home devices and hackers.

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The Security Ledger

DECEMBER 19, 2018

is poised to transform the global economy, Hanna said, but not if the issue of cyber risk can't be managed. ” is poised to transform the global economy, Hanna said, but not if the issue of cyber risk can’t be managed. "Industry 4.0" We talk about how that might be. Read the whole entry. »

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The Security Ledger

MAY 2, 2024

Jim’s journey to cyber started back in the 80s as the son of a Radio Shack franchise owner in the southern U.S. DirectDefense’s 2024 Security Operations Threat Report All that history gives Jim a unique perspective on the current state of cyber security, which we talk about in this Security Ledger Spotlight Podcast.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 30, 2023

As more everyday items become connected through the Internet of Things, the cyber risk landscape changes. Threat actors know that consumers and businesses deploy these devices rapidly to reap their benefits, often without much appreciation for the security risks.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 2, 2022

The truth is that today’s threat actors have multiple avenues for attack and a large potential target as organizations build out their internet-facing digital infrastructure. Let’s take a look at the five of the most common ways companies can be breached and how data-centric security could help minimize cyber risk.

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The Security Ledger

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Curtis and I discuss the growing cyber risks posed by Internet of Things devices within enterprise networks. Curtis and I discuss the growing cyber risks posed by Internet of Things devices within enterprise networks. Read the whole entry. » » Click the icon below to listen.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 17, 2022

Soon, adoption of cloud computing and Internet of Things will increase and so do the cyber risks. If certain figures are considered, IBM concluded it takes at least 74 days to identify and contain an incident in no-automated environments. well at least for now!

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