CSO Magazine

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

In this era of cybersecurity, when nation-state digital attacks and cybercrime quickly cut across country borders and create global crises, international cooperation has become an urgent priority. To read this article in full, please click here

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Ethical hackers proved their worth over the 14 months that the pandemic ravaged economies and organizations were at their most vulnerable, preventing $27 billion in cybercrime during the time when flaws threatened to overwhelm security teams worldwide. During the period from May 1, 2020 to August 31, 2021, eight in 10 ethical hackers found a.

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Security Affairs

MAY 31, 2022

Cyber Research Labs observed a rise in ransomware attacks in the second quarter of 2022, some of them with a severe impact on the victims, such as the attack that hit the Costa Rican government that caused a nationwide crisis. The experts warn of ransomware attacks against government organizations. ” continues Cyble. .

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Doctor Chaos

MARCH 8, 2022

The modern world and its digital infrastructure remain at high risk of cyberthreats. The assumption that any specific node, application or digital product is secure can put an entire framework at risk. These are the fundamental tenets and assumptions of zero-risk cybersecurity: ? Precedent-Setting at the Federal Level.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 29, 2024

A stepping stone to impactful cybercrime This tactic has tangible real-world implications. Here's some evidence for those who consider the risk far-fetched. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) published an advisory encouraging all government agencies to leverage ad blocking solutions in their day-to-day work.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Justice Department this month offered a $5 million bounty for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a Russian man indicted for allegedly orchestrating a vast, international cybercrime network that called itself “ Evil Corp ” and stole roughly $100 million from businesses and consumers. Image: FBI.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 2, 2023

The post Dark Web Threats Target Energy Industry as Cybercrime Tactics Shift appeared first on Security Boulevard. These include targets in the U.S., Canada, United Kingdom, France, Italy and Indonesia on popular dark.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 12, 2022

Application defects require priority alignment with development teams, and protection tools must comply with customer experience (CX) and governance requirements. The asymmetry of resources: It’s hard to fight cybercrime on an uneven playing field. If you own the risks, who owns the elimination? What about risk management?

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

government is allocating $1.9 government taking a more active role in the battle against cybercrime, more needs to be done defensively to protect the private companies that make?up Here’s why: Total global losses from cybercrime in 2021 are estimated to top $6 trillion , with the U.S. billion to ?cybersecurity

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently launched a new website aimed at educating small business owners on the risks of cybercrime and the steps they can take to protect their business. It also has information on other cyber threats such as ransomware and phishing schemes targeting small businesses.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 17, 2022

For some time, many local government officials did not recognize the risk of behaviors in which they were engaged. Local governments need security because of the high level of stored sensitive information and number of systems they use to share data with state and federal government programs. 1 and June 4.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 7, 2023

Tho ugh it was not relevant to this particular case , the FCA also contains a whistleblower provision, which incentivizes employees with knowledge of falsifications or wrongdo ing to alert the government. The post DOJ Cybercrime Watchdog’s First Settlement Signals Crackdown on Small Businesses appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

This is accelerating the professionalization of cybercrime. An explosion of threats against energy companies – The energy sector faces heightened risk because it is a bargaining chip for cyber criminals focused on politically-motivated attacks. This leaves the direction of US cyber regulation next year in question. •An

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

FireMon: Built for Compliance Reporting Real-Time Compliance Management at Scale Advanced Asset Discovery In Conclusion Get a Demo In today’s digital age, cybercrime has become big business and no industry is immune. FireMon’s tools assist in risk assessment and mitigation , helping security teams identify potential security gaps proactively.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 13, 2022

These Russian cyber actors are government organizations and include other parties who take their orders from the Russian military or intelligence organizations – while not technically under government control. Additionally, there are also Russian cybercrime organizations that are not state-sponsored but are allowed to operate.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 2, 2023

Today, Critical Start unveiled its 2023 Cyber Risk Confidence Index , a report analyzing the confidence levels that IT security leaders have in their existing approach to reducing cyber risk, and how well their current strategies align to their organization's risk appetite. trillion by 2025.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 3, 2021

The Biden administration announced it will work with 30 countries, including NATO allies and G7 partners, to curb global cybercrime. President Joe Biden announced that the US will work with 30 countries to curb cybercrime and dismantle ransomware gangs that are targeting organizations worldwide. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 13, 2023

A Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy (JCNSS) warns of the high risk of a catastrophic ransomware attack on the UK government. The British government is accused of failing to mitigate the risk of ransomware attacks. said Dame Margaret Beckett, the chair of the JCNSS. Beckett added.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 7, 2021

The simple truth is that no cybersecurity company can compete with the data stacks of the FAAMG behemoths, which is why cybercrime is seeing a 63 percent boost over the past year. Cybercrime. So why aren’t cybersecurity companies, the mitigators of cybercrime, doing the same? Cybersecurity insecurities.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 22, 2021

The post US Offers Bounty for Tips on State-Sponsored Cybercrime appeared first on Security Boulevard. The program, administered by the United States Department of State’s Diplomatic Security Service (DSS), promises a reward of up to $10 million for.

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Herjavec Group

AUGUST 26, 2021

We can learn a lot from the cybercrime of the past…the history of cybercrime is a glimpse into what we can expect in the future. In the past 18 months, we’ve experienced the beginning of an era that has seen cybersecurity and cybercrime at the center of it all. Dateline Cybercrime . Robert Herjavec.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 25, 2024

In how far new moves on the front of a United Nations Cybercrime Treaty will have a short-term effect on the behavior of state-sponsored groups is very hard to predict. Which means that for the visible part of cybercrime, the landscape is not likely to change dramatically. But that availability will undoubtedly grow.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 1, 2022

It certainly feels as though every report or research on cybersecurity and cybercrime discusses the rising number of attacks and risks associated with that. But what you might not know is that ransomware attacks specifically targeting public organizations such as local government, schools, and hospitals have actually decreased in 2022.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 12, 2020

US government networks are under attack, threat actors chained VPN and Windows Zerologon flaws to gain unauthorized access to elections support systems. The agencies warn of risk to elections information housed on government networks. ” continues the alert.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 1, 2021

We've all seen statements from leaders in government (and business) that contain a lot of words but little meaning. Here they are: "First, the government does not have the capacity to achieve our nation's cyber resilience alone. Second, our government got hacked last year and we didn't know about it for months.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 18, 2024

Cybersecurity risks increase every year and bludgeon victims who fail to prepare properly. For those interested in a better understanding of the oncoming risks, this is the information you are looking for. It can feel like crossing a major highway while blindfolded. Many never see the catastrophe about to happen, until it occurs.

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Joseph Steinberg

JUNE 15, 2021

.” Of course, even organizations that spend a billion dollars per year on cybersecurity are not immune to breaches – which is why financial institutions also utilize other cyber-risk management techniques, including implementing robust disaster recovery plans, and obtaining appropriate cyber-liability insurance.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 17, 2023

As a result, cybersecurity has become a top priority for organisations of all sizes, and the C-suite, including CEOs, CFOs, CIOs, and CISOs, plays a critical role in managing and mitigating cyber risk. Email remains the primary communication tool for businesses, but it also poses significant security risks.

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SecureList

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Having been in the field for so long, we have witnessed some major changes in the cybercrime world’s modus operandi. This report shares our insights into the Russian-speaking cybercrime world and the changes in how it operates that have happened in the past five years. Conclusion: cybersecurity and cybercrime have matured.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 14, 2023

A new report from the Bipartisan Policy Center ( BPC ) lays out — in stark terms – the prominent cybersecurity risks of the moment. The BPC’s Top Risks in Cybersecurity 2023 analysis calls out eight “top macro risks” that frame what’s wrong and what’s at stake in the cyber realm. Related: Pres. In the U.S.,

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Identity IQ

JUNE 15, 2021

If you are a victim of a data breach, you are at greater risk of identity theft. A credit report and identity theft monitoring service can monitor your personal data with the credit bureaus along with scour the internet and dark web to see if your information is at risk. Initiate a fraud alert.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 1, 2020

federal government if the crooks who profit from the attack are already under economic sanctions, the Treasury Department warned today. government, they still can be fined either way, said Ginger Faulk , a partner in the Washington, D.C. Image: Shutterstock. jurisdiction) and making it a crime to transact with them.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 28, 2021

The action begs the question of whether government activism in the cybersecurity space is here to stay. Government actors worldwide are using technology to disrupt, hurt, assist, and protect other countries or organizations. Where this gets even stickier is when cybercriminals appear connected or related to governments.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 29, 2022

In a blog post on Wednesday , Google’s Michelle Chang wrote that the company’s expanded policy now allows for the removal of additional information that may pose a risk for identity theft, such as confidential log-in credentials, email addresses and phone numbers when it appears in Search results.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 22, 2024

World-Check is a global database utilized by various organizations, including financial institutions, regulatory bodies, and law enforcement agencies, for assessing potential risks associated with individuals and entities. The list also includes criminals, suspected terrorists, intelligence operatives and a European spyware firm.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

CISA and other federal agencies were joined by the National Intelligence Service (NIS) and the Defense Security Agency of the Republic of Korea (ROK) in releasing the latest cybersecurity advisory in the US government's ongoing #StopRansomware effort. Have an incident response (IR) plan.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 25, 2021

The (ISC)² Government Professional Award recognizes government cybersecurity leaders whose commitment to excellence has helped to improve government information security and advance an in-demand workforce. Asia-Pacific Region (ISC)² Government Professional Award Honoree.

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