The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 15, 2019

Stunning as these two high-profile attacks were, they do not begin to convey the full scope of what a pervasive and destructive phenomenon ransomware has become – to individuals, to companies of all sizes and, lately, to poorly defended local agencies. Probing and plundering Ransomware is highly resilient and flexible.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 30, 2023

Say you’re an organization that’s been hit with ransomware. At what point do you need to bring in a ransomware negotiator? Mark Lance, the VP of DFIR and Threat intelligence for GuidePoint Security, provides The Hacker Mind with stories of ransomware cases he’s handled. Should you pay, should you not?

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ForAllSecure

JULY 19, 2022

I'm not talking about 9/11, I'm talking about February 1993. It ultimately led to a federal terrorism investigation and in March 1994 four men were brought to trial for carrying out the bombing. ABC : A fire in the World Trade Center was reported, this occurred about 15 or 20 minutes ago in downtown New York.

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Digital Shadows

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

As we move towards the end of 2022, now is the time to take a look back at the major trends from the last eleven months and identify what might happen from a cyber threat perspective in 2023. All of these events have had a major effect on cyber threats, which continues to see malicious attackers giving network defenders plenty to think about.

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Fox IT

DECEMBER 12, 2022

To make matters worse, advisories heavily differed in the early hours of the incident, resulting in conflicting information about which products were affected. To make matters worse, advisories heavily differed in the early hours of the incident, resulting in conflicting information about which products were affected.

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SecureList

AUGUST 3, 2022

Attacks linked in some way or another to the Russia-Ukraine conflict continued too. Israel saw a cyberattack on the Airports Authority , and UK, an attack on the Port of London Authority. Also attributed to the group are cyberattacks on websites affiliated with the Turkish ministry of defense.

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ForAllSecure

JANUARY 15, 2021

Back in the early two thousands, I remember a friend telling me that she and her husband where getting an ultrasound. I remember speaking to DHS about this. After breaches like SolarWinds, companies pledge to improve their digital hygiene. What if they don’t? And what parallels might infosec learn from COVID-19? Apple Podcasts.

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