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FBI, CISA + NSA Issue Conti Ransomware Advisory -
On September 22, 2021, the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the National Security...more
10/1/2021
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On September 22, 2021, the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the National Security Agency (NSA) issued a cybersecurity advisory alerting companies to the...more
10/1/2021
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Ransomware attacks are frequent and escalating as we speak. Double extortion scams are hitting companies at a dizzying pace, and catching companies, large and small, off-guard. U.S. President Joseph Biden warned Russian...more
7/16/2021
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I know I sound like a vinyl record that has a scratch in it, but I write it as I see it. And right now, I am seeing that the companies hit with cyber-attacks, ransomware attacks, double extortion attacks, and data theft are...more
6/17/2021
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The United States government, states, municipalities, and private companies all have been trying to defend themselves from cyber warfare from foreign adversarial governments, including Russia, China, and North Korea, for...more
4/23/2021
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State and local governments have been hammered with business email compromise (BEC) attacks over the past few years and the onslaught does not appear to be abating....more
Although many students are returning to in-class learning, many others are still in a hybrid situation or fully remote at their own request. The rapid transition from in-school to the at-home learning setting has necessitated...more
The National Institutes of Science and Technology (NIST) continues to offer timely and relevant information for companies to consider when addressing cyber-risks in an ever-changing landscape....more
The threat-related statistics of malware and ransomware are mind-boggling. We have regularly reported on the dramatic increase of ransomware, but the statistics on successful exploitation and botnet activities are just as...more
11/20/2020
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Secureworks issues an annual Incident Response Report that is very helpful in obtaining information on what types of incidents are occurring in order to become more resistant to threats. The 2020 IR Report was recently...more
10/23/2020
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Adult Streaming Site Leaves 7TB of Users’ Information Unsecured -
Live adult streaming website CAM4 has reportedly not secured 7TB of users’ information, which may be able to be used for blackmail and identity theft...more
5/11/2020
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Natural Gas Compressor Facility Shut Down After Ransomware Attack -
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced this week that a ransomware attack shut down a natural gas compressor facility for two days. While in...more
2/25/2020
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Ransomware Attacks Predicted to Occur Every 11 Seconds in 2021 with a Cost of $20 Billion -
Confirming what we are seeing in the field, cybersecurity firm Cybersecurity Ventures has predicted that, globally, businesses in...more
2/14/2020
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The Ponemon Institute recently issued its 2020 Cost of insider Threats Global Report, which finds that the frequency and cost of insider threats is continued to increase. Sponsored by ObserveIT and IBM, the 2020 report is the...more
2/11/2020
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Researchers at Sentinel One and Dragos have detected malicious code, called EKANS or Snake, that has been designed specifically to target industrial control systems (ICS), including those of oil refineries, manufacturing...more
2/7/2020
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Concern over the spreading coronavirus from China is legitimate and real. The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the coronavirus a global health emergency, and the United States and other countries are limiting...more
2/5/2020
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FBI Warns of Retaliatory Cyber-Attack from Iran -
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is warning of a heightened likelihood of Iranian cyber-attacks following the escalation of tension between the U.S. and Iran. This...more
1/17/2020
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is warning of a heightened likelihood of Iranian cyber-attacks following the escalation of tension between the U.S. and Iran. This follows the warning last week by the Department of...more
1/17/2020
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Department of Homeland Security Warns of Cyber-Attacks by Iran -
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a grave warning to U.S. businesses and critical infrastructure operators on January 6, 2020, alerting the...more
1/10/2020
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Following the escalation of tensions between the United States and Iran in the past week, the Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center (H-ISAC) is warning hospitals and health systems that Iran could attack health...more
1/10/2020
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is warning critical infrastructure operators to be on high alert for Iranian backed cyber-attacks because of the vulnerability of state and municipal computer systems, they are at...more
1/10/2020
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a grave warning to U.S. businesses and critical infrastructure operators on January 6, 2020 alerting the public that Iran poses a cyber terrorism threat to the United States...more
1/9/2020
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For those of you who have downloaded the face editing app FaceApp, please note that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has classified FaceApp as a counterintelligence threat because of its Russian origins....more
12/6/2019
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Energy Sector’s Reliance on IoT Increases Cyber Vulnerabilities -
CyberX recently released its 2020 Global IoT/ICS Risk Report (Report), which compiles survey questions and answers from 1,821 production networks of...more
11/4/2019
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For those of you that have websites that process online payments (such as retail, hospitality, health care, entertainment and utilities), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) recently issued a warning about e-skimming...more