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How Can Companies Guard Against Rising Nation-State Cyber Threats?

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The messages from government agencies and cybersecurity leaders at the end of June were clear – nation-state-sponsored cybersecurity threats are on the rise. Pro-Iranian “hacktivists” are targeting U.S. infrastructure and...more

Accelerynt, Inc.

You Passed the Test. But Can You Survive the Attack?

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“Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.” – Søren Kierkegaard - Most security programs are designed to pass a test. Policies are documented. Controls are mapped. Tools are deployed. And for a...more

Alston & Bird

Emergence of Medusa Ransomware

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On March 12, 2025, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), in collaboration with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC), issued a...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #411 – Phishing Attacks Increased 40% in 2023

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Everyone thinks they can spot a phishing email. If true, we would not see so many security incidents, data breaches, and ransomware attacks. The statistics are overwhelming that phishing emails are a significant cause of data...more

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CISA Issues Three Advisories for Industrial Control Systems

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On May 16, 2023, the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released three advisories applicable to Industrial Control Systems (ICS). The Alerts cover vulnerabilities of Snap One OvrC Cloud, Rockwell...more

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FIN7/Carbon Spider Attacks Veeam Backup Servers

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Researchers at WithSecure cybersecurity firm have seen two malware attacks against Veeam Backup and Replication servers believed to be initiated by cybercrime group FIN7, also known as Carbon Spider, which has also been...more

Polsinelli

Ten Individuals Charged in Business Email Compromise Scheme Targeting Medicare, Medicaid and Other Insurers

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On November 18, 2022, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced charges against ten defendants across Georgia, South Carolina and Virginia, resulting from a scheme that allegedly targeted Medicare, state Medicaid...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

CISA Lists Top CVEs Exploited by Chinese State-Sponsored Cyber Actors

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The Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) recently issued an Alert outlining the top Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) that have been used by the People’s Republic of China (PRC) state-sponsored...more

Stinson - Government Contracting Matters

Department of Homeland Security Issues “SHIELDS UP” Advisory for All Organizations Regardless of Size

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This week the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA) issued a “SHIELDS UP” advisory.  While it does not identify specific threats in the advisory, CISA states that the “Russian...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Few Organizations are Actually Preparing for a Ransomware Attack

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Although executives of organizations report that ransomware is their number one security concern, and 87 percent of them expect an increase in cyber-attacks against their organizations over the next year, only one-third of...more

Morgan Lewis

Cyberattack Forces Gas Pipeline Shutdown

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A cyberattack on a single gas compression facility resulted in the shutdown of a natural gas pipeline for two days, according to a recent alert from the US Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure...more

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Employees and Partner Organizations Pose Threat to Companies

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According to the 2019 Verizon Insider Threat Report, 20 percent of all cybersecurity incidents and 15 percent of data breaches in 2018 were caused by insiders—that is, employees or partner organizations....more

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