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Upcoming Speaking Engagements
PRIVACY PRIVACY This is a current list of where and when I am scheduled to speak: I’m speaking at IT-S Now 2022 in Vienna on June 2, 2022. I’m speaking at the 14th International Conference on Cyber Conflict, CyCon 2022, in Tallinn, Estonia on June 3, 2022. I’m speaking at the RSA Conference 2022 in…
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San Francisco 49ers Hit by Ransomware
PRIVACY PRIVACY NFL team confirm cyber-attack one day before Super Bowl Read More
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Data Breach at Morley Companies
PRIVACY PRIVACY Michigan AG warns of secondary scams after cyber-attack impacts 521k individuals’ personal data Read More
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Threat Actors Still Love a Romance Scam
PRIVACY PRIVACY Nearly twice as many people in UK and US targeted by romance scams in 2021 than in 2020 Read More
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Three-Quarters of Ransomware Payments Linked to Russia
PRIVACY PRIVACY More than $400m worth of cryptocurrency went to ransomware strains “highly likely” to be affiliated with Russia in some way last year Read More
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Increase in sophisticated, high-impact ransomware poses rising threat, warn government agencies
PRIVACY PRIVACY A surge in “sophisticated, high impact” ransomware attacks has prompted the United States, UK, and Australian cybersecurity agencies issue a joint advisory about the techniques being used by cybercriminals to attack businesses and organisations. Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog. Read More
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Phony Valentines: Online Dating Scams and How to Spot Them
PRIVACY PRIVACY For years now, the popularity of online dating has been on the rise—and so have the number of online romance scams that leave people with broken hearts and empty wallets. According to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the reported costs of online romance scams jumped 50% from 2019 to 2020, to the…
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Software supply chain attacks hit three out of five companies in 2021
PRIVACY PRIVACY More than three in five companies were targeted by software supply chain attacks in 2021, according to a recent survey by Anchore. The survey of 428 executives, directors, and managers in IT, security, development, and DevOps found that the organizations of nearly a third of the respondents (30%) were either significantly or moderately…
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XDR: Native vs. Open explained
PRIVACY PRIVACY With the advent of extended detection and response (XDR), the security analyst’s need for one complete, contextualized view into threats across the enterprise is becoming less fantasy and more reality. XDR promises a faster and more efficient way to bring together data from a range of security tools, spot sophisticated attacks, and automate…
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Local Authority Sets Aside £380k for Cyber-Attack Recovery
PRIVACY PRIVACY Gloucester City Council was struck in December 2021 Read More