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Two-Fifths of Ransomware Victims Still Paying Up
Two-Fifths of Ransomware Victims Still Paying Up Two-fifths (39%) of ransomware victims paid their extorters over the past three years, with the majority of these spending at least $100,000, according to new Anomali research. The security vendor hired The Harris Poll to complete its Cyber Resiliency Survey – interviewing 800 security decision-makers in the US, Canada, the UK,…
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#COVID19 Phishing Emails Surge 500% on Omicron Concerns
#COVID19 Phishing Emails Surge 500% on Omicron Concerns The latest COVID-19 variant has led to a 521% increase in phishing attacks using the virus as a lure to trick users into clicking, according to Barracuda Networks. Cyber-criminals often use newsworthy events in their social engineering attacks, and COVID-19 provided a bumper opportunity when it emerged in…
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Security hygiene and posture management: A 2022 priority
While cybersecurity is complex and multifaceted, security certifications (i.e., CISSP common body of knowledge 8 domains), regulations (i.e., HIPAA, PCI DSS, etc.), and best practices (i.e., CIS critical security controls) all recommend starting cybersecurity programs at the same place: security hygiene and posture management. Experts agree that strong cybersecurity starts with the basics, like knowing…
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Security hygiene and posture management: A 2022 priority
While cybersecurity is complex and multifaceted, security certifications (i.e., CISSP common body of knowledge 8 domains), regulations (i.e., HIPAA, PCI DSS, etc.), and best practices (i.e., CIS critical security controls) all recommend starting cybersecurity programs at the same place: security hygiene and posture management. Experts agree that strong cybersecurity starts with the basics, like knowing…
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Merck Wins $1.4bn NotPetya Payout from Insurer
Merck Wins $1.4bn NotPetya Payout from Insurer Merck has won a long-running legal battle to force its insurer to cover the costs of damages caused by the NotPetya ‘ransomware’ attacks. The pharma giant was one of many big-name multinationals hit by the destructive malware, disguised as ransomware by Russian attackers targeting Ukrainian organizations back in 2017,…
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Cyberbullying: Words do Hurt When it Comes to Social Media
Most parents may find it difficult to relate to today’s form of cyberbullying. That’s because, for many of us, bullying might have come in a series of isolated, fleeting moments such as an overheard rumor, a nasty note passed in class, or a few brief hallway confrontations. Fast forward a few dozen decades, and the…
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Biden Signs Memo to Boost National Cybersecurity
Biden Signs Memo to Boost National Cybersecurity United States President Joe Biden has signed a National Security Memorandum (NSM) requiring national security systems to implement network cybersecurity measures that are at least as good as those required of federal civilian networks. The requirements for federal civilian networks were laid out in Biden’s Executive Order 14028…
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11:11 Systems Acquires iland
11:11 Systems Acquires iland Managed infrastructure solutions company, 11:11 Systems, has acquired Texas-based cloud services provider, iland. The completion of the acquisition was announced on Thursday. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. Headquartered in Houston with regional offices in London and Sydney, iland delivers cloud services including Disaster-Recovery-as-a-Service (DRaaS), Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) and Backup-as-a-Service (BaaS) from its cloud…
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Third Firmware Bootkit Discovered
Third Firmware Bootkit Discovered Cybersecurity researchers at Kaspersky have discovered a third known case of a firmware bootkit in the wild. The kit, which made its first appearance in the wild in the spring of 2021, has been named MoonBounce. Researchers are confident that the campaign is the work of well-known Chinese-speaking advanced persistent threat (APT) actor APT41.…
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CIS Risk Assessment Method (RAM) v2.1 for Implementation Group 2 (IG2)
CIS Risk Assessment Method v2.1 for IG2 is designed to help justify investments for reasonable implementation of the CIS Critical Security Controls (CIS Controls). Read More