Four Ways Smart Cities Can Stay Safe in An Interconnected World
Mitigating the risks of cyber threats through cyber intelligence and frontier technologies By Ritesh Kumar, Chairman & CEO, CYFIRMA Smart cities bring about an abundance of benefits for a nation…
Vice Society ransomware also exploits PrintNightmare flaws in its attack
Another ransomware gang, the Vice Society ransomware operators, is using Windows print spooler PrintNightmare exploits in its attacks. The Vice Society ransomware operators are actively exploiting Windows print spooler PrintNightmare…
UNC215, an alleged China-linked APT group targets Israel orgs
China-linked threat actors UNC215 targeted Israeli organizations in a long-running campaign and used false flags to trick victims into believing the attacks was from Iran. A China-linked cyber-espionage group has…
StealthWorker botnet targets Synology NAS devices to drop ransomware
Taiwanese vendor Synology has warned customers that the StealthWorker botnet is targeting their NAS devices to deliver ransomware. Taiwan-based vendor Synology has warned customers that the StealthWorker botnet is conducting…
Conti ransomware affiliate leaked gang’s training material and tools
An affiliate of the Conti RaaS has leaked the training material shared by the group with its network along with the info about one of the operators. An affiliate of…
Maturity-Based Approach vs. Risk-Based Approach: What’s the Right Answer?
By eSentire The influx of cyber attacks within the past few years have painted a dire image for the C-suite and the boardroom. As cyber risks grow in number and…
Taking Back Control of Today’s Software Supply Chain
By Jasmine Noel, Senior Product Marketing Manager, ReversingLabs Supply chains are under attack. Malicious actors perpetrating these breaches will continue to succeed until security teams abandon common myths and misconceptions…
No, You Don’t Need
By Daniel Petrillo , Director of Security Strategy, Morphisec Endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions, and their evolution — extended detection and response (XDR) platforms — are increasingly popular. To…
LockBit 2.0, the first ransomware that uses group policies to encrypt Windows domains
A new variant of the LockBit 2.0 ransomware is now able to encrypt Windows domains by using Active Directory group policies. Researchers from MalwareHunterTeam and BleepingComputer, along with the malware expert Vitali Kremez…
IBM Cost of a Data Breach study: Cost of a Data Breach hits record high during pandemic
The ‘Cost of a Data Breach’ report commissioned by IBM Security states that the cost of a data breach exceeded $4.2 million during the COVID19 pandemic. IBM Security presented today…
Trust Not in Third-Parties
You aren’t on your own in cybersecurity, but you should act like you are By Gregory Hoffer, CEO, Coviant Software Cybersecurity management is a dynamic process. There is no “set…
No More Ransom helped ransomware victims to save almost €1B
The No More Ransom initiative celebrates its fifth anniversary, over 6 million victims of ransomware attacks recover their files for free saving almost €1 billion in payments. No More Ransom…