How Criminals Have Migrated Through Identity Theft and Privacy into Cyber Attacks
By P. William Zivanchev, Executive Director, Institute of Consumer Financial Education Introduction At first glance, readers may wonder why an article on identity theft appears in Cyber Defense Magazine, and…
Cybersecurity Experts Share Their Predictions for 2022
By Danny Lopez, CEO of Glasswall The year 2021 raised many major cybersecurity concerns including the rise in ransomware attacks, phishing scams, and data breaches. Many organizations have embraced a…
What Are DeFi Flash Loans & How to Prevent Flash Loan Attacks?
Decentralized Finance is changing the way we borrow and invest. Flash loans, a type of uncollateralized lending, have gained in popularity, as well as bad press. Flash loan attacks are…
OT/IT Security – Two Sides of the Same Coin
By Sachin Shah, CTO of OT, Armis The distinction between information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT) is rapidly converging as the Industrial Internet of Things (iIoT) – with cross-boundary…
Russian government claims to have dismantled REvil ransomware gang
Russia’s FSB announced to have dismantled the REvil ransomware gang, the infamous group behind Kaseya and JBS USA. The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) announced to have shut down the…
Why Americans Joined Europe in Not Paying Security Ransoms
By Lee Pitman, Global Head of Response Services, BreachQuest As we close out 2021, the biggest trend in the security and insurance space has to be the heightened regulatory scrutiny…
USCYBERCOM: MuddyWater APT is linked to Iran’s MOIS intelligence
US Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) has officially linked the Iran-linked MuddyWater APT group to Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS). USCYBERCOM has officially linked the Iran-linked MuddyWater APT group (aka SeedWorm and TEMP.Zagros)…
Phishing: How To Improve Cybersecurity Awareness
By Jason Stirland, CTO at DeltaNet International According to research by Proofpoint, 75% of organizations around the world experienced a phishing attack in 2020, and 74% of attacks targeting US businesses were…
FBI’s investigation accidentally revealed the HelloKitty ransomware gang operates out of Ukraine
While investigating a data breach suffered by a healthcare organization, FBI accidentally revealed that it believes that the HelloKitty ransomware gang operates out of Ukraine. The investigation conducted by FBI…
December 2021: Cyber Deception Month Continues…Today’s Cyber Deception Tools Are Straight Out of Science Fiction
Authored by: Carolyn Crandall, Chief Security Advocate, Attivo Networks When it comes to predicting the future, the science fiction genre has taken some big swings over the years. Unfortunately, it’s…
Cuba ransomware gang hacked 49 US critical infrastructure organizations
The FBI has revealed that the Cuba ransomware gang breached the networks of at least 49 US critical infrastructure organizations. A flash alert published by the FBI has reported that…
The rise of millionaire zero-day exploit markets
Researchers detailed the multi-millionaire market of zero-day exploits, a parallel economy that is fueling the threat landscape. Zero-day exploits are essential weapons in the arsenal of nation-state actors and cybercrime…