FBI, CISA, NSA share defense tips for BlackMatter ransomware attacks
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the National Security Agency (NSA) published today an…
Loss Prevention Teams Up With Cybersecurity to Address Retail Fraud
As retailers roll out more "buy online, pickup in-store" options, loss prevention professionals are increasingly shifting their attention from in-store…
Suspected Chinese hackers behind attacks on ten Israeli hospitals
A joint announcement from the Ministry of Health and the National Cyber Directorate in Israel describes a spike in ransomware…
The Week in Ransomware – October 15th 2021 – Disrupting ransoms
This week, senior officials from over thirty countries held virtual conferences on disrupting ransomware operations and attacks. [...]
‘Clumsy’ BlackByte Malware Reuses Crypto Keys, Worms Into Networks
Discovered during a recent incident response engagement, the malware avoids Russian computers and uses a single symmetric key for encrypting…
How AI Can Stop Zero-Day Ransomware
Ransomware attacks are unpredictable. AI is better at figuring out what looks malicious and abnormal than humans will ever be.
US government discloses more ransomware attacks on water plants
U.S. Water and Wastewater Systems (WWS) Sector facilities have been breached multiple times in ransomware attacks during the last two years…
Enterprise Data Storage Environments Riddled With Vulnerabilities
Many organizations are not properly protecting their storage and backup systems from compromise, new study finds.
University of Sunderland announces outage following cyberattack
The University of Sunderland in the UK has announced extensive operational issues that have taken most of its IT systems down,…
How Security Teams Can Reinforce End-User Awareness
Training programs provide the information, but security teams can reinforce these for better end-user education.