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A Closer Look at the DarkSide Ransomware Gang

Krebs on Security

The FBI confirmed this week that a relatively new ransomware group known as DarkSide is responsible for an attack that caused Colonial Pipeline to shut down 5,550 miles of pipe , stranding countless barrels of gasoline, diesel and jet fuel on the Gulf Coast. victim that earns $15 billion in annual revenue. Image: colpipe.com.

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GUEST ESSAY: The drivers behind persistent ransomware — and defense tactics to deploy

The Last Watchdog

The internet has drawn comparisons to the Wild West, making ransomware the digital incarnation of a hold-up. The technology industry has met the dramatic rise in ransomware and other cyber attacks with an impressive set of tools to help companies mitigate the risks. Ransomware usually starts with a phishing email. Prevalence.

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Part 1: OMG! Not another digital transformation article! Is it about understanding the business drivers?

ARMA International

This part will also discuss managing CS risks such as ransomware, privacy, change management, and user adoption. Gartner (2021) has two related definitions: Digital Transformation: “can refer to anything from IT modernization (for example, cloud computing), to digital optimization, to the invention of new digital business models.”

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Diversity

ForAllSecure

At a time when organizations are dealing with the SolarWinds breach and a persistent threat of ransomware throughout the world. million InfoSec professionals, as of early 2021 How can that be part of the problem lies in the training pipeline, we really have to do a much better job with that.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Diversity

ForAllSecure

At a time when organizations are dealing with the SolarWinds breach and a persistent threat of ransomware throughout the world. million InfoSec professionals, as of early 2021 How can that be part of the problem lies in the training pipeline, we really have to do a much better job with that.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Reverse Engineering Smart Meters

ForAllSecure

In February 2021. There's a little security tag they put to see if someone is tampered with it but they are not locked. And, and public outcry is usually a pretty solid motivator, you know, Vamosi: this is the spirit of educating others, which I fully support. Well, that's probably when we think about it most.