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Cybersecurity agencies published a joint LockBit ransomware advisory

Security Affairs

According to a joint advisory published by cybersecurity agencies, the LockBit ransomware group has successfully extorted roughly $91 million in about 1,700 attacks against U.S. The group targeted municipal governments, county governments, public higher education and K-12 schools, and emergency services (e.g., organizations since 2020.

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A Russian national charged for committing LockBit Ransomware attacks

Security Affairs

According to a joint advisory published by cybersecurity agencies, the LockBit ransomware group has successfully extorted roughly $91 million in about 1,700 attacks against U.S. Clearly, due to the ongoing geopolitical crisis, it’s unlikely that Russia will capture the man to extradite him to the United States. organizations since 2020.

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Observations on the Cybersecurity Executive Order and Presidential Policy Directive

Hunton Privacy

Although worded in terms of “consultation” and “voluntary” adoption of a yet-to-be-developed cybersecurity framework, the Executive Order also calls for federal agencies to consider incentives, including changes to the federal acquisition regulations, for encouraging adoption of the framework. Industry has good reason to pay attention.

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6 Best Threat Intelligence Feeds to Use in 2023

eSecurity Planet

Threat intelligence feeds are continually updated streams of data that inform users of different cybersecurity threats, their sources, and any infrastructure impacted or at risk of being impacted by those threats. May have redundant features with other cybersecurity tools in your existing toolset.

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The most valuable AI use cases for business

IBM Big Data Hub

Agricultural machines can engage in autonomous pruning, moving, thinning, seeding and spraying. Financial services AI-powered FinOps (Finance + DevOps) helps financial institutions operationalize data-driven cloud spend decisions to safely balance cost and performance in order to minimize alert fatigue and wasted budget.

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CISA issues proposed rules for cyber incident reporting in critical infrastructure

Data Protection Report

On March 27, 2024, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (“CISA”) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022 (“CIRCIA”), which imposes new reporting requirements for entities operating in critical infrastructure sectors.

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GUEST ESSAY: Why organizations need to prepare for cyber attacks fueled by quantum computers

The Last Watchdog

When these computers come online, any company or federal agency that is not upgraded to post-quantum cybersecurity will leave its data vulnerable to attackers. For government agencies, leaders must admit cybersecurity failures. After all, who wants to report that they had a breach which has caused critical data or operational losses?