Data Breach Today
MAY 10, 2021
Report: DarkSide Ransomware Gang Infected Fuel Supplier Colonial Pipeline Company has restored smaller pipelines that ship fuels to the U.S. East Coast after a ransomware incident, but its larger ones are still offline as it assesses safety. Citing U.S. officials, the Associated Press reports the company was infected by the DarkSide ransomware group.
The Last Watchdog
MAY 10, 2021
The value of sharing threat intelligence is obvious. It’s much easier to blunt the attack of an enemy you can clearly see coming at you. Related: Supply chains under siege. But what about trusted allies who unwittingly put your company in harm’s way? Third-party exposures can lead to devastating breaches, just ask any Solar Winds first-party customer.
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Data Breach Today
MAY 10, 2021
Pharmacy Administration Vendor, EMR Hosting Firm Among Latest Victims Two companies that serve the healthcare sector have reported disruptive cyber incidents affecting their clients, the latest in a string of similar supply chain incidents.
Dark Reading
MAY 10, 2021
As the massive US pipeline operator works to restore operations after a DarkSide ransomware attack late last week, experts say it's a cautionary tale for critical infrastructure providers.
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Many organizations today are unlocking the power of their data by using graph databases to feed downstream analytics, enahance visualizations, and more. Yet, when different graph nodes represent the same entity, graphs get messy. Watch this essential video with Senzing CEO Jeff Jonas on how adding entity resolution to a graph database condenses network graphs to improve analytics and save your analysts time.
Data Breach Today
MAY 10, 2021
Philip Reitinger of Global Cyber Alliance on Responding to Latest Ransomware Incident It’s serious, impactful and raises new questions about critical infrastructure protection. But don’t tell Philip Reitinger of the Global Cyber Alliance that the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack is any kind of a “wakeup call.” He says we’re long past that.
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Data Breach Today
MAY 10, 2021
Company Moves Into Remediation Phase; White House Monitoring Incident The FBI and White House confirmed Monday that the DarkSide ransomware variant was used in the Friday attack that caused disruptions at Colonial Pipeline Co., which operates a pipeline that supplies fuel throughout the eastern U.S. But the gang behind the ransomware tried to shift the blame to an affiliate.
Security Affairs
MAY 10, 2021
The U.S. FBI confirmed that the attack against the Colonial Pipeline over the weekend was launched by the Darkside ransomware gang. The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation confirmed that the Colonial Pipeline was shut down due to a cyber attack carried out by the Darkside ransomware gang. “The FBI confirms that the Darkside ransomware is responsible for the compromise of the Colonial Pipeline networks.
Data Breach Today
MAY 10, 2021
Attackers Co-Opted Malware for Data Exfiltration and Ransom, Group-IB Finds Attackers co-opted the Hancitor malware downloader and recently used it to deliver Cuba ransomware as part of an email spam campaign for data exfiltration and ransom extortion, a new report by security firm Group-IB finds.
Schneier on Security
MAY 10, 2021
This is a major story : a probably Russian cybercrime group called DarkSide shut down the Colonial Pipeline in a ransomware attack. The pipeline supplies much of the East Coast. This is the new and improved ransomware attack: the hackers stole nearly 100 gig of data, and are threatening to publish it. The White House has declared a state of emergency and has created a task force to deal with the problem, but it’s unclear what they can do.
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Data Breach Today
MAY 10, 2021
50% of phishing attacks targeting financial services intend on stealing corporate login credentials View this session to learn why mobile threat exposures continue to increase & best practices for mitigating the threats.
Security Affairs
MAY 10, 2021
The city of Tulsa, Oklahoma, has been hit by a ransomware attack over the weekend that impacted its government’s network and shut down its websites. One of the biggest cities in the US by population size, the City of Tulsa, was victim of a ransomware attack that affected its government’s network and forced the shutdown of official websites over the weekend.
Hunton Privacy
MAY 10, 2021
On May 6, 2021, Google announced that beginning in the second quarter of 2022, mobile app developers submitting new apps and app updates to the Google Play store will be required to disclose certain information regarding their apps’ data collection, use, sharing and security practices, as well as provide a privacy policy for their apps. This information will be displayed in a new “safety section” of Google Play.
Dark Reading
MAY 10, 2021
Give your cybersecurity culture a boost by adding these to the "don't" column of your cybersecurity awareness training do's and don'ts list.
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Geopolitical risk is now at the top of the agenda for CEOs. But tracking it can be difficult. The world is more interconnected than ever, whether in terms of economics and supply chains or technology and communication. Geopolitically, however, it is becoming increasingly fragmented – threatening the operations, financial well-being, and security of globally connected companies.
IG Guru
MAY 10, 2021
The Information Governance Maturity Index Report—2021 presents the results of the IG Maturity Index Survey conducted in the last quarter of 2020. The survey and index are intended to create a definitive, data-driven benchmark for information governance (IG). The survey aligns with ARMA’s Information Governance Implementation Model (IGIM) and is designed to measure overall IG program maturity […].
WIRED Threat Level
MAY 10, 2021
Emails from the Epic Games lawsuit show Apple brass discussing how to handle a 2015 iOS hack. The company never directly notified affected users.
Security Affairs
MAY 10, 2021
WhatsApp will not deactivate the accounts of users who don’t accept the new privacy policy update that requires sharing data with other companies owned by Facebook. WhatsApp on Friday announced that it will not deactivate accounts of users who don’t accept its new privacy policy that will be rolled out on May 15. The company will only continue to remind its users to accept the new privacy policy. “No one will have their accounts deleted or lose functionality of WhatsApp on May
Jamf
MAY 10, 2021
In education specifically, schools invested in Google education tools or considering these services may believe Chromebook is the only viable hardware to take advantage of Google. However, blending the best of Google services on Apple hardware opens the door to a wealth of educational possibilities for students, teachers and parents.
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Apache Cassandra is an open-source distributed database that boasts an architecture that delivers high scalability, near 100% availability, and powerful read-and-write performance required for many data-heavy use cases. However, many developers and administrators who are new to this NoSQL database often encounter several challenges that can impact its performance.
Threatpost
MAY 10, 2021
Security researchers mull possible perpetrators of the attack, and warned that the incident could be a harbinger of things to come. .
Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing
MAY 10, 2021
Ariane Seiferth and Abi Aminu of Thales Recognized in CRN’s 2021 Women of the Channel List. madhav. Mon, 05/10/2021 - 13:56. At Thales, we are thrilled to celebrate the news that CRN ® , a brand of The Channel Company , has named Ariane Seiferth, Director Americas Channel, and Abi Aminu, Americas Channel Programs Manager, to the highly respected Women of the Channel list for 2021.
Micro Focus
MAY 10, 2021
Bringing people together who are passionate about reducing their environmental impact – this is the spirit of Micro Focus’ newest employee resource group (ERG) called PLANET, dedicated to sustainability awareness and advocacy. As Micro Focus celebrates Earth Day and Beyond, it’s an opportunity to put the spotlight on our PLANET ERG and show how it supports the.
Dark Reading
MAY 10, 2021
The mass exploitation of Exchange Servers has been a wake-up call, and it will take all parties playing in concert for the industry to react, respond, and recover.
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Threatpost
MAY 10, 2021
The sophisticated threat is targeting Microsoft Exchange servers via ProxyLogon in a wave of fresh attacks against North American targets.
Dark Reading
MAY 10, 2021
The "bulletproof hosting" organization hosted malware including Zeus, SpyEye, Citadel, and the Blackhole Exploit Kit.
OneHub
MAY 10, 2021
What is shadow IT? Shadow IT refers to your employees’ use of software, apps, email, browsers, or devices that aren’t part of your company’s approved technology plan. This tech is outside your IT team’s control and may violate security protocols. It creates a serious cybersecurity risk that could cost your company millions. It also means all the money spent on authorized devices, apps, and software is going to waste.
Dark Reading
MAY 10, 2021
Weekend attack shuts down several city sites and service.
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Hanzo Learning Center
MAY 10, 2021
Postmates—a rapidly growing delivery service—considers the collaboration platform Slack to be a critical component of its business communications. As the importance of Slack has grown, the IT team was concerned by how long it took to search for and export data for internal investigations and ediscovery matters. Rather than having his engineers as a persistent bottleneck, the head of IT at Postmates was determined to find a solution that would allow HR professionals and lawyers to quickly search
Information Matters
MAY 10, 2021
As data increasingly becomes a strategic tool for companies as well as a competitive differentiator, building the skills and capabilities to move into a data-driven future is a growing challenge Read more. The post Comma – connecting people, technology and data appeared first on Information Matters.
Docuware
MAY 10, 2021
As we look toward the third quarter of 2021, economic recovery is well underway. The issues that are up for debate include how much and how fast the economy will bounce back. In the past two years, many companies turned to technology to enable efficient work at home and provide the business agility demanded by quick and unexpected shifts in the economic climate According to a CFO magazine article, 10 Vital Roles for CFOs , “Digital fluency is more important as finance departments increasingly us
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