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From Cybercrime Saul Goodman to the Russian GRU

Krebs on Security

The leaked user database shows one of the forum’s founders was an attorney who advised Russia’s top hackers on the legal risks of their work, and what to do if they got caught. ru at DomainTools.com reveals this address has been used to register at least 10 domain names since 2008. As well as the cost of my services.”

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Weekly podcast: 2018 end-of-year roundup

IT Governance

Hello and welcome to the final IT Governance podcast of 2018. In May, the Department of Health and Social Care signed a deal with Microsoft to upgrade the NHS’s extensive IT estate to Windows 10 in an attempt to bolster its cyber resilience in the wake of 2017’s WannaCry ransomware outbreak. million payment cards and 1.2

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Ransomware Protection in 2021

eSecurity Planet

Below we outline 18 industry tips for actions you can take to reduce your risk of a ransomware attack: Action. The next three actions: prioritize assets and evaluate traffic, microsegmentation, and adaptive monitoring are central steps of the zero trust architecture and greatly reduce your risks of an attack. Description.

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Inside Ireland’s Public Healthcare Ransomware Scare

Krebs on Security

On May 10, one of the hospitals detected malicious activity on its Microsoft Windows Domain Controller, a critical “keys to the kingdom” component of any Windows enterprise network that manages user authentication and network access. Still, the work to restore infected systems would take months. Now this is in itself isn’t bad.

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An Approach to Cybersecurity Risk Oversight for Corporate Directors

Data Matters

* This article first appeared in In-House Defense Quarterly on April 3, 2018. More and more, directors are viewing cyber-risk under the broader umbrella of corporate strategy and searching for ways to help mitigate that risk. Aligning cyber risk with corporate strategy. Creating an enterprise-wide governance structure.

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SEC and FINRA Issue 2020 Examination Priorities for Broker-Dealers and Investment Advisers

Data Matters

Focus areas for such examinations will include sales practices, supervision of high-risk personnel and compliance with key regulatory requirements (including Rule 15c2-11 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (Exchange Act), the locate requirement of Regulation SHO and the obligation to file suspicious activity reports (SARs)).

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SEC and FINRA Issue 2020 Examination Priorities (Including Cybersecurity) for Broker-Dealers and Investment Advisers

Data Matters

OCIE also will focus on recommendations and advice provided to retail investors, with a particular emphasis on seniors, retirees, teachers and military personnel, as well as products that the SEC considers higher risk (e.g., Trading and Risk Management Practices (Including Best Execution). Information Security .