Adam Levin

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

The incidence of ransomware attacks has continued to climb, over 700% by some estimates in 2020 in comparison to 2019, with phishing emails being the primary vector. This survey was conducted online within the United States by The Harris Poll on behalf of Cyberscout from November 10-12, 2020 among 2,050 U.S.

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IT Governance

JANUARY 9, 2024

LockBit claims responsibility for Capital Health security incident The LockBit ransomware group has claimed responsibility for an attack on Capital Health , a healthcare provider in Pennington, New Jersey, last November. The FTC will accept submissions until 12 January. Data breached: 41,500,000 records.

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ARMA International

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Part 3 will discuss how to manage the various DT risks. This discussion will include methods, tools, and techniques such as using personae and identifying use cases that have high business value, while minimizing project risks. Most of these failed, while others were bought by other companies (Reiff 2019). Introduction.

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 13, 2018

This week, in our last podcast of the year, we revisit some of the biggest information security stories from the past 12 months. it will now “accelerate the sunsetting of consumer Google+ from August 2019 to April 2019”. Here’s hoping we all fare better in 2019. For reference, there are currently about 4.2

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IT Governance

JANUARY 29, 2019

Although there will be some debate about the usefulness of including the 772,904,991 records from the Collection #1 breach – which comprises data stolen from a number of historic data breaches – even without them, the number of breached records still stands at just under 1 billion records for January 2019. Cyber attacks & ransomware.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Thu, 12/16/2021 - 10:36. In the United States, the FBI report indicates that there was a 69% increase in total complaints in comparison with 2019. Ransomware cases increase. Ransomware attacks are the “celebrities” of cybersecurity crimes because their impact makes headline news.

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 31, 2019

Ransomware. Victoria government insists patient data is safe after ransomware attack (unknown). North Florida OB-GYN discloses ransomware incident (528,188). AL-based Sarrell Dental notifies patients of ransomware attack (391,472). Philadelphia school district says it paid $38,000 to free network from ransomware (2,515).

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IT Governance

JUNE 1, 2023

A month later, a ransomware attack shut down the company’s operations in Italy and China. MCNA Insurance later confirmed that 8,923,662 people were affected in the incident and said the breach was a result of a ransomware attack. PharMerica The US pharmacy network PharMerica began notifying 5.8

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KnowBe4

JUNE 27, 2023

Reports about texts impersonating banks are up nearly tenfold since 2019 with median reported individual losses of $3,000 last year," the report says. Join us Wednesday, July 12, @ 2:00 PM (ET) , for a live demonstration of how KnowBe4 introduces a new-school approach to security awareness training and simulated phishing.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 26, 2021

The Biggest Ransomware Demand in History. The latest episode in the story is Acer Computer, who fell victim to a ransomware attack. While ransomware attacks have become a ubiquitous event these days, what makes this attack distinctive is the ransom demand itself. . REvil uses the Ransomware 2.0

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Security Affairs

MAY 19, 2020

Bitdefender’s research team also uncovered a more geographically specific spear-phishing attempt to target the gas sector on April 12. The risks to the energy sector began before the coronavirus pandemic, too. The effort targeted oil companies all over the world , from Malaysia to South Africa, in a single day.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 15, 2022

Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) is a crucial enterprise technology that ties the stack of cybersecurity systems together to assess threats and manage risks. The Securonix Next-Gen SIEM includes built-in advanced analytics, risk scoring, and threat chain modeling based on MITRE ATT&CK and US-CERT frameworks.

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Data Matters

MAY 17, 2022

While state-sponsored cyber-attacks pose exceptional risks, technical experts may recommend the same preventative measures to defend against a state-sponsored attack as any other type of cyber-attack. For example: On May 12, 2021, President Biden signed an Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity. 26,633 (May 12, 2021).

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IT Governance

JANUARY 30, 2024

Compromised data includes victims’ names, addresses, phone numbers and Aadhaar numbers (a 12-digit government identification number). UK government calls for views on Cyber Governance Code of Practice The UK government is calling for views on its draft Cyber Governance Code of Practice, which aims to help organisations manage cyber risks.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 11, 2022

Series B Apiiro Security 2019 Tel Aviv, Israel 65 $35.0 Series A BluBracket 2019 Palo Alto, CA 27 $18.5 Series A Cycode 2019 Tel Aviv, Israel 56 $81.0 Series B Open Raven 2019 Los Angeles, CA 45 $19.1 Startup Est Headquarters Staff Funding Funding Type Anvilogic 2019 Palo Alto, CA 34 $14.4 Series B SECURITI.ai

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 17, 2021

These days, all employees need to be well educated in security best practices and good habits if the organization wishes to steer clear of ransomware and malware. Personal and organizational risk scoring. CybSafe offers simulated phishing, training, and the ability to establish risk perception levels. Key Differentiators.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2022

Investments in cybersecurity more than doubled from $12 billion to $29.5 billion in 2021, and growing concerns over data security , software supply chains , and ransomware suggest the market will remain strong through economic ups and downs. Accel Investments. AllegisCyber Investments. Andreessen Horowitz (a16z). BVP Investments.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

Florida Blue members’ personal information at risk following Magellen Health NIA breach (55,000). 12-year-old Florida student faces felony charge after hacking school computer to avoid doing schoolwork (unknown). Ransomware. NM-based Las Cruces Public School computers still offline after ransomware (24,710).

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