Data Breach Today

OCTOBER 18, 2021

and global healthcare sectors, in part due to many organizations' high dependency on legacy systems and lack of security resources, says new analysis by federal officials, which also identified the top ransomware gangs hitting the sector. HHS Says Several Factors Making Healthcare a Favorite Target in U.S.,

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Data Breach Today

MARCH 15, 2022

The ISMG Security Report features an analysis of the U.S. government's request for billions of dollars in tech aid to curb the global impact of the Kremlin's campaign in Ukraine. It also examines Biden's cryptocurrency executive order and why breached organizations often don't share full details.

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Data Breach Today

JANUARY 4, 2021

Ransomware, Phishing Incidents, Vendor Hacks Prevail Hacking incidents, including ransomware and phishing attacks, as well as security incidents involving vendors dominated the federal tally of major health data breaches in 2020.

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Data Breach Today

JULY 2, 2021

This edition of the ISMG Security Report features a discussion about why the head of Britain's National Cyber Security Center says the No. 1 cyber risk is not nation-state attackers but ransomware-wielding criminals. Also featured: Western Digital IoT flaws; an FBI agent tracks cybersecurity trends.

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Data Breach Today

JUNE 4, 2021

The latest edition of the ISMG Security Report details the ongoing wave of ransomware attacks, including the disruption of JBS, the world's largest supplier of meat. Also featured are police busting criminals who formerly used the EncroChat communications network and the strategies for filling the cyber skills gap.

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Data Breach Today

JULY 9, 2021

Sizing Up the Impact of the Ransomware Attack and How to Mitigate Risks In the latest weekly update, a panel of Information Security Media Group editors discusses the repercussions of the Kaseya ransomware incident, the immediate response of the cybersecurity community and key risk management takeaways.

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Data Breach Today

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Reconsidering the One-Size-Fits-All Healthcare Risk Analysis For over a decade, the HIPAA Security Rule has required covered entities and business associates to engage in risk analysis and management.

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Data Breach Today

JUNE 18, 2021

President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed cybersecurity issues at their Wednesday summit meeting in Geneva, security experts and analysts began sizing up what the next steps might be following what some are calling a "transformational moment." Experts Discuss Impact of 'Transformational Moment' After U.S.

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Data Breach Today

APRIL 10, 2024

US Cyber Defense Agency Scales Next-Generation Malware Analysis Platform The U.S.

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Data Breach Today

JUNE 19, 2023

Falls From Leaderboard as Open-Source Dependencies Get Their Day in the Sun A surging Sonatype and Snyk joined stalwart Synopsys atop Forrester's software composition analysis rankings, while Mend.io SCA historically didn't get as much attention as application security testing but that’s changing, said Forrester's Janet Worthington.

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Data Breach Today

JULY 28, 2022

The ISMG Security Report analyzes a settlement with the U.S. Justice Department, in which Uber accepts responsibility for a data breach cover-up to avoid criminal charges. It also discusses why early-stage startups are conserving cash and recent initiatives from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 10, 2024

It powers rapid analysis of identity exposures across organizations, VIPs and supply chains, pattern of life analysis, threat actor attribution, insider risk analysis, financial crimes research, and more. billion identity records – including hundreds of millions of Americans’ Social Security numbers.

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JULY 13, 2022

Many healthcare sector entities are undertaking projects involving the collection, analysis and sharing of large volumes of health data. But along with those efforts come critical privacy and security concerns, says attorney Iliana Peters of Polsinelli.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Security experts say LockBit was likely bluffing and probably lost most of the data when the gang’s servers were seized this month by U.S. LockBit removed Fulton County’s listing from its victim shaming website this morning, claiming the county had paid. law enforcement. They could release whatever data they have at any time.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 19, 2024

The tectonic shift of network security is gaining momentum, yet this transformation continues to lag far behind the accelerating pace of change in the operating environment. Ollmann: To understand the next generation of security technologies and what that means for the iterated evolution of legacy tools, it’s important to step back.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 15, 2024

Monahan said the migration has left domain owners with fewer options to secure and monitor their accounts. It’s easier to secure one account than two.” Squarespace has not responded to a request for comment, nor has it issued a statement about the attacks.

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Data Breach Today

AUGUST 3, 2022

Also: Latest Analysis of Log 4j Event; How to Secure Evolving Work Patterns John Kindervag, creator of zero trust and senior vice president at ON2IT, and Grant Schneider, senior director at Venable, join ISMG editors to discuss the latest Log 4j findings, threats posed by a Chinese-made automotive GPS tracker and the challenges of a distributed workforce. (..)

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 3, 2022

The new guidelines state that prosecutors should avoid charging security researchers who operate in “good faith” when finding and reporting vulnerabilities. ” What constitutes “good faith security research?” ” The new DOJ policy comes in response to a Supreme Court ruling last year in Van Buren v.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 6, 2024

But researchers at Leviathan Security say they’ve discovered it’s possible to abuse an obscure feature built into the DHCP protocol so that other users on the local network are forced to connect to a rogue DHCP server. ANALYSIS Bill Woodcock is executive director at Packet Clearing House , a nonprofit based in San Francisco.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Cisco’s $28 billion acquisition of Splunk comes at an inflection point of security teams beginning to adopt to working with modern, cloud-native data lakes. Related: Dasera launches new Snowflake platform For years, Splunk has been the workhorse SIEM for many enterprise Security Operation Centers (SOCs).

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Data Breach Today

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

What privacy and security issues are raised by patients using smartphone apps to access health records? Attorney Helen Oscislawski and security expert Jarrett Kolthoff offer an analysis.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 20, 2024

Resecurity most recently unveiled Context AI , a new service that enriches threat intelligence, enhances analyst workflows and speeds up decision-making across security operations. As these models evolve, they promise to reduce human error and security operations and provide a more proactive approach to cybersecurity.

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Data Breach Today

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

OpenAI on Bing Carries Code and Traffic Risks But Will Also Simplify Code Analysis Embedding OpenAI technology in Microsoft Bing will help both hackers and cyber defenders.

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Data Breach Today

JULY 26, 2024

New Analysis Reveals Growing Crisis for the National Vulnerability Database A growing backlog at the National Institute of Standards and Technology National Vulnerability Database could surge to above 30,000 unanalyzed security flaws by the end of the year if the agency fails to significantly ramp up its processing rates, according to a new analysis (..)

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Data Breach Today

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Kaspersky: Ghimob Malware Started in Brazil But Is Spreading A recently uncovered banking Trojan targeting Android devices can spy on over 150 apps, including those of banks, cryptocurrency exchanges and fintech firms, as a way to gather credentials and other data, according to an analysis by security firm Kaspersky.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 7, 2024

7, 2024, CyberNewswire — Criminal IP , a renowned Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) search engine developed by AI SPERA , has partnered with Hybrid Analysis , a platform that provides advanced malware analysis and threat intelligence, to enhance threat research. Torrance, Calif.,

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 2, 2022

I had the chance to sit down with their CISO, Dave Stapleton, to learn more about the latest advancements in TPRM security solutions. Third parties get fewer requests so they can focus more time and energy on security; customers have one place they can go to get the data they need.”. One leading provider is Denver, Colo.-based

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Data Breach Today

MAY 14, 2020

Connected Devices Could Allow Attackers to Target Industrial Systems, Trend Micro Reports The increasing use of internet-connected devices in manufacturing facilities is opening up new ways for hackers to target so-called "smart" factories with unconventional attack methods, according to an analysis by security firm Trend Micro and the Polytechnic (..)

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 20, 2022

The unification revolution of cybersecurity solutions has started – and managed security service providers are leading the way. Managed security services (MSS) refer to a service model that enable the monitoring and managing of security technologies, systems, or even software-as-a-service (SaaS) products.

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Data Breach Today

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Newly Discovered BendyBear's Advanced Features Include Anti-Analysis Capabilities BlackTech, a Chinese advanced persistent threat group, is deploying a sophisticated new shellcode called BendyBear as part of its latest espionage campaign, security firm Palo Alto Networks reports.

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Data Breach Today

JUNE 18, 2021

The latest edition of the ISMG Security Report features an analysis of the Avaddon ransomware gang's retirement and the crackdown on the Clop ransomware gang in Ukraine. Also featured: Bitcoin as ally in the ransomware battle; strengthening U.S. cybersecurity defenses.

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Data Breach Today

APRIL 26, 2024

ICSpector Is Now on GitHub, Scans PLCs, Extracts Info and Detects Malicious Code Microsoft has released a new open-source security tool to close gaps in threat analysis for industrial control systems and help address increased nation-state attacks on critical infrastructure.

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