Ari Redbord of TRM Labs joins editors at ISMG to discuss President Biden's executive order on digital assets, the role of cryptocurrency in the Ukraine-Russia war and nuances for ransomware victims who consider paying a ransom, and trends in regulatory guidance and leadership for digital currency.
In the new "Proof of Concept," John Kindervag, Zero Trust creator and senior vice president of cybersecurity strategy at ON2IT, and Jeremy Grant, managing director of technology business strategy at Venable, join ISMG's Anna Delaney and Tom Field to discuss trending Zero Trust and identity issues.
With Ukraine having called on the world to join its "IT Army" and help it hack Russia and ally Belarus, what could possibly go wrong? For starters, launching distributed denial-of-service attacks - at least from outside Ukraine - remains illegal and risks triggering an escalation by Moscow.
In an open letter addressing Ukraine's request to web governance entity ICANN, dozens of researchers, internet activists, politicians and academics voiced their disapproval, instead calling for precise, measured sanctions that could more effectively weaken Russian military and propaganda efforts.
Amid the Russia-Ukraine crisis, what concerns are CISOs bringing to Microsoft? Abbas Kudrati, director and APAC chief cybersecurity adviser at Microsoft, discusses the threats targeting companies operating in Russia and Ukraine and cybersecurity guidelines and recommendations for CISOs.
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.
Former top U.S. cybersecurity official Richard Clarke said on Wednesday that the conflict in Ukraine will likely worsen before showing signs of improvement, including potential cyber escalation with the U.S. and its NATO allies. He urged U.S. organizations to allocate resources to cyber defense.
President Joe Biden is expected to outline a whole-of-government approach to reining in cryptocurrencies, which have been criticized for lax cybersecurity measures. Media reports say the administration will announce an executive order on crypto this week, to align the U.S. with global allies.
Ransomware groups continue to target critical infrastructure sectors internationally. An FBI alert says that ransomware group RagnarLocker has targeted 52 entities across 10 critical infrastructure sectors, while Romania's premier petrol supplier, Rompetrol, has reportedly been hit by Hive.
Google will buy cybersecurity firm Mandiant for $5.4 billion, an acquisition Google says will give it new capabilities to respond to cybersecurity threats and bolster its cloud platform. Mandiant will be folded into Google's Cloud Platform.
As Western cybersecurity officials warn that Russia's Ukraine invasion poses an elevated cybersecurity risk to all, kudos to Cloudflare, CrowdStrike and Ping Identity for offering free endpoint security and other defenses to the healthcare sector and power sectors, for at least four months.
U.S. and NATO officials are increasingly looking to sharpen sanctions and rhetoric against Russia, and cybersecurity is a pivotal part of the discussion. The Biden administration is now requesting $10 billion in emergency funds to address Russia's campaign, with sizeable pots for cybersecurity.
A new federal report spotlighting the spate of recent cyberattacks on the healthcare and other sector provides insights to help organizations better navigate continuing and evolving cybersecurity trends and challenges in 2022 and beyond.
As Russia's ground invasion and air assault against Ukraine continues, so too do online attacks being launched against Ukrainian targets. A Ukrainian cybersecurity official says his country is fighting the first-ever "hybrid war" that bridges both the physical and online realms.
Four ISMG editors discuss the accelerating invasion of Ukraine by Russia and its potential impact on the cybersecurity industry; whether hacktivists are the new resistance fighters and the dangers that might trigger; and how a data leak may help researchers track and fight the Conti ransomware gang.
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