Iran-linked hacking group MuddyWater is targeting government and private sector organizations in Asia, Africa, Europe and North America as part of its cyberespionage and other malicious cyber operations, according to a joint advisory from U.S. and U.K. law enforcement and intelligence agencies.
Grant Schneider of Venable and three ISMG editors discuss preparedness, response and resilience in light of the Ukraine-Russia crisis; the White House and allies’ efforts to counter ransomware; and future guidance to expect from the Biden administration's cybersecurity executive order.
As Russia has invaded Ukraine, the likelihood of nation-state cyberattacks continue to escalate, and banks remain a top target. On this week's "Sound Off," David Pollino, the former CISO of PNC Bank, discusses how financial institutions should - and must - strengthen their incident response plans.
As fresh wiper malware attacks target Ukrainian government and financial services organizations and contractors, security experts are urging organizations outside the country to avoid catastrophizing and stay focused on maintaining basic, essential cybersecurity defenses.
Many security practitioners take a check-box approach to cybersecurity, which prevents them from seeing the whole system. John Remo of Warner Music Group discusses how to break out of this pattern and use critical and abstract thinking to examine the deeper workings of the system.
Russia-linked threat actor Sandworm aka Voodoo Bear has been found using a new malware, dubbed Cyclops Blink. Law enforcement and intelligence agencies in the U.S. and the U.K. have shared details of the malware, as well as the threat group's TTPs and indicators of compromise.
Technology giant ASUS subsidiary Asustor, which specializes in network-attached storage devices, on Friday issued updated guidelines on eliminating the Deadbolt ransomware strain from its NAS devices.
What's the price of a ransomware hit that disrupts a nation's critical infrastructure? Beyond months of patient disruption, Ireland's Health Service Executive says the May 2021 Conti ransomware attack against it could lead to $110 million in cleanup costs, plus more to revamp its IT infrastructure.
NBC News reports that President Joe Biden has been given a menu of options for conducting offensive cyber strikes again Russia. But the White House's press secretary says the report is "off base and does not reflect what is actually being discussed in any shape or form."
As Russia's military invasion and cyberattacks on Ukraine escalate, critical infrastructure entities, including those in the health sector of the U.S. and other countries condemning Russia's actions, must also be on high alert for potentially disruptive cyber assaults, some experts warn.
By baselining cyber maturity, one can create an organization's risk profile - and that is the key to being able to build a road map for prioritizing and addressing business risk. ISACA's Brian Fletcher shares insights on establishing the maturity goals for one's unique organization.
Zero trust, identity-first and perimeter-less security - they all need digital identities to establish digital trust. Join Sectigo's CSO and former Gartner analyst David Mahdi to learn about the importance of identity-first security and establishing digital trust for human and machine identities.
"Shadow data" - it's the new "shadow IT," and it puts your enterprise data at potential risk in public cloud environments. Amit Shaked, CEO and co-founder of Laminar, defines the risk, explains the threat and describes how best to mitigate it.
A week after a distributed denial-of-service attack on the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense, a DDoS attack has reportedly struck Ukranian government and bank websites - including the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Cabinet of Ministers and Verkhovna Rada, according to an early report.
The Ukrainian cyber police have arrested five individuals charged with stealing credit card data from at least 70,000 people, using 40 separate phishing sites. The losses from the attack are reported to amount to more than $172,656.
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