For years, most conversations about AI in cybersecurity followed a familiar script. AI would help defenders move faster. Attackers would use it too. Phishing would improve. Malware would get smarter. Security teams would adapt. That framing seems myopic and even simple minded [...]
What is Generative AI? Generative AI is a form of artificial intelligence capable of producing fresh content, including text, images, audio, and video. It accomplishes this by learning the patterns and structure from existing data and then using this [...]
BEC, or Business email compromise, is a type of cybercrime that involves attackers manipulating or compromising business email accounts for fraudulent purposes. BEC scams are designed to deceive individuals or organizations into making [...]
Impact of Cloud Landscape on Incident Response Cloud incident cases differ from standard incident cases because of the different technology concepts. Currently, malicious actors in cloud environments have it easy because many aspects of the cloud landscape are unknown. [...]
Water and wastewater systems are part of the critical infrastructure of any nation, which makes them prized targets for physical and cyberattacks. These attacks can disrupt, and potentially contaminate, the supply of clean [...]
On the morning of July 4th, 2023, the Nagoya Harbor Transportation Authority in Japan had trouble accessing their central computer systems and discovered that they had been hacked by LockBit 3.0 ransomware. The ransom demand was received through an office [...]
A new ransomware strain that was discovered in early May 2023 has shown a strong resemblance to Royal ransomware. This new strain BlackSuit, primarily targets Linux systems and Windows. Further analysis from cybersecurity company Trend Micro, shows that BlackSuit and [...]
What is Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) and why is it important? Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR), is a security technology that helps organizations detect and respond to security threats (ransomware, malware, etc.) on endpoints such as computers, laptops, [...]
According to NCC Group's Global Threat Intelligence Team, ransomware attacks have seen a significant increase this year. In March 2023, ransomware attacks increased by over 90% compared to February and over 60% compared to March 2022. NCC Group stated that [...]
Earlier this year, CISA (Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency) launched a new program to help protect critical infrastructure institutions by safeguarding their information systems from ransomware cybercriminals. The two main purposes of this new program, called Ransomware Vulnerability Warning Pilot [...]
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