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 [...]
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was signed into law close to three decades ago. HIPAA was initially comprised of two primary rules: (1) The Privacy Rule, which establishes standards to protect individuals' medical records and other personal [...]
AI is a double-edged sword in cybersecurity. While it provides powerful tools for defending against cyber threats, it also poses new challenges as cybercriminals adopt AI-driven techniques. AI and Cybersecurity - Potential Threats Automated Attacks: Malicious actors can use AI [...]
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 [...]
Microsoft recently disclosed that they are monitoring over 100 different threat actors utilizing 50 unique ransomware families to attack businesses and organizations across the world. These attacks have been increasing in frequency, severity, and sophistication. The threat actors behind [...]
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