SolarWinds hackers are going after cloud, managed and IT service providers
Nobelium, the advanced, persistent threat (APT) actor behind the 2020 SolarWinds supply chain attack that served as a springboard for breaching a variety of high-level …
U.S. Department of the Treasury announces set of actions to counter ransomware
As part of the whole-of-government effort to counter ransomware, the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced a set of actions focused on disrupting criminal networks and …
US agricultural co-op hit by ransomware, expects food supply chain disruption
New Cooperative Inc., an agricultural cooperative owned by Iowa corn and soy farmers, has been hit by the BlackMatter ransomware group. The attackers are asking the co-op to …
Healthcare cybersecurity: How to prevent the compromise of patient records?
Year after year, the number of data breaches affecting entities in the healthcare industry rises, and 2020 was no exception. The 616 data breaches reported this past year to …
Critical infrastructure today: Complex challenges and rising threats
Cyber attacks against critical national infrastructure are escalating. The ransomware hit on Colonial Pipeline was a clanging wake-up call for the public, but cybersecurity …
Where do we stand when it comes to multi-cloud maturity?
Most IT leaders agree their future-state IT landscape will be a multi-cloud environment. Figuring out how to achieve that will take some time. In this interview with Help Net …
CISA launches US federal vulnerability disclosure platform
Bug hunters who want to help the US federal government secure their online assets can now source all the relevant information from a vulnerability disclosure policy (VDP) …
U.S. Government sets up ransomware task force, offers $10 million reward for info
The U.S. Government has set up a cross-agency ransomware task force, a hub for ransomware resources, and is offering $10 million for information on state-sponsored cyber …
Cyberstalking tendencies in modern day relationships
One-third of adults who have been in a romantic relationship admit to cyberstalking their current or former partners, a special addendum to the 2021 Norton Cyber Safety …
The future of FISA
News that court-approved Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) searches dropped to new lows in 2020 hit the papers recently, and it raised some eyebrows as well as …
Ransomware has become a cost of doing business
It’s easy to see why ransomware aimed at businesses is such a cash cow for criminals: for every Norsk Hydro and Fujifilm that refuses to pay the ransom, there is a …
DoJ seized $2.3 million paid to the Colonial Pipeline ransomware extortionists
The Department of Justice has seized 63.7 bitcoins currently valued at approximately $2.3 million. These funds allegedly represent the proceeds of a May 8, ransom payment to …
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