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The group has targeted 50 businesses from English speaking countries since April 2022. Image: normalfx/Adobe Stock Earlier this month, a report surfaced that former ransomware group Conti had split up, with many members of the collective joining or creating new adversary factions and why that made these former members more dangerous than ever. As of today, this may have become a reality. A new ransomware group by the name of Black Basta has become notable…

Solidify your skills as a cybersecurity professional by becoming certified. Here is a list of some of the best cybersecurity certifications available today. Image: Ico Maker/Adobe Stock Cyber attacks are continuing to increase. We can blame it on how fast tech advances or the inability of businesses to keep up (or both). Regardless, the threat is serious. According to Accenture’s recent State of Cybersecurity Resilience report, cybersecurity attacks increased by 31% between 2020 and 2021….

The second day of InfoSecurity Europe 2022 saw Geoff White, investigative journalist and author of Penguin Books’ The Lazarus Heist, discuss how government-sponsored cyber-attackers increasingly interact with organized crime gangs, operating seamlessly on a global scale. White also touched upon the emerging world of cryptocurrency theft. In illuminating the increasing connection between cybersecurity and geopolitical issues, White began by analyzing and contextualizing The Lazarus Group, which stands accused of carrying out a decade of cyber-attacks…

By Hemen Vimadalal is CEO and founder of 1Kosmos Approximately $590 million in ransomware payments were made in the U.S. in the first six months of 2021, more than the $416 million reported for the whole of 2020, according to a Reuters report. And it’s no surprise that stolen credentials are the primary means by which criminals hack into organizations. In fact, the Verizon 2021 Data Breach Investigations Report noted that 61 percent of breaches…

Organizations need to change their approach to security awareness and training to reduce the threat of phishing attacks and other risks based on human behavior. Tim Ward, CEO of Think Cyber Security, told attendees at Infosecurity Europe 2022 that security teams can “nudge” colleagues towards more secure behavior. This will be more effective than conventional classroom-based training and e-learning. Security awareness should follow the EAST principles, said Ward, and be “easy, attractive, social and timely.”…