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A malicious actor is attempting to steal credentials from people at U.S. universities using phishing emails that invoke a newly identified strain of the virus that causes COVID-19, according to research published Tuesday by the security company Proofpoint. The emails reference the omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which the World Health Organization identified as a “variant of concern” on Nov. 26 and has already been detected in several dozen countries, including the United States….

US universities are being targeted in multiple phishing attacks designed to impersonate college login portals to steal valuable Office 365 credentials. The lures used in the latest campaigns include COVID-19 Delta and Omicron variants and various themes on how these allegedly impact the educational programs. These campaigns are believed to be conducted by multiple threat actors starting in October 2021, with Proofpoint sharing details on the tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) used in the phishing attacks. Targeting…

In this episode, Lisa Forte, partner at Red Goat Cybersecurity, discusses what happens when organizations go unprepared for an inevitable cyber breach. She explains how practicing your breach plan is the best line of defense in preparing your strategy. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5UDKiGLlzxhiGnd6FtvEnmStitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-tripwire-cybersecurity-podcastRSS: https://tripwire.libsyn.com/rssYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgTfY3TXF9YKE9pUKp57pGSTaapTLpvC3 Every cybersecurity practitioner dreads that moment when they realize that a breach has actually occurred in their organization, their data has been copied or encrypted, or they receive a phone call…

Some 97% of UK organizations suffered a supply chain breach over the past year, up from 82% in 2020 and the second highest figure globally, according to BlueVoyant. The security firm polled 1200 C-level executives with responsibility for managing risk in supply chains, across the UK, US, Singapore, Canada, Germany and the Netherlands. UK firms also experienced a higher-than-average percentage of breaches: 59% suffered between two and five supply chain incidents compared to an overall…

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A staggering 96% of ransomware victims that agree to their extorters’ demands are subsequently forced to pay additional fees amounting to hundreds of thousands of dollars, according to CrowdStrike. The security vendor’s 2021 CrowdStrike Global Security Attitude Survey was compiled from interviews with 2200 senior IT and cybersecurity decision makers in the US, EMEA and APAC. It found that two-thirds (66%) of respondents had suffered at least one ransomware attack over the past year, with…

While corporate data centers supported by managed infrastructure services were once in the background supporting business operations, they have now moved to the forefront of strategic planning and targeted investment decisions.  Infrastructure and operations (I&O) models must change to empower businesses to embrace the digital age, innovate, and integrate their cloud-first strategies. The end is coming for the traditional infrastructure support model of procuring, provisioning, and supporting in-house infrastructure that enables new and upgraded enterprise…