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IT and OT environments are increasing targets and threat actors are using Dark Web forums to launch cybercrimes, according to Accenture’s 2021 Cyber Threat Intelligence report. Image: Shutterstock/MicroOne It’s hardly surprising that threat actors are pervasive and aggressive, but a new report finds in the first half of 2021, they have been testing new extortion methods, targeting critical infrastructure business operations continuity in particular. This was one of four key trends identified in Accenture’s 2021…

In the last few years, Tripwire has increased its portfolio to include industries that were previously overlooked in the cybersecurity space. Industrial organizations are the newest targets for some of the most malicious instances of cybercrime in recent memory. Fortunately, we have a team of sales engineers who have unique experiences in this area. Markus Bloem joined me for a short conversation about his odyssey and his current role at Tripwire. His journey starts in a most unique environment…

Any big event is likely to attract bad actors. Keeping the games safe from attack is a huge undertaking for event planners. TechRepublic’s Karen Roby spoke with Ray Canzanese, director of threat research at Netskope, about cybersecurity and the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, being held July 23-Aug. 8, 2021. The following is an edited transcript of their conversation. Karen Roby: I think more and more people are becoming aware now of the problems with cybersecurity and…

Tokyo 2020 Olympics must be extra secure to avoid cyberattacks and ransomware Length: 8:36 | Jul 14, 2021 Any big event is likely to attract bad actors. Keeping the games safe from attack is a huge undertaking for event planners. Source link

Security researchers think HoneyMyte is behind the advanced persistent threat that has mostly targeted government entities. Image: iStock/jauhari1 Security researchers at Kaspersky have identified a widespread cyberespionage campaign that targets government offices in Asia; the cybersecurity attack starts with a spearphishing email. The security experts have identified 100 victims in Myanmar and 1,400 in the Philippines. Kaspersky analysts explained the LuminousMoth attack on the SecureList blog and suggested that the lopsided numbers between the two…