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Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky today released research on Russian-speaking cyber-criminal activity and how it has changed over the past six years. The study by Kaspersky’s Computer Incident Investigation Department found that historically favored attacks targeting banks and other financial organizations with money-stealing malware have largely been replaced. Nowadays, cyber-criminals prefer to hit their targets with ransomware and data-stealing attacks delivered via spear-phishing emails with malicious attachments. “Back in 2016, our primary focus was on big cyber-gangs that targeted financial institutions,…

The Space Information Sharing and Analysis Center (Space ISAC) and the New York Metro InfraGard Members Alliance (NYM-IMA) have agreed to work together to advance the mission of cybersecurity in space.  A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) enabling collaboration between the two organizations was signed earlier this month. In a statement released to announce the news, the organizations said that the aim of the partnership was to promote broad-based participation by members of both organizations. This participation will…

Trustwave’s SpiderLabs researchers have released a free decryptor for the BlackByte ransomware that can allow victims to recover their files. Researchers from Trustwave’s SpiderLabs have released a decryptor that can allow victims of the BlackByte ransomware to restore their files for free. The experts spotted the BlackByte ransomware while investigating a recent malware incident. The analysis of the ransomware revealed that it was developed to avoid infecting systems that primarily use Russian or related languages….

A data breach that may have exposed the Social Security numbers of tens of thousands of teachers, administrators, and counselors across Missouri could end up costing the Show-Me State $50m.  The security incident was caused by a flaw in a search tool on a website maintained by the state’s Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.  A reporter at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch discovered the vulnerability. The newspaper said that while no private information was clearly visible or…

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On the most recent VMware Multi-Cloud Podcast, Eric Nielsen and I sat down to have a chat with David Gehringer, co-founder of Dimensional Research.  Dimensional Research specializes in market research focused on understanding the trends affecting the technology landscape.  David recently completed a major research study for VMware that looked at the adoption of app dev and IT operational practices related to multi-cloud maturity.  On the podcast David highlighted customer adoption findings around the eight…

As an  Official Champion of National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM), the Council will be sharing educational resources on payment security best practices on the PCI Perspectives blog, and through our Twitter (@PCISSC) and LinkedIn pages. The Council will align these resources with the four weekly themes outlined by the National Cyber Security Alliance:

Oracle addresses 231 CVEs in its final quarterly update of 2021 with 419 patches, including 36 critical updates. Background On October 19, Oracle released its Critical Patch Update (CPU) for October 2021, the fourth and final quarterly update of the year. This CPU contains fixes for 231 CVEs in 419 security updates across 28 Oracle product families. Out of the 419 security updates published this quarter, 8.6% of patches were assigned a critical severity. Medium…