By Paul Kohler, CTO, S3 We have witnessed the largest ransomware attacks in history in the first half of 2021 alone. From SolarWinds to CNA Financial Corp, Colonial Pipeline, JBS and Kaseya – ransomware attacks are no longer “if” it will happen to you, it is when. According to research, ransomware attacks are estimated to occur every 11 seconds, costing at least $20B a year. But why are many organizations still reluctant to support and…

Chris Wysopal shared a history lesson about the evolution of application security and advice on how to make all apps more secure. Veracode CTO Chris Wysopal shared the highlights of his career in application security during an OWASP event, including his 1998 testimony to Congress as a member of the hacking collective The L0ft. Image: Chris Wysopal In December 1996, application security expert Chris Wysopal published his first vulnerability report. He found that data could…

CISA, FBI, and the NSA warned today of an escalation of the attacks of the Conti ransomware gang targeting US organizations. CISA, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the National Security Agency (NSA) are warning of an increased number of Conti ransomware attacks against US organizations. ⚠️ @CISAgov and @FBI observed over 400 ransomware attacks using #Conti to steal sensitive data. Read the joint Cybersecurity Advisory with @NSACyber for actions that can be taken…

U.S. The farmers cooperative NEW Cooperative was hit by Black Matter ransomware gang that is demanding a $5.9 million ransom. BlackMatter ransomware gang hit NEW Cooperative, a farmer’s feed and grain cooperative, and is demanding a $5.9 million ransom. The ransomware gang claims to have stolen 1,000 GB of data including the source code for the soilmap.com project, financial info, network information, R&D results, sensitive employee information, legal and executive info, and KeePass export. The…

Minnesota-based farming supply cooperative Crystal Valley was hit by a ransomware attack, it is the second attack against the agriculture business in a few days. Minnesota farming supply cooperative Crystal Valley has suffered a ransomware attack, this is the second farming cooperative that was hit by ransomware operators in a few days. At this time, the family of ransomware thet infected the systems of the company was not disclosed. The farming cooperative offers its services…

Today, the Council has published “PCI SSC Remote Assessment Guidelines and Procedures”. These Guidelines define the principles and procedures for the appropriate use of remote assessments for PCI SSC standards when an onsite assessment is not possible. Here we interview Emma Sutcliffe, SVP Standards Officer on how the industry can use these guidelines to support secure remote assessment practices.

Cybersecurity professionals rely on VPNs to secure remote endpoints with an organization’s home network. One expert suggests there is a better, simpler and safer approach to accomplish the same thing. Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto It’s almost old news to say that COVID changed everything, and remote workforces are here to stay. As to what’s changing, organizations are reevaluating their investments and modifying work environments so that they have as small an attack surface as possible. This…