Not your grandmother’s ransomware

Not your grandmother’s ransomware

Not your grandmother’s ransomware | 2021-05-24 | Security Magazine This website requires certain cookies to work and uses other cookies to help you have the best experience. By visiting this website, certain cookies have already been set, which you may delete and block. By closing this message or continuing to use our site, you agree to the use of cookies. Visit our updated privacy and cookie policy to learn more. This Website Uses CookiesBy…

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Lead the Orchestra Without Turning Your Back on the Cloud – Cisco Blogs

Lead the Orchestra Without Turning Your Back on the Cloud – Cisco Blogs

Cisco’s New Intersight Cloud Orchestration (ICO) Service Is Up and Running! Earlier this month, we introduced Intersight Cloud Orchestration (ICO) — Intersight’s brand new automation service. In that blog, we covered the importance of orchestration and talked about how Intersight is evolving to the world’s simplest hybrid cloud platform. This blog will tell you more about ICO and what it can do for you. The next post will dive deeper into how ICO works, providing…

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Cybersecurity Lecturer Wins Lloyd’s Science of Risk Prize

Cybersecurity Lecturer Wins Lloyd’s Science of Risk Prize

A lecturer from the University of Plymouth has won a prestigious international prize for her research in maritime cybersecurity. Dr. Kimberly Tam’s work won her the overall gong and the cybersecurity category in the 2021 Lloyd’s Science of Risk prize. Tam was among six academics announced as award winners by insurance and reinsurance market Lloyd’s of London on May 21. The Science of Risk prize is awarded to academics and PhD students who further the understanding of…

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Give CISOs a Shot – They Deserve It | McAfee Blogs

Give CISOs a Shot – They Deserve It | McAfee Blogs

Imagine this scenario: a CEO, CIO, CTO, CISO walk into a bar…    The CTO has heard about cocktails that go beyond the “pour and shake,” and asks the bartender what they know about molecular gastronomy to take their drink to the next level. The CIO considers the CTO’s choice, weighing the risk versus reward of trying something new. The CEO orders a Long Island iced tea – a bold, ambitious, and challenging choice that incorporates a bit of everything, but they know in…

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Investments in privacy and security innovation – Cisco Blogs

Investments in privacy and security innovation – Cisco Blogs

The following is based on an excerpt from the 2020 CSR Impact Report, published on December 8, 2020. Today’s cyber attacks are ever-evolving, so we must make investments to stay ahead. These investments include enhancements to the foundational security of our solutions, adding layers of security that help protect against counterfeit and unauthorized versions of hardware and software. We also manage a portfolio of 400 (and growing) products that are equipped with trustworthy capabilities to…

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Through Your Mind’s Eye: How to Address Biases in Cybersecurity – Part 2 | McAfee Blogs

Through Your Mind’s Eye: How to Address Biases in Cybersecurity – Part 2 | McAfee Blogs

In Part 1 of our Through Your Mind’s Eye series, we explored how our brains don’t give each decision we make equal attention, and we take mental shortcuts known as biases. These biases allow us to react quickly, but they can also lead to mistakes and oversights.  Because we all have biases that shape who we are, our decisions in and out of cybersecurity can be impacted in both good and bad ways. Safety Bias…

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Michigan Man Admits Selling UPMC Employee Data

Michigan Man Admits Selling UPMC Employee Data

A hacker from Michigan has admitted to stealing the sensitive data of more than 65,000 University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) employees and selling it online. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) IT specialist Justin Sean Johnson, known on the dark web by the handles TheDearthStar, Dearthy Star, TDS, and DS, hacked into UPMC’s human resources database in January 2014. Six years later, the 30-year-old resident of Detroit was indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh and subsequently arrested on…

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FBI warns of Conti ransomware attacks against healthcare organizations

FBI warns of Conti ransomware attacks against healthcare organizations

The attacks have targeted US healthcare and first responder networks with ransom demands as high as $25 million, says the FBI. Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto Healthcare and first responder networks should be on guard for a continuing series of ransomware attacks uncovered by the FBI. In an alert published last Thursday, the agency said that it found at least 16 Conti ransomware attacks against law enforcement agencies, emergency medical services, 911 dispatch centers and municipalities within…

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British Columbian retail outlets defrauded of thousands in bitcoin from regional manager imposter

British Columbian retail outlets defrauded of thousands in bitcoin from regional manager imposter

British Columbian retail outlets defrauded of thousands in bitcoin from regional manager imposter | 2021-05-24 | Security Magazine This website requires certain cookies to work and uses other cookies to help you have the best experience. By visiting this website, certain cookies have already been set, which you may delete and block. By closing this message or continuing to use our site, you agree to the use of cookies. Visit our updated privacy and cookie…

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At Home or On-the-Go: Boost Your Internet Safety this Summer

At Home or On-the-Go: Boost Your Internet Safety this Summer

Summer is here, which means more sun and more fun for everyone. It also means more streaming, gaming, and downloading. This seasonal reality reminds us that to enjoy the best of summer, it’s important to stay aware of the digital risks that could sink the fun faster than you can say, “it’s hammock time!”  Summer Safety at Home  Emerging from the pandemic, we’re familiar with the increase in online time that came with remote learning. However, shift into summer means the remote learning hours will quickly turn into hours spent gaming, TikTok scrolling, and social…

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