The past year has seen double-digit increases in the value of GDPR fines imposed by regulators and the volume of breaches notified to regulators, according to a new analysis by DLA Piper. The international law firm said that €158.5m ($192m, £141m) in fines was imposed since January 28 2020, a 39% increase on the previous 20-month period since the law came into force in May 2018. Breach notifications surged by 19%, the second consecutive double-digit increase, to…

The U.S Government released on January 5, 2021, a cybersecurity plan to secure the nation’s maritime sector against cybersecurity threats that could endanger national security. The Maritime Cyber Environment With International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) mandate “to ensure that cyber risks are appropriately addressed in existing safety management systems” and the increasing number of cyber-attacks against maritime and shipping organizations, cybersecurity of maritime and shipping organizations is a top priority. In fact, cyber-attacks on the maritime industry’s…

I’ll begin by making a bold statement: Stellar Cyber is a beast. For you who may be thinking, “he’s about to demolish this product”, I’m sorry to disappoint you. Today’s enterprises are beasts. Combinations of centralized, distributed private cloud and public cloud networks, and the cybercriminals who attack them are even bigger beasts and it takes one to manage one. I have looked at a lot of similar products over the years and even have…

The United States has withdrawn an extradition request for an Irish hacker convicted of breaking into virtual wallets to steal millions of dollars in cryptocurrency. Conor Freeman was identified by US Homeland Security as one of at least five co-conspirators involved in a string of digital thefts that robbed multiple victims of their life savings in 2018. Freeman was arrested at his Dublin home in May 2019 on a warrant issued by US authorities. Following his…

It is not about compliance, or is it? By Carter Schoenberg, CISSP & CMMC Registered Practitioner Vice President – Cybersecurity SoundWay Consulting, Inc. As of the date of this publication, new requirements for U.S. Defense Contractors are in play. The days of taking an approach addressing cybersecurity requirements in the form of, “it doesn’t apply to me” are officially over. In case you missed it, there are four letters that should have you standing up…