Fight Ransomware with a Cybersecurity Audit

Fight Ransomware with a Cybersecurity Audit

With thousands of devices and increasingly distributed IT environments, it’s easy for organizations to lose track of open IP addresses, admin accounts, and infrastructure configurations. That creates an opening for cybercriminals to exploit with ransomware and other types of attacks. Enterprises can protect themselves by evolving traditional IT inventory practices into robust cybersecurity audit procedures as part of an overall attack surface risk management approach. Cybercriminals are constantly hunting for openings and weaknesses to exploit…

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Lower Data Breach Insurance Costs with These Tips

Lower Data Breach Insurance Costs with These Tips

The proliferation of ransomware and business email compromise (BEC) cyberattacks has forced organizations to change their perception towards the current threat environment. The question is no longer “if” your business will fall victim to a threat campaign, it’s now a matter of “when.” IBM Security reported that 83% of organizations studied have had more than one data breach. While the average cost of a data breach has reached an all-time high of USD 4.35 million…

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OT Cybersecurity Plan to Prevent the 5Ds

OT Cybersecurity Plan to Prevent the 5Ds

Some of the most dramatic changes to the cybersecurity landscape are happening in manufacturing, where industry 4.0 promises to empower businesses with faster and more dynamic capabilities, thanks to the growing prominence of 5G networks, automation, and cloud analytics. With every new connection, cybersecurity leaders face a growing attack surface complicated by other developments like a looming global recession poised to shrink their teams and resources. A cybersecurity plan is needed to protect against these…

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Ransomware Revolution: 4 Types of Cyber Risks in 2023

Ransomware Revolution: 4 Types of Cyber Risks in 2023

Security leaders and CISOs have been protecting their organizations from ransomware for decades, adapting with changes in technology to defend against the costly risks of stolen data or interruptions to critical systems. But adversaries always have new tricks up their sleeves and now the global community of ransomware groups seems poised for a revolution that could make them more effective, versatile, and dangerous. How will ransomware’s business model change? The kill chain employed by ransomware…

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A Cybersecurity Risk Assessment Guide for Leaders

A Cybersecurity Risk Assessment Guide for Leaders

Now more than ever, keeping your cyber risk in check is crucial. In the first half of 2022’s Cyber Risk Index, 85% of the survey’s 4,100 global respondents said it’s somewhat to very likely they will experience a cyber attack in the next 12 months. And 90% admitted they suffered at least one successful cyber attack in the past 12 months. Avoiding a breach is not always possible—especially since business and cybersecurity objectives are rarely…

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6 Ransomware Trends & Evolutions For 2023

6 Ransomware Trends & Evolutions For 2023

More than any other industry, cybersecurity is constantly changing. But the number of major paradigm shifts that transformed the world of cybersecurity in the past few years has been unprecedented, especially when it comes to combating ransomware. The costly and global threat of ransomware has evolved alongside changing technology in the past two decades. Just as threat researchers and engineers rethink their solutions when the currents of cybersecurity shift, their adversaries are always following the…

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Ransomware Recovery Plan for 2023

Ransomware Recovery Plan for 2023

Ransomware continues to be a significant global threat for organizations in all sectors. In 2022, it accounted for 41% of breaches, with an average cost per breach of $4.5 million. While authorities have had some success cracking down on ransomware perpetrators, bad actors are expected to evolve their tactics and business models, generating new attack types and pursuing new targets such as the enterprise cloud. Since the ransomware risk is less a question of “if”…

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4 Cyber Insurance Requirement Predictions for 2023

4 Cyber Insurance Requirement Predictions for 2023

Download Trend Micro’s Guide to Cyber Insurance Just a decade ago, it seemed like the only requirement from cyber insurance carriers was the need for a policy; the application process was easy, and the questionnaire was simple. But as ransomware attacks grew in popularity and damage, carriers were forced to tighten the reigns to keep a balanced book. In 2020, we witnessed the cyber insurance market harden for the first time ever. Since then, carriers…

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Why Data Hygiene is Key to Industrial Cybersecurity

Why Data Hygiene is Key to Industrial Cybersecurity

If there’s a common denominator to today’s security woes, it’s complexity. Industrial and enterprise IT environments are more open, interdependent, and essential than ever before. Practicing good data hygiene is one of the best ways for organizations to protect themselves, and it starts with a zero-trust approach to network access. Complexity is a security risk Part of what makes IT environments so complex today is the distributed nature of industrial and business operations, which decentralizes…

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Improving Software Supply Chain Cybersecurity

Improving Software Supply Chain Cybersecurity

The software supply chain includes: Data distribution services (DDS) DDS is a machine-to-machine technology used for publish-subscribe middleware applications in real-time and embedded systems. Maintained by the Object Management Group (OMG), DDS plays a critical role in implementing reliable communication layers between sensors, controllers, and actuators. It is located at the beginning of the chain, making it easy to lose sight of, and therefore, an attractive target for malicious actors. In January 2022, Trend Micro…

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