With the surge in ransomware and other major hacking incidents affecting third-party suppliers, it is more critical than ever for healthcare sector entities to diligently scrutinize threats and risks involving their vendors, says Denise Anderson, president and CEO of the Health-ISAC.
Ransomware-wielding attackers have myriad tactics for extorting victims, including demanding a stand-alone ransom for a promise to delete stolen data. But Coveware's Bill Siegel urges victims to never pay for such promises, in part because they rarely - if ever - get honored.
The latest edition of the ISMG Security Report discusses why too few organizations admit to being victims of ransomware attacks, how delayed enterprise subscription start dates forced CrowdStrike to cut sales forecasts, and leveraging threat intelligence to protect critical infrastructure.
As the U.S. celebrates Thanksgiving, let's give thanks for this cybercrime karma: For more than two years, law enforcement and security experts have been exploiting flaws in the crypto-locking malware to help victims decrypt their systems without paying a ransom.
ReliaQuest customers have tailored Digital Shadows' threat intelligence to their organizations to ensure conversations about their brands or products are being captured, says CEO Brian Murphy. The security operations firm says the Digital Shadows deal has fortified its detection and response muscle.
When it comes to advanced threat response, most financial institutions say their current abilities are average. Only one-third say automation is crucial to how they identify and respond to threats. This ebook is developed from a recent survey & related panel discussion of APAC and ANZ experts who analyze the state of...
When it comes to advanced threat response, most financial institutions say their current abilities are average. Only one-third say automation is crucial to how they identify and respond to threats. This panel of APAC and ANZ experts analyzes the state of security automation in financial services.
From data theft to ransomware, the financial sector is a natural target for cyber-attacks. Unorganized, uncoordinated or siloed security activities make it difficult to provide answers to the many questions posed by business leaders and stakeholders, nor can they give them confidence in their readiness.
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In 2022, 56% of lower education organizations and 64% of higher education organizations were hit by ransomware in the last year.
This is a considerable increase from the 44% of education respondents that reported an attack in our 2021 survey (based on 499 respondents across lower and higher education).
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The rise in successful ransomware attacks is part of an increasingly challenging threat environment that has affected organizations across all sectors, including state and local government.
In this report 58% of local government organizations were hit by ransomware in 2021, up from 34% in 2020.
This is a 70%...
According to the Australian 2021 OAIC Notifiable Data Breaches report, the healthcare industry alone has been the single most breached sector in Australia, experiencing 19% of all breaches between January to June that year.
Given the sensitivity of the information available with healthcare providers, they are no...
The latest edition of the ISMG Security Report discusses how Australian health insurer Medibank is deliberating on whether to pay a ransom to extortionists, analyzes the growing number of layoffs in the security vendor space, and shares a tribute to threat intelligence researcher Vitali Kremez.
Tributes are being paid to Vitali Kremez, who has died at the age of 34 in a suspected scuba-diving accident. The renowned threat intelligence expert, born in Belarus, had long tracked Russian cybercrime syndicates and was part of an ad hoc group established to counter ransomware and help victims.
The Defender’s Advantage Cyber Snapshot report delivers insights into today’s top cyber defense topics based on Mandiant frontline observations and real-world experience.
Download Issue 2 for a deep-dive into these five critical areas:
Disinformation campaigns and the threats they pose to organizations,...
High-profile attacks and unprecedented cyber activity over the past several months have elevated the criticality of threat visibility for security teams and raised the value of integrating threat intelligence into security operations. Taming the volume and complexity of attacks requires a structured approach to make...
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