Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
The quote comes from an article by Johannes Ullrich on SANS Internet Storm that gives some excellent advice for anyone or any organisation about online cybercrime around natural and manmade disasters that are in the news. Hurricane Helene Aftermath – Cyber Security Awareness Month – SANS Internet Storm Center In …
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New Zealand-based infosec firm Emsisoft, has issued a report on ransomware in the US during 2023, in which they are suggesting a ban on paying ransoms and the subsequent loss of revenue by the gangs would reduce ransomware attacks. The State of Ransomware in the U.S.: Report and Statistics 2023 …
Of course the company reports the data security mistake to the Information Commissioner’s Office and takes whatever steps are necessary to fix the problem. They then probably release a press statement explaining how their client’s data security was not impacted by their breach and credit card details etc are safe. …
I had to include a link to this article: Weep for the cybercriminals who fell for online scams and lost $2.5m last year • The Register I think I will refuse them access to our online cyber security awareness training!
Intermittent encryption is a recently detected method of obscuring malware from anti-virus software and other detection methods. It is not encryption of whole files, byte encryption of bytes within the malware. Research by SentinelOne has shown this evasion technique is being deployed by ransomware gangs in the wild: Crimeware Trends …
