Articles Tagged with ''information security''

This year, on October 13th, the BlackBerry Security Summit 2021 took place — fully virtual. Keynote speakers included a range of BlackBerry organizational leaders across specialties, from Cybersecurity and Threat Detection to Product Management and Engineering.

The Biden administration issued a broad new order — Binding Operational Directive 22-01 - Reducing the Significant Risk of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities — requiring nearly all federal agencies to patch hundreds of cybersecurity flaws considered major vulnerabilities for damaging intrusions into government computer systems. 

Distributors of BlackMatter ransomware have announced plans to shut down amid mounting pressure from law enforcement.

Marco Maiurano has joined First Citizens Bank as Chief Information Security Officer. He is responsible for overseeing the company’s information security operations, identity and access management, information security architecture and security consulting solutions.

Security researchers at the Lookout Threat Labs have discovered a new Android malware, dubbed AbstractEmu, with rooting capabilities distributed on Google Play and major third-party stores, including the Amazon Appstore and Samsung Galaxy Store.

The latest and greatest technology will not always protect a company. Instead, focus on the basics of cybersecurity: leadership, training and security monitoring, says Claudia Rast, Practice Department Chair for the IP, Cyber and Emerging Technology Group for Butzel Long. 

Data shows a rise in ransomware claims from Q2 2020 through Q1 2021 (0.25% to 0.58% increase in frequency) but then a drop by 50% in Q2 2021 that largely sustained through Q3 2021, according to the Corvus Risk Insights Index.

How often, when sending messages via a communication platform, are you thinking about your sensitive and private user information being exploited?

Calendly announced the appointment of Frank Russo as its first chief information security officer. Russo will oversee application security, infrastructure security, corporate security, privacy and compliance to protect customers, partners, employees, systems and assets.

A new Report, “Ransomware in Focus,” based on a survey of more than 250 Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs), cited ransomware as the #1 threat facing businesses and one of the primary CISO concerns for the next 12 months, with many believing an attack is inevitable.