Articles Tagged with ''risk management''

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Bay Area water supply targeted by cybercriminals

June 21, 2021

Cybercriminals have targeted the Bay Area water supply. Similar to the Oldsmar water treatment attack in Florida, the threat actor used legitimate credentials to break into remote access tool TeamViewer. After logging in, they deleted programs that the plant used to treat drinking water.


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Improving insider threat awareness

Duane Jones
June 21, 2021

The insider risk is real for every organization, though it looks different among each one. Here, we cover obstacles to getting the message out about insider threat as well as practical techniques to improving your insider threat mitigation.


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Sec. Madeleine Albright announced as the International Security Foundation's 10th anniversary speaker

June 18, 2021
The International Security Foundation (ISF) announced that Secretary Madeleine Albright is the ISF 10th Anniversary Speaker for the ISF Virtual Reception on Wednesday, November 17, 2021, 5 PM EDT. The global virtual event, hosted by the ISF during OSAC’s virtual Annual Briefing week, celebrates OSAC’s private-public partnership with the OSAC Awards and celebrates the ISF’s 10th anniversary.
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New malware blocks access to piracy sites

June 18, 2021
Sophos researchers have discovered a malware campaign whose primary purpose appears to stray from the more common malware motives. Instead, say the researchers, it appears to steal passwords or to extort a computer's owner for ransom, blocking infected users' computers from being able to visit a large number of websites dedicated to software piracy by modifying the HOSTS file on the infected system.
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Stopping threats in today’s threat landscape

Many adversaries take advantage of new vulnerabilities and convert them into weaponized attacks, while extreme adversaries focus on supply chain and targeted attacks.
Jesse Ralston
Jesse Ralston
June 18, 2021
Many adversaries now take advantage of new vulnerabilities and convert them into weaponized attacks very easily and very quickly, while the extreme adversaries are now focusing on supply chain and targeted attacks. This combination makes for a very challenging environment for any modern enterprise. 
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