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According to a recent ransomware study, cybercrime rings have used fake apps related to the COVID-19 pandemic to target individuals. New research looks at the most impersonated apps, along with trends in other cyberattacks.

Foltak brings over 25 years of information security experience to his SVP and CISO roles at the cloud services provider.

Combining security strategies could reduce the risk of fraud, which has only risen since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. A new report suggests steps insurance carriers can take to ensure their security plan works to combat identity fraud.

Ellen K. Tannor has been named Executive Director at the Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC). 

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency created a new de-escalation series to help critical infrastructure owners and operators recognize, assess, de-escalate and report behaviors that raise concern. 

Given that approximately 90% of the world’s enterprises use Active Directory (AD) as their primary authentication and authorization platform for organizations running Windows, it is no surprise that AD is a key target for cybercriminals. 

The organized retail crime initiative helps to solve retail theft cases and more effectively target the upstream criminal enterprises fueling them.

Crystal Valley, a Minnesota-based farming cooperative, has been hit by a ransomware attack, causing them to shut down their IT systems and their daily operations to be severely interrupted.

The city purchased the kits to improve their security protocols in the event of school violence or a lockdown situation.

The city's new public-private policing initiative will make surveillance feeds in participating businesses directly available to the Chattanooga Police Department.