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Intelligence failures regularly occur at large US companies, resulting in physical threats

Active shooter events, threat or harm to CEOs, their family members and employees have occurred due to intelligence failures.

August 2, 2021

As COVID-19 vaccinations continue, companies embrace hybrid work, employees return to the office and the U.S. opens up, violence and physical threats to businesses are occurring at an unsettling, record-high pace, according to a new study commissioned by the Ontic Center for Protective Intelligence.

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Emerging technology, evolving threats — Part I: Quantum computing

John McClurg

August 2, 2021

As technology grows and advances, potential cyber threats grow with it. While this notion is nothing new, the current speed of innovation makes it more important than ever to consider the implications these developments will have on our cybersecurity capabilities — especially with cybercriminals becoming more sophisticated and more adept at using emerging blind spots to their advantage.

Data Privacy Briefing for July 2021 is now available

July 30, 2021

Average ransom demand increased to $1.2 million

July 30, 2021

From the first half of 2020 to 2021, the average ransom demand made to Coalition policyholders increased nearly threefold, from $450,000 to $1.2 million per claim.

5 minutes with Deborah Golden - Establishing trust in the digital identity ecosystem

Maria Henriquez

July 30, 2021

Deborah Golden, Deloitte Risk & Financial Advisory’s U.S. Cyber and Strategic Risk leader, shares insights on the most significant barriers to widespread digital identity adoption and the need to face them head-on as we embrace a more digital world.

How hackers used ransomware to undermine healthcare everywhere

Caleb Barlow

July 30, 2021

As COVID-19 ravaged hospitals’ patient care units last year, opportunistic criminals saw an opportunity to pluck low-hanging fruit: Hacking groups decided to breach and ransom healthcare institutions during a time of global crisis.

49% of employees still use their personal computers for work as hybrid landscape intensifies enterprise cyber threat

July 30, 2021

Half (49%) of U.S. WFH employees say they continue to use their personal laptop or computer as they work remotely, according to Morphisec’s 2021 WFH Employee Cybersecurity Threat Index. The second annual study found enterprise employees remain worryingly reliant on non-hardened personal devices for work activities 16 months after the pandemic forced them to go remote.

Protecting critical infrastructure and utilities as European Nations

100-day plan: What European nations can do to protect utilities

Andrew Hollister

July 30, 2021

Secure and reliable utility operations are vital to national security across the globe. The frequency of attacks on critical infrastructure is rapidly rising, not just in the U.S., but across the globe. Here’s what security leaders can do to protect utilities.

BlackMatter and Haron ransomware groups emerge after DarkSide and REvil disappear

July 29, 2021

Two new ransomware groups - BlackMatter and Haron - have emerged this July 2021, soon after the sudden disappearance of top-tier ransomware threat actors DarkSide and REvil.

US, UK and Australia issue joint cybersecurity advisory on top targeted vulnerabilities

July 29, 2021

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC), the United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), and the U.S, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), have co-authored a new advisory which provides details on the top 30 vulnerabilities—primarily Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs)—routinely exploited by malicious cyber actors in 2020 and those being widely exploited thus far in 2021.

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Intelligence failures regularly occur at large US companies, resulting in physical threats

Emerging technology, evolving threats — Part I: Quantum computing

Data Privacy Briefing for July 2021 is now available

Average ransom demand increased to $1.2 million

5 minutes with Deborah Golden - Establishing trust in the digital identity ecosystem

How hackers used ransomware to undermine healthcare everywhere

49% of employees still use their personal computers for work as hybrid landscape intensifies enterprise cyber threat

100-day plan: What European nations can do to protect utilities

BlackMatter and Haron ransomware groups emerge after DarkSide and REvil disappear

US, UK and Australia issue joint cybersecurity advisory on top targeted vulnerabilities

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