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Accenture’s Third Annual State of Cyber Resilience report

Leaders show path to affordable cyber resilience without increasing their spending

October 14, 2020

Nearly one third of federal cybersecurity executives surveyed in a recent global survey indicated that they employ a series of best practices to bolster cyber resilience in their agencies – and they do so without increasing their spending. This doesn't come without challenges, however. Fortunately, there are solutions that security executives can employ to stay protected.

How cyberattackers use Microsoft Office 365 tools against organizations to steal data

October 13, 2020

Vectra released its 2020 Spotlight Report on Microsoft Office 365, which highlights the use of Office 365 in enterprise cyberattacks. The report explains how cybercriminals use built-in Office 365 services in their attacks.

Remote work costs companies between $5 and $10 million

The cost of an unsecure remote environment to your organization? $5 to 10M

October 13, 2020

New research, The Cybersecurity in the Remote Work Era: A Global Risk Report, dives into the new challenges that organizations face in preventing, detecting and containing cybersecurity attacks in today’s unpredictable environment.

Americans report 168k imposter scam cases amounting to $300M in losses YTD

October 13, 2020

According to data extracted and analyzed by Atlas VPN, the United States residents reported 168,818 imposter scam cases amounting to $299.9 million in losses in the first half of 2020 with a median loss of $694. That is more than two times less than in H1 2019 when the US consumers reported 355,866 imposter fraud cases.

5 minutes with Satya Gupta: The surge of remote work and its impact on critical infrastructure organizations

Maria Henriquez

October 13, 2020

Meet Satya Gupta, Virsec’s visionary, who has more than 25 years of expertise in embedded systems, network security and systems architecture. Here, we talk to Gupta about the impact that COVID-19 and remote work policies has had on the industrial and critical infrastructure organizations.

ethical hacker group uncovers miami tech company data breach

Miami tech company Intcomex suffers major data breach

October 13, 2020

Miami-based tech company Intcomex suffered a major data breach, with nearly 1 TB of its users’ data leaked, including full credit card details, SSNs, passport and license scans, payroll information and bank documents.

Microsoft takes down massive hacking operation

October 13, 2020

Microsoft has taken action to disrupt a botnet called Trickbot, one of the world’s most infamous botnets and prolific distributors of ransomware. Trickbot has infected over a million computing devices around the world since late 2016.

APT actors chaining vulnerabilities against SLTT, critical infrastructure and elections organizations

October 13, 2020

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have released a joint cybersecurity advisory regarding advanced persistent threat (APT) actors chaining vulnerabilities — a commonly used tactic exploiting multiple vulnerabilities in the course of a single intrusion — in an attempt to compromise federal and state, local, tribal, and territorial (SLTT) government networks, critical infrastructure, and elections organizations.

Average ransomware demand increases 100% from 2019 through Q1 2020

Data from 25,000 small-to-midsize organizations reveals ransomware as the top cyber insurance incident in the first half of the year, with the average ransomware demand increasing 100% from 2019 through Q1 2020

October 13, 2020

Coalition announced the results of its H1 2020 Cyber Insurance Claims Report. The report explores top cybersecurity trends and threats facing organizations today, in addition to data showing the impact of COVID-19 on cyber insurance claims. The report garners insights from the incidents reported across 25,000 small and midsize organizations.

Limiting business liabilities through a new era of protective intelligence

Fred Burton

October 12, 2020

It sounds simple: a company must be a safe place to work, and people will want to work for companies that make them feel safe. Companies have a duty of care and responsibility to keep employees safe, even as many work remotely. But as enterprises undergo digital transformation, physical security has at times been left behind (with legacy and outdated technology systems) despite a rise in threatening events and its increasing importance for corporations. Embracing digital protective intelligence and making safety a priority is not just a way to support wise corporate values, but given the potential loss of life and the cultural, bottom line and brand reputation damage that could occur, must be a mandate for modern business operations.