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‘Store Now, Decrypt Later’: US Leaders Prep for Quantum Cryptography Concerns
/in General NewsU.S. cybersecurity leaders are focusing on preparing for the potential risks posed by quantum cryptography tools that could threaten critical infrastructure and national security.
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Employee Arrested for Locking Windows Admins Out of 254 Servers in Extortion Plot
/in General NewsThe FBI investigation revealed that the suspect, Daniel Rhyne, had accessed the company’s systems without authorization and changed passwords for various accounts. Rhyne’s actions were intended to deny the company access to its systems and data.
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Third-Party Risk Management is Under the Spotlight
/in General NewsThird-party risk management is a critical issue in the wake of the CrowdStrike IT outage, revealing vulnerabilities within financial institutions related to supply chain resilience, especially in vital sectors like financial services.
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Why Identity Teams Need to Start Reporting to the CISO
/in General NewsIdentity management sits with IT for good reason, but now that identity is the common denominator in every attack, it’s time identity security was owned by a leader with a security background, like the CISO.
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UK Labour Party Reprimanded Over Cyberattack Backlog by Privacy Regulator
/in General NewsMore than 150 people filed complaints to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) regarding the delay in responding to subject access requests (SARs) after the cyberattack in October 2021.
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Russian APT29 Using NSO Group-Style Exploits in Attacks, Google
/in General NewsGoogle’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) has exposed a new campaign by Russian state-backed APT29, also known as Cozy…
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Cyberattackers Exploit Google Sheets for Malware Control in Global Espionage Campaign
/in General NewsCybersecurity researchers have uncovered a novel malware campaign that leverages Google Sheets as a command-and-control (C2) mechanism.
The activity, detected by Proofpoint starting August 5, 2024, impersonates tax authorities from governments in Europe, Asia, and the U.S., with the goal of targeting over 70 organizations worldwide by means of a bespoke tool called Voldemort that’s equipped to
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Report: Ransomware Attacks on US Schools and Colleges Cost $9.45 Billion
/in General NewsOver the last few years, ransomware attacks have become a major concern for schools and colleges in the US, with an average of $500,000 being lost per day due to downtime from these attacks, according to Comparitech.
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The NIS2 Directive: How Far Does it Reach?
/in General NewsKey aspects of the NIS2 Directive include a focus on proactive cybersecurity measures for entities within its scope, such as risk analysis, incident handling, and supply chain security.
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Iranian Hackers Set Up New Network to Target U.S. Political Campaigns
/in General NewsCybersecurity researchers have unearthed new network infrastructure set up by Iranian threat actors to support activities linked to the recent targeting of U.S. political campaigns.
Recorded Future’s Insikt Group has linked the infrastructure to a threat it tracks as GreenCharlie, an Iran-nexus cyber threat group that overlaps with APT42, Charming Kitten, Damselfly, Mint Sandstorm (formerly
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