Forrester Analyst Allie Mellen on Navigating the XDR MarketThe current state of the XDR market is a “chaotic jumble of different features,” according to Forrester analyst Allie Mellon, who has authored a new study to identify the top XDR providers […]
ISMG Editors’ Panel: Regulators Get Tough on Crypto Firms?
Discussion Also Addresses the Return to In-Person EventsIn the latest weekly update, four ISMG editors discuss: a federal judge imposing the maximum sentences on a hacker who pleaded guilty to conspiracy and aggravated identity theft, regulators getting tougher on cryptocurrency […]
REvil Revelations: Law Enforcement Behind Disruptions
FBI, US Secret Service and US Cyber Command Target Ransomware Gangs, Reuters ReportsThe outages of the notorious REvil – aka Sodinokibi – ransomware operation have been due to a coordinated law enforcement effort involving the U.S. and foreign partners, aimed […]
House Passes Bills on Both Supply Chain, Telecom Security
Legislation Targets DHS SBOM, Further Chinese Telecom RestrictionsIn a busy congressional day for cybersecurity legislation, the U.S. House of Representatives passed several bills on Wednesday, targeting both software supply chain and telecommunication system security. One observer describes them as “a […]
US Cracks Down on Sale of Offensive Cybersecurity Tools
Tools Used for Personal Surveillance, Malicious Activities Must Be LicensedThe U.S. Bureau of Industry and Security has issued an interim final rule to curb and control the export, reexport, or in-country transfer of certain offensive cyber tools that are used […]
Dental Alliance Reports Vendor Breach Affecting 170K
Multiple Breach Reports for Phishing Incident Reflect Notification ComplexitiesThe Professional Dental Alliance is notifying more than 170,000 individuals in about a dozen states of a phishing breach involving an affiliated vendor that provides nonclinical management services to dental practices owned […]
Ransomware: Average Ransom Payment Stays Steady at $140,000
Big Game Hunting Is Out and ‘Mid Game Hunting’ Is In, Coveware WarnsWhen a business, government agency or other organization hit by ransomware opted to pay a ransom to its attacker in Q3, the average payment was $140,000, reports ransomware […]
Lyceum Group Targets Two Tunisia-Based Entities
The Group Updated Its Malware Arsenal With New CapabilitiesResearchers at Kaspersky report that Lyceum group, known for targeting organizations in the energy and telecommunications sectors across the Middle East, has attacked two entities in Tunisia with an updated malware arsenal.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Challenges in Cybersecurity
(ISC)2 Report: Fixing Underrepresentation of People of Color and Women in CyberIn a report published earlier this week, (ISC)² – the international non-profit association that certifies cybersecurity professionals – says minority security practitioners, including people of color and women, are […]
4 Bulletproof Hosting Provider Admins Getting Sentenced
Bulletproof Hosting Service Supported Zeus, SpyEye and Citadel Malware, Says FBIFour extradited Eastern European men have pleaded guilty in U.S. court to one count of conspiring to serve as administrators of a bulletproof hosting service that facilitated online attacks using […]
