A bad year for the security of cross-chain bridges continues as Nomad has been hit by a crypto hack that drained about $190 million in its stored funds.
Cyber Security
Cyber criminals, state-sponsored hackers and even the occasional disgruntled employee are constantly looking to gain unauthorized access for a variety of purposes: theft of money, cyber espionage, personal information for sale or for use in scams, and damage to critical infrastructure for just a few of the most common.
So how does an organization mitigate an entire world full of continual cyber attacks? Just as buildings have a number of necessary elements of physical security: access control, cameras, alarms and so on; there are similar key elements of cyber security that are absolutely vital for just about any modern business.
It starts with identifying and closing the most common doors that attackers use. For example, phishing attacks on employees are far and away the most common initial point of entry. The breach of even a low-level employee account can quickly turn into an escalation in access privileges and the ability to reach sensitive information. This is also true of smart devices, which are generally more poorly secured than computers and phones.
Malwarebytes discovered a malvertising campaign targeting top keywords and users' search behavior to display malicious Google Ads and redirecting to Windows support scam websites.
By the end of 2021, 98% of companies were experiencing increases in cyber insurance costs. It has never been more important for businesses to demonstrate to insurers the efforts made to combat the cyber threat.
The global average cost of data breach is now $4.35 million, a climb of 13% since 2020. Much of that are expenses realized more than a year after the attack, and most organizations (60%) are passing these added costs on to consumers in the form of higher prices.
Data breach on the US federal courts record systems involved "three foreign hostile actors" and the attack was "startling in breadth and scope" and may have had a "staggering" impact on the Department of Justice.
Why despite the fact that businesses and governments spend billions of dollars to fight cyber attacks are businesses continuing to fall prey to data breaches? Companies must build and sustain a strong security culture.
Researchers warn that financial institutions must innovate to prevent online payment fraud losses, which are expected to exceed $343 billion between 2023 and 2027.
When an organisation is attempting to contain a security breach, there is no such thing as too many cooks – but instead, too many siloed cooks. Cutting through the silos will allow for more robust security and enable agility across areas of a business that are, in fact, complementary to each other.
Researchers found that although 80% of financial institutions suffered data breaches per year from vulnerabilities in their authentication methods, 64% refused to upgrade.
The only way to truly understand and react appropriately to a security event is with context. Without context in detection and response, alerts become noise. Context lends a level of intelligence that aids in proper, proactive response.










