According to Moody’s report, organizations tend to have upped their cybersecurity investments across the board, but with a strong preference for basic measures and cyber insurance.
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.
Marsh report shows that companies purchasing cyber insurance in 2019 more than doubled since 2014 as more and more companies are recognizing cyber threats as a critical business risk.
The new FDA terms will have manufacturers submit a plan with new applications that demonstrates how they will monitor, identify and address cybersecurity issues, along with "reasonable assurances" that the medical devices are protected from cyber attacks.
The MOVEit data breach saw about 632,000 emails from the Departments of Defense and Justice accessed by a criminal hacking group based in Russia, in addition to already-documented personal information leaks at some 1,000 companies.
Volusion was the latest target for Magecart attacks with 6,500 online stores being compromised. Hackers altered Javascript code on the platform to skim off credit card numbers and payment information.
Facebook is expanding mandatory two-factor authentication for users flagged as having high-risk accounts and will eventually be locked out of the platform until they enable it.
A recent Treasury Department statement accused sanctioned members of the ransomware gang of working with the Russian Intelligence Services and aligning with government objectives in its 2020 activities.
Weak and compromised passwords are responsible for about 80% of hacking-related breaches. Today, there are more encryption options available to stop bad actors in their tracks.
While many people are struck with fear, they also seem paralyzed as they look for what they can do about online threats, cyber crime and control over their data privacy.
Officials from the United States and United Kingdom have issued another formal warning about the perceived Chinese cyber threat to international stability and social norms, calling the issue an "epoch-defining challenge" even as Beijing continues to deny that anything at all is happening.










