The world's biggest domain registrar, GoDaddy, has suffered another blow to its reputation for security after losing control of the addresses of several well-known cryptocurrency services.
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.
Growing number of Americans now feel that state and local governments should increase their cybersecurity spending and do more to protect data from cyberattacks, similar to that which crippled the city of Atlanta in March 2018.
Transport for London (TfL) is responding to a cyber attack that affected its crucial IT systems, disrupting Dial-a-Ride and other services and forcing staff to work from home.
European Commission publishes joint risk assessment report on 5G security highlighting the need for a "new security paradigm" to ensure high level of cybersecurity preparedness.
Log4j usage is widespread, with billions of Java-enabled systems out there and is trivially easy to exploit. Here are key strategies to better protect your organization in both the short and long term.
Twitter cites abuse of the text messaging 2FA option by bad actors as the reason for the change in policy. The service will still allow free use of authentication apps or hardware security keys as an additional account security layer.
Why “Ransomware Insurance” Causes Healthcare Industry to Overlook Deeper, Underlying Security Issues
For the healthcare sector where 34% of all organizations were hit by ransomware last year, cyber insurance may seem like a good investment. However, this may give many organizations a false sense of security.
Saudi Aramco data breach leaking 1 TB of proprietary company information and full employee profiles came about due to a third party security lapse at an unnamed contractor.
As employees embrace SaaS tools, often without oversight or approval, the guardrails that once protected company data are starting to feel the pressure. Shadow IT, security blind spots, and compliance gaps have become the new norm, and for many organizations, the risks are far outpacing their ability to keep up.
Without a pragmatic approach to ICS security, businesses could face serious consequences and shutdown of production when vulnerabilities are exploited by threat actors.










