Cybersecurity Docket Announces ‘Incident Response 40’ for 2021

Cybersecurity Docket Announces ‘Incident Response 40’ for 2021

By on April 9, 2021, 6:21 pm

Announcing Cybersecurity Docket’s Incident Response 40 for 2021!

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March 25 Webcast: Navigating Federal Cybersecurity Issues in High Risk Times

March 25 Webcast: Navigating Federal Cybersecurity Issues in High Risk Times

By on March 10, 2021, 8:15 pm

Please join Luke Tenery, Scott Boylan and Evan Wolff of this free webcast.

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Seeking Nominations for Cybersecurity Docket’s ‘Incident Response 30' for 2021

Seeking Nominations for Cybersecurity Docket’s ‘Incident Response 30′ for 2021

By on February 16, 2021, 11:51 am

Cybersecurity Docket welcomes your nominations for our ‘IR 30’ for 2021 — the 30 best Incident Response legal and compliance professionals in the industry.

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Panelists Discuss Their “One Big Thing” for Incident Response Forum Ransomware 2021

Panelists Discuss Their “One Big Thing” for Incident Response Forum Ransomware 2021

By on January 11, 2021, 12:36 pm

Incident Response Forum Ransomware 2021 panelists offer their “One Big Thing” to take away from this year’s event.

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Panelists Discuss Their "One Big Thing" for Incident Response Forum Europe 2020

Panelists Discuss Their “One Big Thing” for Incident Response Forum Europe 2020

By on September 21, 2020, 10:34 am

Incident Response Forum Europe 2020 panelists offer their “One Big Thing” to take away from this year’s event.

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Cybersecurity Docket Announces 'Incident Response 30' for 2020

Cybersecurity Docket Announces ‘Incident Response 30’ for 2020

By on April 15, 2020, 7:37 am

Cybersecurity Docket announces its 2020 list of the 30 best data breach response lawyers.

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Beyond Colonial Pipeline, Ransomware Cyberattacks Are a Growing Threat – WSJ

By on May 12, 2021, 8:46 am

The cyberattack that knocked offline an essential U.S. gasoline pipeline shows how the dangerous, professional-scale hack-for-ransom threat is spreading rapidly, targeting companies, schools, hospitals and other institutions. While ransomware has been a challenge for small businesses for years, a confluence of factors have emboldened attackers in the past year, culminating in the shutdown Friday of […]

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U.S. Pipeline Shutdown Exposes Cyber Threat to Energy Sector – WSJ

By on May 10, 2021, 9:12 am

The ransomware attack that forced the closure of the largest U.S. fuel pipeline this weekend showed how cybercriminals pose a far-reaching threat to the aging, vulnerable infrastructure that keeps the nation’s energy moving. Colonial Pipeline Co. closed its entire 5,500-mile conduit carrying gasoline and other fuels from the Gulf Coast to the New York metro […]

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Corporate boards are better at cybersecurity but still need improvement | Security Magazine

By on May 7, 2021, 1:41 pm

This year, Gartner – the world’s leading IT research company – came out with a prediction that upon inspection says a lot about how the highest level of corporate management views cybersecurity risk. It wasn’t that this has become the second-highest source of risk for the enterprise, and could become the riskiest of all. This […]

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RTF Report: Combatting Ransomware

By on April 29, 2021, 7:44 am

Ransomware is no longer just a financial crime; it is an urgent national security risk that threatens schools, hospitals, businesses, and governments across the globe. This is not a problem that any one entity can solve. Over 60 experts from industry, government, law enforcement, civil society, and international organizations worked together to produce this comprehensive […]

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The Case For and Against Criminalizing Ransomware – Infosecurity Magazine

By on April 22, 2021, 8:57 am

Earlier this year, the former CEO of the UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), Ciaran Martin, spoke on the ransomware issue, arguing that it is being fuelled because there is no legal barrier to ransomware victims paying and then claiming back the expense on insurance. He argues that this means victims are incentivized to pay […]

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Incident response pros seek to prove due diligence after OFAC advisory

By on April 12, 2021, 8:21 am

Being coerced into paying a large ransomware demand is bad enough. Having to pay a large civil penalty on top of that for transacting with a federally sanctioned cybercriminal group is even worse. Looking to avoid such fines, incident response (IR) experts are advocating for improvements to ransomware response protocols, including additional oversight and demonstrable […]

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Cyber Breach Disclosures Still Take More Than a Month – CFO

By on April 9, 2021, 4:36 pm

After being discovered, cybersecurity breaches are not consistently disclosed promptly, found an Audit Analytics study of public companies released on Friday. On average, publicly held companies took 53 days to disclose a breach incident after discovering it. The 53-day average disclosure timeframe is less than the 10-year average of 67 days, but it is the third-highest […]

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BitPay Agrees to Pay $507,375 to Settle OFAC Sanctions Violations – Corruption, Crime & Compliance

By on March 24, 2021, 3:21 pm

The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Asset Control continues to focus enforcement activities on digital currency companies.  This focus is likely to increase given recent comments by Janet Yellen, the head of the Treasury department, criticizing digital currencies and the utility of this rapidly growing new technology.  Last year, OFAC announced an enforcement action against […]

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Acer hacked by ransomware gang demanding $50m ransom | TechRadar

By on March 22, 2021, 12:23 pm

The notorious REvil ransomware gang has reportedly attacked Taiwanese PC vendor Acer, demanding a $50 million ransom of cryptocurrency Monero to decrypt its computers. Working with a malware intelligence analyst from Malwarebytes, cyber-intelligence news site The Record, was able to track down a portal operated by the REvil gang that clearly spells the ransom, which […]

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Virginia governor signs comprehensive data privacy law | TheHill

By on March 3, 2021, 1:58 pm

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D) signed the Consumer Data Protection Act on Tuesday, making Virginia the second state in the U.S. to pass a comprehensive data privacy law. The bill will give consumers the right to opt out of having their personal data processed for targeted advertising and the right to confirm if their data […]

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