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Join the Cybersecurity and Incident Response Group on LinkedInRTF Report: Combatting Ransomware
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 […]
The Case For and Against Criminalizing Ransomware – Infosecurity Magazine
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 […]
Amid a Wave of Hacks, Biden Moves to Fill Key Cyber Posts – WSJ
Mr. Biden is expected to nominate Jen Easterly, a former senior counterterrorism and cybersecurity official at NSA with experience at the Obama White House, to lead the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, according to the people familiar with the matter. CISA is an arm of the Department of Homeland Security responsible for election security and protecting […]
Incident response pros seek to prove due diligence after OFAC advisory
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 […]
Cybersecurity Docket Announces ‘Incident Response 40’ for 2021
Announcing Cybersecurity Docket’s Incident Response 40 for 2021!
Cyber Breach Disclosures Still Take More Than a Month – CFO
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 […]
University of California victim of nationwide hack attack
The University of California is warning its students and staff that a ransomware group might have stolen and published their personal data and that of hundreds of other schools, government agencies and companies nationwide. A cybersecurity attack targeted a vulnerability in Accellion, a third-party vendor that is used to securely transfer files, the university said […]