Reuters reported that “A joint advisory published on Wednesday by the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency and Britain’s National Cyber Security Centre said that while the overall volume of malicious activity does not appear to have changed, hackers of all varieties were leveraging anxiety around the disease outbreak to push…
Continue Reading COVID-19 Update: State-backed Cyberattacks Ramped Up!
The FBI reported that it “anticipates cyber actors will exploit increased use of virtual environments by government agencies, the private sector, private organizations, and individuals as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Computer systems and virtual environments provide essential communication services for telework and education, in addition to conducting …
Continue Reading FBI WARNING: Cyberattacks Taking Advantage of COVID-19
Darkreading.com reported that “not only are doctors and nurses understaffed and overworked in hard-hit areas, so are SOC and IT teams. SOC rooms are now “distributed SOC rooms” and some SOC employees are ill or quarantined.” The April 1, 2020 article entitled “The SOC Emergency Room Faces Malware…
Darkreading.com reported that “The rush to find ways to use technology to combat COVID-19 has given governments visibility into the spread of the novel coronavirus but will likely result in citizens sacrificing privacy — at least for the time being.” The March 26, 2020 article entitled “Technology Empowers…
Darkingreading.com reported that on March 18, 2020 this plea was made “”Make no mistake, an attack on a healthcare organization will have negative outcomes and may result in the loss of life. We ask for your empathy and cooperation. Please do not target healthcare providers during the coming months and, …
Continue Reading COVID-19 Healthcare in Jeopardy in spite of pleas to Cybercriminals!
Darkreading.com reported that “a lot of the activity has involved phishing and social-engineering campaigns where COVID-19 has been used as a thematic lure to get people to click on malicious attachments and links in emails or to download malware on mobile and other devices.” The March 20, 2020 article…
Continue Reading COVID-19 Update: Cybercriminals Ramp Up Malware Attacks!
Darkreading.com reported that “The balance between employee health and privacy rights is difficult to strike, especially at a time when organizations are making critical decisions based on health-related information.” The March 16, 2020 report entitled “Privacy in a Pandemic: What You Can (and Can’t) Ask Employees” included these…
Darkreading.com reported that “Many companies, concerned for employees’ health amid the rapid spread of coronavirus, have begun encouraging them to work from home. The shift, rightly done to protect people from infection, could also potentially expose organizations to cyberattack if precautions aren’t taken.” The March 11, 2020 article entitled…
Continue Reading COVID-19 Causing New Cybersecurity Problems When Employees Work Remotely!
Darkreading.com reported that “We’re in an arms race with cybercriminals. Adversaries are becoming stealthier and more dangerous, constantly improving their attack techniques to evade the best security defenses. From malicious mobile apps to exploited cloud misconfigurations and devastating Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) exploits, there’s no shortage of threats we need…
Continue Reading Big Surprise! Cybercriminals are innovative and creative with new cyberattacks!
Darkreading.com reported that from the “CrowdStrike 2020 Global Threat Report” that “the first time in CrowdStrike’s research and incident response engagement reporting, so-called “malware-free” attacks edged ahead of malware-based ones, at 51% to 49% in 2019. In 2018 and 2017, malware accounted for around 60% of all attacks…
Continue Reading Cyberattack update from 2019 – decline in the use of Malware!
