Three major UK insurance associations have united with the UK’s National Cybersecurity Centre (NCSC) in an attempt to tackle ransom payments. The insurers and government agency have published new best practice guidance which aim is to reduce the number of payments being made by UK victims. The cross-sector coalition comprising the Association of British Insurers […]
Videos posted on social media of a trespasser brandishing a knife while walking in the hallways of John F. Kennedy High School in Silver Spring on April 19 are putting the issue of safety in Montgomery County Public Schools squarely in the spotlight yet again. The school’s PTSA scheduled a May 8 meeting to discuss […]
Scattered Spider, the group behind an attack that severely disrupted MGM Resorts, is still on the loose and is now launching attacks against financial services firms, new research warns. The group has targeted 29 companies since April 20, cyber security researchers from the Resilience Cyber Insurance Solutions told Bloomberg, going after banks and insurance companies […]
Quside, a quantum technology company, is working in partnership with Equinix, a digital technology company, to enable access for Irish businesses to the latest quantum random number generation (QRNG) technology. This will be done to help Equinix customers build the strongest cryptographic foundation to defend against increasingly sophisticated attacks. The multinational company has led the […]
Recent email campaigns distribute DanaBot malware through two document types: those using equation editor exploits and those containing external links, where attackers send emails disguised as job applications with a malicious Word document attached. The document itself doesn’t contain malware but instead tricks the user into clicking an external link that initiates the DanaBot infection […]
WICHITA — A ransomware attack on the Ascension health system operating in Kansas and 18 other states across the U.S. forced some of its 140 hospitals to divert ambulances, caused patients to postpone medical tests and blocked online access to patient records. Ascension, with the support of leading cybersecurity experts, worked around the clock over […]
Security experts issue Jenny Green email warning SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Security experts working with the Proofpoint threat research team have warned that an email campaign comprising millions of messages a day has been observed distributing a direct LockBit 3.0, also known as LockBit Black, ransomware payload. The messages, all purporting to come from […]
Jason Stoddard, Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) director of school safety and security, was recently elected as the inaugural chairperson of the National Council of School Safety Directors (NCSSD). The NCSSD is the first and only organization created to represent, educate and build a national certification and continuing education program for kindergarten through Grade 12 […]
As per the latest “Federal Cybercrime Situation Report” unveiled in Wiesbaden, the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) has highlighted a continuous escalation in the threat posed by cyber attacks over the past year. “The ongoing trend of cyber attacks, both in terms of quantity and quality, is evident from data sourced from the police database […]
While we celebrate grand innovations such as artificial intelligence, technology carries a dark side, which brings us to cybersecurity stocks to buy. As digitalization moves forward, so too will efforts to exploit vulnerabilities for personal or financial gain. Indeed, AI may be the source of the next big challenge for defending against cyberattacks. Yes, generative […]
