Artificial Intelligence July 11, 2023

Are we doomed to make the same security mistakes with AI?

4 min read - If you ask Jen Easterly, director of CISA, the current cybersecurity woes are largely the result of misaligned incentives. This occurred as the technology industry prioritized speed to market over security, said Easterly at a recent Hack the Capitol event…

Data Protection June 27, 2023

How application allowlisting combats ransomware attacks

5 min read - Ransomware attacks are on the rise in both volume and sophistication. Triple extortion (a ransomware attack on one business leading to extortion threats on its business partners) is raising the cost of attacks. Ransomware-as-a-Service puts the means to attack in…

News June 26, 2023

High-impact attacks on critical infrastructure climb 140%

4 min read - Prior to the pandemic, cyber-sabotage attacks on manufacturing plants were non-existent. Today, the situation has changed dramatically. As per a recent report, attacks that led to physical consequences in process manufacturing, discrete manufacturing and critical industrial infrastructures impacted over 150…

Risk Management June 26, 2023

All about PowerShell attacks: The no. 1 ATT&CK technique

4 min read - How do cyber pros prioritize their security efforts? A good place to start is knowing exactly what tactics, techniques and procedures (TTP) threat actors use. In a recently published report, aggregated data was used to identify the most common attack…

Intelligence & Analytics June 16, 2023

How do some companies get compromised again and again?

3 min read - Hack me once, shame on thee. Hack me twice, shame on me. The popular email marketing company, MailChimp, suffered a data breach last year after cyberattackers exploited an internal company tool to gain access to customer accounts. The criminals were…

Energy & Utility May 15, 2023

Today’s biggest threats against the energy grid

2 min read - Without the U.S. energy grid, life as we know it simply grinds to a halt. Businesses can’t serve customers. Homes don’t have power. Traffic lights no longer work. We depend on the grid operating reliably each and every day for…

News May 10, 2023

How the rise and fall of BreachForums impacts cybersecurity

4 min read - In mid-March 2022, the underground cyber forum BreachForums quietly made its debut. Within a year, the platform became one of the most prolific cyber crime forums in history. According to the FBI, BreachForums illegally posted hacked data pertaining to nearly…

News April 19, 2023

Pipedream malware can disrupt or destroy industrial systems

4 min read - In the lead-up to the 2021 Super Bowl, a water treatment plant 15 miles away from Raymond James Stadium in Tampa was targeted in a cyberattack. The perpetrator manipulated the water’s sodium hydroxide levels from 100 parts per million to…

News April 17, 2023

UK banks stay confident as financial cyberattacks surge

4 min read - Financial service companies are undergoing a near-continuous digital transformation. As the competition heats up, banks must implement cutting-edge technologies to improve operations and enhance the customer experience. But this shift toward modernization comes with conditions, such as an increased focus…

Intelligence & Analytics April 13, 2023

2022 industry threat recap: Energy

3 min read - In 2022, 10.7% of observed cyberattacks targeted the energy industry, according to the X-Force Threat Intelligence Index 2023. This puts energy in fourth place overall — the same as the year prior and behind manufacturing, finance and insurance and professional…