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Friday Five: Real-Life Cyber Consequences, New Ransomware Stats, & More
By Robbie Araiza on Fri, 10/25/2024
As ransomware operators continue to expand the impact of their malware, CISA is proposing new requirements to help protect sensitive data, while the SEC is coming down on organizations that downplayed a historical breach. Learn all about these stories and more in this week's Friday Five.CISA Proposes New Security Requirements to Protect GOVT, Personal Data by BILL TOULASCISA has proposed security...
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Friday Five: Threat Actors and Law Enforcement Throwing Punches, Vulnerability Concerns, & More
By Robbie Araiza on Fri, 10/04/2024
As ransomware gangs and state-sponsored threat actors wage war against international law enforcement, private organizations, U.S. courts and agencies, and the manufacturing industry are urged to reinforce their cybersecurity measures. Learn all you need to know about these emerging threats in this week's Friday Five
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Friday Five: Data-Stealing Malware, Ransomware Groups Casting a Wide Net, & More
By Robbie Araiza on Fri, 09/13/2024
Ransomware groups continue to target organizations across multiple industries. Meanwhile, government entities are urged to be vigilant of data-stealing malware, law enforcement continues to punch back against cybercrime groups, and more. Get up to speed in this week's Friday Five.SOCIALLY SAVVY SCATTERED SPIDER TRAPS CLOUD ADMINS IN WEB BY ELIZABETH MONTALBANOThe ransomware group Scattered Spider...
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Friday Five: Cyber Incident Reporting, Looming Attacks, & More
By Robbie Araiza on Fri, 09/06/2024
This past week's top cybersecurity headlines include an update to the California Consumer Privacy Act, a warning about a potential onslaught of North Korean cyberattacks, CISA's new incident reporting tool, and more. Read all about these stories and more in this week's Friday Five.
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Ransomware is on the RiseDetect, Block and Prevent Ransomware With Digital GuardianCybercriminals have turned to ransomware as the latest go-to tool for attacking and extorting businesses using a wide range of variants such as WannaCry, Cryptowall, Samas, Locky, and TeslaCrypt. The recent outbreak of WannaCry was one of the largest and worst ransomware campaigns ever, as the ransomware spread to...
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Friday Five: Application Vulnerabilities, Election Infrastructure Security, & More
By Robbie Araiza on Fri, 08/23/2024
As ransomware, misconfigurations, and other vulnerabilities continue to be stubborn threats to mitigate, CISA and the FBI promise election security, and the FAA is pushing for tighter regulations. Learn about these top stories and more in this week's Friday Five!
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Friday Five: A Breach of Epic Proportions, Ransomware Wins, & More
By Robbie Araiza on Fri, 08/16/2024
Stories on rare, albeit encouraging wins against ransomware gangs took the top headlines this past week. Additionally, read about a massive breach involving Americans' sensitive data, the UN's new cybercrime treaty, and more in this week's Friday Five.
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Friday Five: The Ongoing Ransomware War, New and Emerging Attacks, & More
By Robbie Araiza on Fri, 08/09/2024
As an emerging ransomware group made headlines with their record-setting $75 million payout, Congress moves toward qualifying those groups' actions as terrorism, new attacks target ISPs and Microsoft 365 users, and more. Read more about these headlines in this week's Friday Five.
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Friday Five: A Major Microsoft Outage, Spiking Breach Victim Numbers, & More
By Robbie Araiza on Fri, 07/19/2024
As ransomware and genAI continue to pose major risks for organizations globally, it was a mere software update that caused major global Microsoft outages this past week. Find guidance on how to respond to these threats and more in this week's Friday Five.
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Friday Five: AI in Cybercrime, the Ongoing Battle Against Ransomware, & More
By Robbie Araiza on Fri, 06/07/2024
While this past week brought good and bad news in the world of ransomware, agencies and lawmakers are fighting to keep up with evolving cybercrime trends. Catch up on these stories and more in this week's Friday Five.
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Friday Five: The War Against Cybercrime Platforms, Healthcare Security Improvements, & More
By Robbie Araiza on Fri, 05/31/2024
Catch up on the ongoing fight against cybercrime platforms, ransomware and other malware, updated compliance rules for healthcare organizations, and more — all in this week's Friday Five.
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Friday Five: Updated International Cyber Policy, Insights from DBIR and ONCD Reports, & More
By Robbie Araiza on Fri, 05/10/2024
As more insights continue to be unveiled from Verizon's DBIR report and a recently released report from the ONCD, governments and organizations are fighting to keep up with evolving threats. Get up to speed on these stories, the unmasking of LockBit's top admin, and more in this week's Friday Five.
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Friday Five: Controversial Data Privacy Legislation, Protecting Critical Infrastructure, & More
By Robbie Araiza on Fri, 04/26/2024
A major data privacy bill and proposed regulation have taken steps forward to becoming reality this past week. Meanwhile, China looms large as a significant cybersecurity threat and agencies are taking action to prepare. Catch up on these stories and more in this week's Friday Five.
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Friday Five: Incoming Regulatory Changes, a New Malware Threat, & More
By Robbie Araiza on Fri, 04/19/2024
Catch up on all of this past week's headlines, including changes coming to water system cyber standards and personal data purchasing power, a familiar, yet updated malware threat, and more.
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Friday Five: Water Sector Attacks, a Bill Targeting Data Brokers, & More
By Robbie Araiza on Fri, 03/22/2024
More warnings about attacks against U.S. critical infrastructure surfaced this past week, along with global and domestic AI roadmaps, a new bill to protect Americans' data privacy, and more. Catch up on it all in this week's Friday Five.
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Friday Five: Updated NIST Cyber Framework, New Federal Orders and Advisories, & More
By Robbie Araiza on Fri, 03/01/2024
Nearly a decade after its initial release, the NIST has made updates to its Cybersecurity Framework. Meanwhile, President Biden issued an executive order this past week to protect Americans' privacy. Catch up on this news and more in this week's Friday Five!
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Friday Five: A Ransomware Giant Dismantled, Corporate Data Protection, New Critical Infrastructure Security Measures
By Robbie Araiza on Fri, 02/23/2024
While ransomware remains a persistent threat, yet another notable group was taken down this past week. Read about this encouraging development along with other top InfoSec stories in this week's Friday Five!
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Friday Five: Critical Infrastructure Put to the Test, Cybercrime Efforts Thwarted, & More
By Robbie Araiza on Fri, 02/02/2024
U.S. critical infrastructure remains under fire, but questions remain as to whether or not federal agencies are prepared for attacks. Stay up to date with these developments and more in this week's Friday Five.