Connecting The Dots: The Kremlin’s Links to Cyber Crime
The question of whether or not Russia has been involved in ongoing cybercrime is on the minds of many. A new report by Analyst1 offers new intelligence on the matter. The post...
Episode 222: US Rep. Himes on Congress’s About-face on Cybersecurity
In this week’s podcast, we speak with Congressman Jim Himes (D-CT) about Congress’s sudden focus on cybersecurity - an about face that Rep. Himes says was encouraged by the devastating Colonial...
Kaseya Ltd Hit with Ransomware Affecting MSPs
The most recent in a long list of IT security firms that have been hit with ransomware in the past year, Miami-based Kaseya Ltd disclosed late last week that it was...
Episode 217: What Fighting Pirates Teaches Us About Ransomware
Criminal gangs swoop in on unsuspecting merchants to seize their goods. Behind the scenes, rival nations turn a blind eye or offer them safe harbor, in exchange for cooperation. Sound familiar?...
Privacy Tip #281 – Preparing for Cyber Warfare: A Survival List
The United States government, states, municipalities, and private companies all have been trying to defend themselves from cyber warfare from foreign adversarial governments, including Russia, China, and North Korea, for years—actually,...
Episode 204: Josh Corman of CISA on securing the Vaccine Supply Chain
Joshua Corman, the Chief Strategist for Healthcare and COVID on CISA’s COVID Task Force, joins us to talk about the myriad of cyber threats facing healthcare and the vaccine distribution system...
Executive Order on Drones Expands to North Korea, Iran, and Russia
Last week, the Executive Order on Protecting the United States from Certain Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) expanded the U.S.-China drone controversy to North Korea, Iran, and Russia. The Order also provides...
Malwarebytes Hit by SolarWinds Hackers
Malwarebytes, a cybersecurity firm, confirmed this week that the same hackers believed to originate from Russia who were behind the SolarWinds incident were able to access some of its internal emails...
Marriott Wins CCPA Data Breach Lawsuit
Marriott recently won dismissal of a proposed class action data breach lawsuit alleging several violations, including a violation of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). The case, Arifur Rahman v. Marriott...
SolarWinds Insured Losses Estimated at $90 Million
The fallout from the SolarWinds hacking incident linked to Russian threat actors has not only wreaked havoc on governmental agencies and private companies whose data are at risk following the incident,...