…. including the 2021 attack onColonial Pipeline,which caused gas shortages up and down the East Coast... and this year's attack on UnitedHealth Group, which disrupted pharmacies nationwide. The State Department is offering a $15 million reward for information...
Cybersecurity – Global Ransomware AttackGeoffrey Peck
Our continuous surveillance and research of the threat landscape in 2023 showed patterns suggesting that as cybercriminals take advantage of the expanding attack surface, they are also learning to prioritize substance over size. Read more Trend Micro Security Predictions for 2024: Critical Scalability ...
A report from Cybersecurity Ventures estimates that there was one ransomware attack every 11 seconds in 2021, resulting in almost $20 billion in damages. These sophisticated attacks can paralyze operations, compromise sensitive information, and result in catastrophic financial losses. The good news is...
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ASR: Attack Surface Reduction AV: Antivirus C2: Command and Control CIA: Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability CIRT: Computer Incident Response Team CISA: Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CMDB: Configuration Management Database CSF: Cybersecurity Framework CSIR: Computer Security Inci...
"It varies generally, but Russian cybercrime is at done least with a winking knowledge of Russian intelligence services," Neuberger said, and referenced the May 2021 Colonial Pipeline cyber attack carried out by a group known as Dark Side that resides in Russia. At the time President Biden said...
Common Ransomware Attack Targets Cyber criminals like to go for the low-hanging fruit, which often includes small and midsize businesses (SMBs) because they do not have adequate security measures in place. SMBs also are less likely to have large teams of IT professionals who understand what a...
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Anatomy of a WannaCry Cyber Attack WannaCry goes through the following steps once it infects a Windows computer: When executed, WannaCry checks to determine whether the kill switch domain is available. If it is unavailable, the ransomware does not encrypt data on the computer, but still attempt...