Ukraine's Cyber Defense: Wipers Remain 'Biggest Challenge'

Mathew J. Schwartz • August 18, 2022

As the Russia-Ukraine war continues, Ukrainian government cybersecurity official Victor Zhora says that the country's computer emergency response team has tracked more than 1,600 online attacks and that defensively, "wipers continue to be the biggest challenge."

3rd Party Risk Management

Cisco Hacked: Firm Traces Intrusion to Initial Access Broker

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New SonicWall CEO Bob VanKirk on XDR, SASE & Going Upmarket

Michael Novinson • August 18, 2022

New CEO Bob VanKirk wants to capitalize on SonicWall's distributed network technology and strength in the education and state and local government sectors to expand beyond the company's traditional strength with small and mid-sized businesses and into larger enterprises.

Anti-Money Laundering (AML)

Ryuk-Linked Russian Pleads Not Guilty in US Court

Mihir Bagwe • August 18, 2022

Denis Mihaqlovic Dubnikov, 29, allegedly participated in a conspiracy to launder money obtained through Ryuk ransomware. Operators behind the malware mounted one of the largest cyberattacks against the healthcare sector in a fall 2021 ransomware spree.

Fraud Management & Cybercrime

How Are Ransomware Groups' Shakedown Tactics Evolving?

Anna Delaney • August 18, 2022

The latest edition of the ISMG Security Report discusses how ransomware groups continue to refine their shakedown tactics and monetization models, highlights from this year's Black Hat conference and why helping those below the "InfoSec poverty line" matters to businesses.

Fraud Management & Cybercrime

Vendor Ransomware Breach Affects 942,000 Patients

Marianne Kolbasuk McGee • August 17, 2022

A New York-based practice management vendor has notified 28 healthcare entity clients and more than 942,000 of their patients that sensitive information was compromised in a ransomware attack in April. The incident is the latest fallout from ransomware assaults on the healthcare sector.

Governance & Risk Management

Are You Spending Too Much or Too Little on Security?

Anna Delaney • August 17, 2022

How do you know whether your organization has invested enough money and time in security? As director of information security for Canon EMEA, Quentyn Taylor is often asked this question. "I'll be honest with you - just to set some expectations here, I don't have the correct answer," he admits.

Identity & Access Management

CrowdStrike's Michael Sentonas on Identity, Cloud and XDR

Michael Novinson • August 17, 2022

Identity, observability, log management and cloud security have been CrowdStrike's biggest areas of investment during 2022, says CTO Michael Sentonas. The company protects against the abuse of identities through a stand-alone capability embedded on the Falcon sensor.

Incident & Breach Response

Infoblox's Jesper Andersen on How to Identify Threats Sooner

Michael Novinson • August 17, 2022

Infoblox has invested in shifting left in the cybersecurity kill chain with on-premises, cloud and hybrid versions of its BloxOne Threat Defense tools, which help security practitioners find and identify threats earlier and mitigate risks, says President and CEO Jesper Andersen.

Fraud Management & Cybercrime

COVID-19's Impact on Cybersecurity Marketing

Steve King • August 17, 2022

Marketers rely on events to create brand awareness and generate demand, and physical events are coming back after the COVID-19 pandemic, says Gily Netzer of Perimeter 81. But "not everybody is traveling," she says, so hybrid events - and SaaS-driven corporate networks - are the future for companies.

Analytics

Thoma Bravo Eyes Darktrace Acquisition in Take-Private Spree

Michael Novinson • August 16, 2022

Thoma Bravo is eyeing its third take-private security deal of 2022, initiating talks with Darktrace months after agreeing to buy SailPoint and Ping Identity. The cybersecurity AI firm says it's in early discussions with private equity giant Thoma Bravo on a possible cash offer for the business.

Business Email Compromise (BEC)

Finding the Balance to Tackle Business ID Theft

Suparna Goswami • August 16, 2022

Research by Dun & Bradstreet says business identity fraud jumped 254% in 2020. Tools can help prevent this fraud but may create greater friction, say Andrew La Marca, senior director at Dun & Bradstreet, and Ralph Gagliardi, agent in charge, High Tech Crimes Unit, Colorado Bureau of Investigation.

3rd Party Risk Management

Lawsuit Against FTC Intensifies Location Data Privacy Battle

Marianne Kolbasuk McGee • August 16, 2022

A lawsuit by an Idaho-based data marketing and analytics vendor against the U.S. Federal Trade Commission is the latest legal dispute spotlighting growing privacy concerns related to the tracking and collection of consumers' healthcare-related and location data.

Open XDR

Sumedh Thakar on Fusing Vulnerability and Patch Management

Michael Novinson • August 16, 2022

Companies continue to struggle with prioritizing which vulnerabilities present the greatest risk to the business and need to be remediated first since vulnerability scoring is too often based on a static set of what could happen if an issue is exploited, says Qualys President and CEO Sumedh Thakar.