Communications company Viasat says it's been replacing about 30,000 broadband modems to restore service for customers in central Europe affected by a Feb. 24 attack that disrupted part of its satellite communications network and left modems unable to connect.
The Russia-Ukraine war has altered the risks facing organizations that use Russian technology or services, including the increased threat of being directly targeted, as well as disruptions caused by any new sanctions, warns Britain's National Cyber Security Center.
On Monday, Ukrainian ISP Ukrtelecom was hit by a cyberattack that reduced its services, the SSSCIP of Ukraine says. It is reportedly the largest outage since Russia invaded Ukraine. Meanwhile, Russia’s internet services could be affected by a shortage of equipment due to ongoing sanctions.
In the latest "Troublemaker CISO" post, security director Ian Keller discusses killware - "a hack of critical services and or infrastructure that can lead to the loss of life" - and asks: "Why should the power grid - or hospitals, water treatment plants or your pacemaker - be internet-accessible?
Cyber experts recommend security teams stay on high alert in protecting enterprise networks as Russia launches cyberattacks against Ukraine, atop its ground invasion. This thread serves as a comprehensive security-related news thread for the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
The U.S. FCC's Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau voted unanimously to ban Kaspersky Lab, China Telecom (Americas) Corp., and China Mobile International USA Inc., saying they pose a national security threat. And bug bounty platform HackerOne also suspended Kaspersky.
The White House's proposed $5.8 trillion budget for 2023 asks to increase spending 11% from this year with an emphasis on cybersecurity practices to improve defenses in both the private and public sectors. Funds were also requested to help close the talent gap, implement zero trust and more.
Google's threat analysis team has detected a new remote code execution flaw leveraged by North Korean nation-state attackers targeting cryptocurrency, fintech and other industries. Although not named in the report, there appears to be a link to the notorious Lazarus cybercrime group.
As President Joe Biden visits Europe this week, the U.S. and the European Commission announced they have agreed in principle to a new Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework. Officials say it will foster cross-border data flows and address concerns raised by the EU Court of Justice in 2020.
In the latest weekly update, editors at Information Security Media Group discuss important cybersecurity issues, including the White House warning about escalated cyberthreats from Russia, the impact of the Russia-Ukraine war on the healthcare sector and why combating SIM swap fraud remains challenging.
Online attackers are increasingly targeting the financial services sector. John Fokker, head of cyber investigations at Trellix, says his firm has charted a 22% quarterly increase in ransomware attacks on financial services, and APT detections have risen by 37%. Here's how the industry must respond.
The Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center is closely assessing the Russia-Ukraine war to assist its members, as well as other healthcare sector entities, to prepare for the potential known and yet-unknown cybersecurity threats that could affect them, says H-ISAC President Denise Anderson.
IT officials from Ukraine continue to call out alleged Russian cyberattacks. This comes as hacktivists have taken matters into their own hands in the digital underground. Also: NATO pledges additional cyber support, while President Joe Biden urges U.S. governors to bolster defenses.
The latest edition of the ISMG Security Report reviews the latest cyber resilience "call to action" from the White House and also explores authentication provider Okta's failure to inform hundreds of customers in a timely manner that their data could have been stolen by the Lapsus$ group.
Just days before U.S. President Joe Biden warned that intelligence is pointing toward potential Russian cyberattacks against the U.S., the FBI reportedly issued an urgent bulletin contending that Russian IP addresses have conducted network scanning activity on at least five U.S. energy firms.
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