As the Russian invasion of Ukraine escalates, organizations in the U.S. and Western Europe wonder: What is the potential blowback if the U.S. strikes back at Russia? Sam Curry, veteran CSO of Cybereason, reviews the possibilities and advises about how best to approach risk and preparedness.
Grant Schneider of Venable and three ISMG editors discuss preparedness, response and resilience in light of the Ukraine-Russia crisis; the White House and allies’ efforts to counter ransomware; and future guidance to expect from the Biden administration's cybersecurity executive order.
As Russia has invaded Ukraine, the likelihood of nation-state cyberattacks continue to escalate, and banks remain a top target. On this week's "Sound Off," David Pollino, the former CISO of PNC Bank, discusses how financial institutions should - and must - strengthen their incident response plans.
As fresh wiper malware attacks target Ukrainian government and financial services organizations and contractors, security experts are urging organizations outside the country to avoid catastrophizing and stay focused on maintaining basic, essential cybersecurity defenses.
Many security practitioners take a check-box approach to cybersecurity, which prevents them from seeing the whole system. John Remo of Warner Music Group discusses how to break out of this pattern and use critical and abstract thinking to examine the deeper workings of the system.
Older consumers are considered a more vulnerable population. They are the best kind of customers, and cybercriminals know that. They are known for having better credit and more funds, tend to be more trusting, and lack familiarity with new digital technologies. Fortunately, there is a way to help financial...
NBC News reports that President Joe Biden has been given a menu of options for conducting offensive cyber strikes again Russia. But the White House's press secretary says the report is "off base and does not reflect what is actually being discussed in any shape or form."
By baselining cyber maturity, one can create an organization's risk profile - and that is the key to being able to build a road map for prioritizing and addressing business risk. ISACA's Brian Fletcher shares insights on establishing the maturity goals for one's unique organization.
Zero trust, identity-first and perimeter-less security - they all need digital identities to establish digital trust. Join Sectigo's CSO and former Gartner analyst David Mahdi to learn about the importance of identity-first security and establishing digital trust for human and machine identities.
The ISMG Security Report analyzes the latest updates on the Ukraine-Russia crisis and offers cyber resiliency tips for organizations. It also describes how the Conti ransomware group has hired TrickBot malware developers and revisits one of the largest ransomware attacks ever in the U.S.
The Ukrainian cyber police have arrested five individuals charged with stealing credit card data from at least 70,000 people, using 40 separate phishing sites. The losses from the attack are reported to amount to more than $172,656.
With a Russian invasion of Ukrainian territory now ensuing, Ukraine's network defenders say they've prepared to safeguard critical assets, which are now centrally stored in its capital, Kyiv. Only time will tell whether Russian troops advance toward the city.
In the latest "Proof of Concept," Grant Schneider, senior director of cybersecurity services at the law firm Venable, and Ari Redbord, head of legal and government affairs at TRM Labs, join editors at Information Security Media Group to discuss trending cybersecurity issues.
As Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues, what will happen next remains unclear. Accordingly, cybersecurity experts are again calling on organizations globally to focus on what they can control, including their cybersecurity defenses and business resiliency preparedness.
Xenomorph, a new banking Trojan that appears to be linked to the nasty Alien malware family and has been downloaded more than 50,000 times in the Google Play Store, has been targeting European banks. But ThreatFabric research shows that overlay attacks more frequently target cryptocurrency wallets.
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