Inside a ransomware incident: How a single mistake left a door open for attackers
A security vulnerability that was left unpatched for three years allowed a notorious cyber-criminal gang to breach a network and plant ransomware. The BlackCat...
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New Incident Report Reveals How Hive Ransomware Targets Organizations
A recent Hive ransomware attack carried out by an affiliate involved the exploitation of “ProxyShell” vulnerabilities in the Microsoft Exchange Server that were disclosed...
Okta says breach evidence posted by Lapsus$ hackers linked to January ‘security incident’
Okta says that a rapid investigation into the sharing of screenshots appearing to show a data breach has revealed they relate to a “contained”...
The Golden Hour of Incident Response
As a CSIRT consultant, I cannot overemphasize the importance of effectively managing the first hour in a critical incident. Finding out what to do...
The Incident Response Plan – Preparing for a Rainy Day
The unfortunate truth is that while companies are investing more in cyber defenses and taking cybersecurity more seriously than ever, successful breaches and ransomware...
CISA pledges to share incident reports with FBI after DOJ backlash to bipartisan cybersecurity act
The director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) confirmed on Friday that the agency would be “immediately” sharing incident reports from critical...
Insurance Broker Aon Investigating Cyber Incident
Global insurance broker Aon on Monday revealed that it’s investigating a cyber incident impacting some of its systems. In a brief statement submitted to...
NVIDIA investigating cybersecurity incident | ZDNet
NVIDIA has responded to reports that it was dealing with a wide-ranging cyberattack, telling ZDNet that it is in the process of investigating the...
CISA publishes guide with free cybersecurity tools, resources for incident response
CISA has published a guide containing free cybersecurity resources and services that may be valuable in incident response. The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security...
Washington State licensing agency reports cyber incident, data from thousands potentially exposed
The Washington State Department of Licensing reported a cyber incident last week that may have exposed the sensitive information of more than 250,000 professionals in...