The uptick in cyber incidents- and in particular ransomware- offer an opportunity if not serve as a clarion call for cyber insurance industry adaptation. In short, risk transfer that meets the needs of both industry and insurers demands more effective coordination of infosec controls, more complete and continuous optics, and more robust risk modeli...
In the Enterprise Security News for this week: Island raises another $115M to build a secure web browser, less than 2 months after raising $100M, Bionic raises $65M for application intelligence, Israeli startup HUB Security merges with a SPAC to go public on the NASDAQ at a $1.28B valuation, Cybersecurity now has 53 unicorns, which are the most int...
Since IT network secrets unlock access to highly privileged systems and data, securing secrets is just as critical to preventing cyberattacks as securing end-user passwords. One study found that 75% of ransomware attacks involve compromised credentials – most of the time, RDP credentials. However, secrets management is a challenge for IT teams, who...
Kronos is back online after a months-long ransomware-related outage. But a lawsuit filed against Scripps Health this week alleges employees still haven’t been paid in full for their overtime hours, disrupted by the cyberattack.
Fewer than one-third of U.S. respondents to a CyberRisk Alliance survey are confident in their ability to protect data against a breach or loss, as most of their organizations experienced a cyber incident in the last year.
The flaw affects OpenSSL versions 1.02, 1.1.1, and 3.0, all of which have been patched. OpenSSL is a core component of Unix and Linux-based systems, and is also bundled into software applications that run on Windows.
A lawsuit was filed against Eastern Ozarks Regional Health System by the Arkansas attorney general for abandoning patient files after closing its business, serving as a reminder of the importance of physical security controls and the potential for state regulators to step in when privacy efforts fall short.
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