Malware

Three law enforcement officials reflect on what was, to them, the biggest cybercrime stories or developments over the past year.

The TCC bypass exploit could have allowed attackers to create ransomware that encrypts protected system files and folders without user knowledge.

The number of companies opting for cyber insurance has doubled in recent years, but costs may continue to rise as insurer payouts get bigger.

According to the FBI, these health care and first responder networks are among the more than 400 organizations worldwide victimized by Conti – and over 290 are located in the U.S.

The alliance combines CrowdStrike’s Falcon security platform and incident response – including digital forensics and investigations – with EY’s consulting and risk management services.

"One of the most basic threats when it comes to machine learning is one of the attacker actually being able to influence the samples that we are using to train our models," said Johannes Ullrich, dean of research of SANS Technology Institute.

After the NotPetya attacks, insurance companies started to scrutinize efforts by customers to protect themselves from ransomware gangs. In the wake of Colonial Pipeline and other recent incidents, more demands could emerge from carriers – some of which may conflict with government recommendations.