Risk Assessments/Management

Israel-based operational technology cybersecurity startup Radiflow has been purchased by the Sabanci Group in a deal involving a $45 million initial payment, MSSP Alert reports.

Sixty-eight percent of more than 400 respondents reported being bullish that their organizations have adopted adequate cloud security measures but 24% noted being unconfident regarding their organizations' cloud security, compared with only 8% who felt "highly" confident, according to Threatpost.

Data-wiping malware has become more prevalent amid the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine, with six strains reported during the first three months of 2022 alone, compared with only up to two strains observed since 2012, according to The Register.

Threat actors have leveraged fake Windows 10 updates to launch a massive Magniber ransomware campaign that began this month, reports BleepingComputer.

Significantly more content management system website compromises have been attributed to vulnerable plugins and extensions, compared with outdated CMS files, ZDNet reports.

Organizations impacted by ransomware attacks incur financial burdens more than seven times higher, compared with demanded ransoms, BleepingComputer reports.