Ransomware attacks are up 148% amid COVID-19, as cybercriminals take advantage of the new work-from-home world and target vulnerable industries and populations. Ransomware penetrates an organization’s IT...
Distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks are more than an inconvenience; they paralyze operations and cause significant direct and indirect costs to those affected. Over 23,000 DDoS...
It is easy to understand the importance of our “critical infrastructure,” such as telecommunications, energy, transportation, and emergency services, but what’s often overlooked are the underlying technologies...
IBM X-Force has released a report on malicious cyber actors targeting the COVID-19 cold chain—an integral part of delivering and storing a vaccine at safe temperatures....
This holiday season, more consumers than ever will be shopping digitally – and cybercriminals are already capitalizing on the opportunity. Greg Foss, Senior Cybersecurity Strategist at VMware...
Information collected as we go about our daily lives can be weaponized into influence operations that are harder to detect. The data we give tech companies...
A key architect of the bill’s cyber provisions also highlighted an amendment that would codify cybersecurity roles for sector-specific agencies. Language calling for a national cyber...
It makes some of these sorts of malicious moves punishable by fines or prison. The Senate unanimously passed a bipartisan bill that explicitly renders any unauthorized...
The agencies share guidance for shoring up defenses in a remote work environment that can disguise attackers. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the FBI...
The draft of the cybersecurity-focused document was completed in October and is going through a content review, assessment and approval process. The Defense Department has completed...