Cyber Readiness Institute’s managing director, Kiersten Todt, named as CISA’s new chief of staff
Prevention is Better Than Cure: The Ransomware Evolution
Ransomware tactics have continued to evolve over the years, and remain a prominent threat to both SMBs and larger organisations. Particularly during the peak of COVID-19, research by IBM found that ransomware incidents ‘exploded’ in June 2020…
WhatsApp to Roll Out Encrypted Backups
The move sees the Facebook-owned company offer very different user security and privacy features than Apple
A Third of Industrial Control Systems Attacked in H1 2021
Kaspersky claims spyware is growing threat to industrial systems
UK Man Gets Five Years for Online Abuse Campaign
Graphic designer blackmailed and intimidated several women
University Hacker Sent to Prison
Former master’s student imprisoned for hacking into university computer and selling exam answers
Poland Extradites Alleged Botnet Operator to US
Ukrainian accused of decrypting credentials and selling them on the dark web will face US court
Colorado County Clerk Charged with Cybercrime
Clerk charged with burglary and cybercrime for allegedly using boss’s computer while on administrative leave
Menlo Appoints Devin Ertel as CISO
Ertel will also oversee Menlo’s efforts to reduce its risk and security exposure globally
Personal Information of Nearly 80,000 MyRepublic Customers Accessed After Breach
The breach took place on August 29 via a third-party data storage platform used to store customer data.