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UnitedHealth Says It Has Made Progress on Recovering From Massive Cyberattack

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UnitedHealth Says It Has Made Progress on Recovering From Massive Cyberattack 2024-03-19 at 06:06 By Associated Press UnitedHealth is testing the last major system it must restore from last month’s Change Healthcare cyberattack, but it has no date yet for finishing the recovery. The post UnitedHealth Says It Has Made Progress on Recovering From Massive […]

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How teams can improve incident recovery time to minimize damages

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How teams can improve incident recovery time to minimize damages 2024-03-14 at 06:30 By Help Net Security With breach recovery costs skyrocketing, speeding time to recovery to minimize downtime and losses should be top of mind for security leaders. Yet, most focus on adding more prevention and detection tools. In this Help Net Security video,

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The most concerning risks for 2024 and beyond

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The most concerning risks for 2024 and beyond 2024-03-13 at 07:13 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, Melissa Bischoping, Director, Endpoint Security Research at Tanium, discusses the most concerning risks for 2024 and beyond, from both an internal and external perspective. The post The most concerning risks for 2024 and beyond

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CISA’s OT Attack Response Team Understaffed: GAO

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CISA’s OT Attack Response Team Understaffed: GAO 2024-03-12 at 15:46 By Eduard Kovacs GAO study finds that CISA does not have enough staff to respond to significant OT attacks in multiple locations at the same time. The post CISA’s OT Attack Response Team Understaffed: GAO appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from

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Microsoft Says Russian Gov Hackers Stole Source Code After Spying on Executive Emails

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Microsoft Says Russian Gov Hackers Stole Source Code After Spying on Executive Emails 2024-03-08 at 21:34 By Ryan Naraine Microsoft says the Midnight Blizzard APT group may still be poking around its internal network after stealing source code, spying on emails. The post Microsoft Says Russian Gov Hackers Stole Source Code After Spying on Executive

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Anatomy of a BlackCat Attack Through the Eyes of Incident Response

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Anatomy of a BlackCat Attack Through the Eyes of Incident Response 2024-03-06 at 17:36 By Kevin Townsend Incident response experts at Sygnia provide a detailed blow-by-blow of a BlackCat ransomware attack and share tips for survival. The post Anatomy of a BlackCat Attack Through the Eyes of Incident Response appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article

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HHS Aiding Organizations Hit by Change Healthcare Cyberattack

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HHS Aiding Organizations Hit by Change Healthcare Cyberattack 2024-03-06 at 16:32 By Ionut Arghire US government lays out actions to assist healthcare providers following the highly disruptive Change Healthcare cyberattack. The post HHS Aiding Organizations Hit by Change Healthcare Cyberattack appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed View Original

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Critical Flaw in Popular ‘Ultimate Member’ WordPress Plugin

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Critical Flaw in Popular ‘Ultimate Member’ WordPress Plugin 2024-02-26 at 17:33 By Ionut Arghire The vulnerability carries a CVSS severity score of 9.8/10 and affects web sites running the Ultimate Member WordPress membership plugin. The post Critical Flaw in Popular ‘Ultimate Member’ WordPress Plugin appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek

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Willis Lease Finance Corp Discloses Cyberattack

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Willis Lease Finance Corp Discloses Cyberattack 2024-02-13 at 17:01 By Ionut Arghire Aircraft parts dealer Willis Lease Finance Corporation (WLFC) notified the SEC that it fell victim to a cyberattack. The post Willis Lease Finance Corp Discloses Cyberattack appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed View Original Source React

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LimaCharlie Lands $10.2 Million Series A Funding

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LimaCharlie Lands $10.2 Million Series A Funding 2024-02-08 at 17:47 By Ryan Naraine California startup lands new financing to build and supply tools to run an MSSP or SOC on a pay-as-you-use model. The post LimaCharlie Lands $10.2 Million Series A Funding appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed

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Demystifying SOC-as-a-Service (SOCaaS)

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Demystifying SOC-as-a-Service (SOCaaS) 2024-02-07 at 06:31 By Help Net Security Threat actors aren’t looking for companies of specific sizes or industries, they are looking for opportunities. Given that many companies operate in the dark and overlook breaches until ransomware attacks occur, this makes the threat actors’ job easy. It also underscores the urgency for proactive

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Clorox Says Cyberattack Costs Exceed $49 Million

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Clorox Says Cyberattack Costs Exceed $49 Million 2024-02-02 at 18:16 By Eduard Kovacs Cleaning products maker Clorox puts the impact of the damaging cyberattack at $49 million so far and expects to incur more costs in 2024. The post Clorox Says Cyberattack Costs Exceed $49 Million appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt

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Johnson Controls Ransomware Attack: Data Theft Confirmed, Cost Exceeds $27 Million

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Johnson Controls Ransomware Attack: Data Theft Confirmed, Cost Exceeds $27 Million 2024-02-01 at 13:46 By Eduard Kovacs Johnson Controls confirms that the recent ransomware attack resulted in data theft and says expenses reached $27 million. The post Johnson Controls Ransomware Attack: Data Theft Confirmed, Cost Exceeds $27 Million appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is

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Why Are Cybersecurity Automation Projects Failing?

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Why Are Cybersecurity Automation Projects Failing? 2024-02-01 at 13:46 By Marc Solomon The cybersecurity industry has taken limited action to reduce cybersecurity process friction, reduce mundane tasks and improve overall user experience. The post Why Are Cybersecurity Automation Projects Failing? appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed View Original

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How to Align Your Incident Response Practices With the New SEC Disclosure Rules

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How to Align Your Incident Response Practices With the New SEC Disclosure Rules 2024-01-31 at 14:40 By Torsten George By turning incident response simulation into a continuous process and employing innovative tools, you can address the stringent requirements of the new SEC incident disclosure rules. The post How to Align Your Incident Response Practices With

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What makes ransomware victims less likely to pay up?

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What makes ransomware victims less likely to pay up? 2024-01-26 at 08:34 By Zeljka Zorz There’s a good reason why ransomware gangs started exfiltrating victims’ data instead of just encrypting it: those organizations pay more. University of Twente researcher Tom Meurs and his colleagues wanted to know which factors influence victims to pay the ransom

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Top Official Says Kansas Courts Need at Least $2.6 Million to Recover From Cyberattack

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Top Official Says Kansas Courts Need at Least $2.6 Million to Recover From Cyberattack 2024-01-19 at 06:15 By Associated Press Kansas Courts needs funding to cover the costs of bringing computer systems back online, pay vendors, improve cybersecurity and hire three additional cybersecurity officials. The post Top Official Says Kansas Courts Need at Least $2.6

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Ransomware negotiation: When cybersecurity meets crisis management

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Ransomware negotiation: When cybersecurity meets crisis management 2024-01-18 at 07:01 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Tim Morris, Chief Security Advisor at Tanium, discusses ransomware negotiation, how it typically unfolds, and how organizations should have a playbook that clearly outlines what to do, when to do it, who is notified, who will

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US Gov Issues Warning for Androxgh0st Malware Attacks

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US Gov Issues Warning for Androxgh0st Malware Attacks 2024-01-17 at 18:46 By Ionut Arghire A joint advisory from CISA and the FBI warns about Androxgh0st malware attacks ensnaring devices in a botnet. The post US Gov Issues Warning for Androxgh0st Malware Attacks appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed

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Continuity in Chaos: Applying Time-Tested Incident Response to Modern Cybersecurity

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Continuity in Chaos: Applying Time-Tested Incident Response to Modern Cybersecurity 2024-01-09 at 17:16 By Matt Honea Despite the drastically newer and more complex technology, many of the core incident response principles remain the exact same and we should never forget the fundamentals. The post Continuity in Chaos: Applying Time-Tested Incident Response to Modern Cybersecurity appeared

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