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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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If you prepare, a data security incident will not cause an existential crisis

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If you prepare, a data security incident will not cause an existential crisis 2024-01-09 at 08:02 By Help Net Security Why is it that when a company becomes aware of a potential data security incident, the team working on it (and others who are made aware that “something” is going on) have an immediate and

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SEC Shares Important Clarifications as New Cyber Incident Disclosure Rules Come Into Effect

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SEC Shares Important Clarifications as New Cyber Incident Disclosure Rules Come Into Effect 18/12/2023 at 15:01 By Eduard Kovacs The SEC has provided some important clarifications on its new cyber incident disclosure requirements, which come into effect on December 18. The post SEC Shares Important Clarifications as New Cyber Incident Disclosure Rules Come Into Effect

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MongoDB Confirms Hack, Says Customer Data Stolen

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MongoDB Confirms Hack, Says Customer Data Stolen 18/12/2023 at 01:03 By Ryan Naraine MongoDB CISO Lena Smart said the company was not aware of any exposure to the data that customers store in the MongoDB Atlas product. The post MongoDB Confirms Hack, Says Customer Data Stolen appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt

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Kansas Courts’ Computer Systems Are Starting to Come Back Online, 2 Months After Cyberattack

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Kansas Courts’ Computer Systems Are Starting to Come Back Online, 2 Months After Cyberattack 15/12/2023 at 20:49 By Associated Press The court system in Kansas was hit by a cyberattack that caused outages and affected the courts in 104 counties. The post Kansas Courts’ Computer Systems Are Starting to Come Back Online, 2 Months After

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GAO: Federal Agencies Yet to Fully Implement Incident Response Capabilities

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GAO: Federal Agencies Yet to Fully Implement Incident Response Capabilities 06/12/2023 at 17:46 By Ionut Arghire A new GAO report reveals that 20 out of 23 US federal agencies have not fully implemented incident response plans. The post GAO: Federal Agencies Yet to Fully Implement Incident Response Capabilities appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is

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New Relic Says Hackers Accessed Internal Environment Using Stolen Credentials

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New Relic Says Hackers Accessed Internal Environment Using Stolen Credentials 04/12/2023 at 16:16 By Ionut Arghire New Relic said hackers gained access to an environment using social engineering and stolen credentials for an employee account. The post New Relic Says Hackers Accessed Internal Environment Using Stolen Credentials appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an

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