CINS ARMY BRIEF
Go, Team!
(This is our CINS Army Brief for January 2020. Learn more and subscribe here.)
The culmination of practiced plans, spectacular performance, and expensive cost.
Super Bowl? Nah, I’m talking cyber-attacks, with ransomware and phishing taking centerstage at the halftime show.
Just as football teams adopt a new play as their opponent picks up on their strategy, so should we modify our security procedures to fight the ever-refined and increasingly sophisticated cyber-attacks.
Gather the IT Team and Go!
One of the first 2020 preview-type articles, with Ransomware front-and-center.
https://www.darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/ransomware-situation-goes-from-bad-to-worse/d/d-id/1336664
The CCPA is getting a lot of buzz, and is another good example of where Privacy and Security intersect.
https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=6e36a665-a47a-4b68-9ebc-7dec066f3dd0
We’ve seen an uptick here – keep your users vigilant, for sure.
https://www.scmagazineuk.com/malware-report-shows-christmas-decline-emotet-retains-top-threat-title/article/1671894
What’s old is new again!
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-ryuk-info-stealer-targets-government-and-military-secrets/
Standards and frameworks can help you bring your infrastructure security into the 21st century.
https://www.industryweek.com/technology-and-iiot/article/21121189/is-your-security-strategy-dumbing-down-your-smart-factory
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