(This is our CINS Army Brief for January 2021. Learn more and subscribe here.)

Vegan-uary, Dry January, Walk Your Dog Month?? With 2020 behind us, what should we call this fresh, new January?

We humbly suggest CINSuary – dedicated to inspiring us all to work together in our efforts to protect our network security. Imagine how powerful we’d be working in unison with people from around the world protecting our fundamental right to be secure.

To that end, here are a few articles we’ve uncovered this month to help you mitigate the Cybersecurity risks.

• Breach Data Shows Attackers Switched Gears in 2020
  https://www.darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/breach-data-shows-attackers-switched-gears-in-2020/d/d-id/1339949
• It will be the year of deception in the cybersecurity world say the experts
  https://www.securityinfowatch.com/cybersecurity/article/21204516/it-will-be-the-year-of-deception-in-the-cybersecurity-world-say-the-experts
• How Has the Remote Workplace Influenced IT Teams?
  https://informationsecuritybuzz.com/articles/how-has-the-remote-workplace-influenced-it-teams/
• Threat Actors Can Exploit Windows RDP Servers to Amplify DDoS Attacks
  https://threatpost.com/threat-actors-can-exploit-windows-rdp-servers-to-amplify-ddos-attacks/163248/
• CISA Launches Campaign to Reduce the Risk of Ransomware
  https://www.darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/cisa-launches-campaign-to-reduce-the-risk-of-ransomware/d/d-id/1339960
• How Public K-12s Can Defend Against Today’s Cyber Threats
  https://www.edweek.org/sponsor/cis-center-for-internet-security/how-public-k-12s-can-defend-against-todays-cyber-threats
• Cloud Jacking: The Bold New World of Enterprise Cybersecurity
  https://www.darkreading.com/cloud/cloud-jacking-the-bold-new-world-of-enterprise-cybersecurity/a/d-id/1339896
• Better than the best password: How to use 2FA to improve your security
  https://www.zdnet.com/article/better-than-the-best-password-how-to-use-2fa-to-improve-your-security/
• NSA urges system administrators to replace obsolete TLS protocols
  https://www.zdnet.com/article/nsa-urges-system-administrators-to-replace-obsolete-tls-protocols/
• New malware discovered in SolarWinds investigation
  https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/94386-new-malware-discovered-in-solarwinds-investigation
• Dangerous new malware targets unpatched Linux machines
  https://www.techradar.com/news/dangerous-new-malware-targets-unpatched-linux-machines
• Cybersecurity is still the #1 risk for manufacturers
  https://www.plantservices.com/articles/2021/big-picture-interview-cyber-security-is-still-the-1-risk-for-manufacturers/
• The Most Pressing Concerns Facing CISOs Today
  https://www.darkreading.com/risk/the-most-pressing-concerns-facing-cisos-today/a/d-id/1339858
• SolarWinds hack is quickly reshaping Congress’s cybersecurity agenda
  https://www.csoonline.com/article/3603519/solarwinds-hack-is-quickly-reshaping-congress-s-cybersecurity-agenda.html
• Phishing warning: These are the brands most likely to be impersonated by crooks, so stay alert
  https://www.zdnet.com/article/phishing-warning-these-are-the-brands-most-likely-to-be-impersonated-by-crooks-so-stay-alert/
• Some ransomware gangs are going after top execs to pressure companies into paying
  https://www.zdnet.com/article/some-ransomware-gangs-are-going-after-top-execs-to-pressure-companies-into-paying/
• Two-thirds of CIOs admit their systems just aren’t ready for the future
  https://www.techrepublic.com/article/two-thirds-of-cios-admit-their-systems-just-arent-ready-for-the-future/
• 15 benefits of outsourcing your cybersecurity operations
  https://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/tip/15-benefits-of-outsourcing-your-cybersecurity-operations