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

From 0 to 60 in 4.2 days, we’re talking about the temperature here in Texas y’all. We can think of one other thing that can swing from good to bad in even less time: your network’s security. One minute you think your network is secure and the next – BAM! You’ve been hacked. Stay warm, stay secure.

Read on to see what you may have missed in security news while you took shelter from the weather this past month.

• DHS announces new measures to boost nation’s cybersecurity
  https://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/539943-dhs-announces-new-measures-to-boost-nations-cybersecurity
• Is Congress Spending Enough on Cybersecurity?
  https://thedispatch.com/p/is-congress-spending-enough-on-cybersecurity
• Ransomware gangs are running riot – paying them off doesn’t help
  https://theconversation.com/ransomware-gangs-are-running-riot-paying-them-off-doesnt-help-155254
• 100+ Financial Services Firms Targeted in Ransom DDoS Attacks in 2020
  https://www.darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/100+-financial-services-firms-targeted-in-ransom-ddos-attacks-in-2020/d/d-id/1340165
• Inside a ransomware attack on a small trucking company
  https://www.freightwaves.com/news/inside-a-ransomware-attack-on-a-small-trucking-company
• Millions of patients affected by healthcare breaches last year
  https://www.techradar.com/news/millions-of-patients-affected-by-healthcare-breaches-last-year
• CIS now offers free ransomware protection to all US hospitals
  https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cis-now-offers-free-ransomware-protection-to-all-us-hospitals/
• Microsoft: SolarWinds attack took more than 1,000 engineers to create
  https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-solarwinds-attack-took-more-than-1000-engineers-to-create/
• In Search of a Better Customer Experience, Retailers Create Cyber Vulnerabilities
  https://losspreventionmedia.com/in-search-of-a-better-customer-experience-retailers-create-cyber-vulnerabilities/
• This old form of ransomware has returned with new tricks and new targets
  https://www.zdnet.com/article/this-old-form-of-ransomware-has-returned-with-new-tricks-and-new-targets/
• Data Security Accountability in an Age of Regular Breaches
  https://www.darkreading.com/omdia/data-security-accountability-in-an-age-of-regular-breaches/a/d-id/1340195
• Digital forensics is the best offense and defense for cyber attacks
  https://betanews.com/2021/02/19/digital-forensics-best-offense/
• IT leaders see outsourcing cybersecurity as one solution to increased attacks
  https://www.techrepublic.com/article/it-leaders-see-outsourcing-cybersecurity-as-one-solution-to-increased-attacks/
• 5 Critical Questions Raised by Water Treatment Facility Hack
  https://www.bankinfosecurity.com/5-critical-questions-raised-by-water-treatment-facility-hack-a-15955
• How much is your info worth on the Dark Web? For Americans, it’s just $8
  https://www.techrepublic.com/article/how-much-is-your-info-worth-on-the-dark-web-for-americans-its-just-8/
• The Front Lines of the Cyber War
  https://www.tdworld.com/smart-utility/grid-security/article/21156042/the-front-lines-of-the-cyber-war