CINS ARMY BRIEF
The More Things Change ...
(This is our CINS Army Brief for July 2021. Learn more and subscribe here.)
“Everything is continuously changing … Sometimes it flows slowly and sometimes swiftly … As soon as we think we are safe, something unexpected happens.” – Buddha
Ain’t that the truth.
Kaseya, Solar Winds, JBS, Colonial … the list is so long it becomes noise. How quickly we forget the last big thing to fight the next big thing. Here are a few articles we’ve found to assist in your quest for silence.
- Kaseya denies paying ransom for decryptor, refuses comment on NDA
https://www.zdnet.com/article/kaseya-denies-paying-ransom-for-decryptor-refuses-comment-on-nda/ - This password-stealing Windows malware is distributed via ads in search results
https://www.zdnet.com/article/this-password-stealing-windows-malware-is-distributed-via-ads-in-search-results/ - Turning Up The Heat: A Ransomware Attack On Critical Infrastructure Is A Nightmare Scenario
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2021/07/20/turning-up-the-heat-a-ransomware-attack-on-critical-infrastructure-is-a-nightmare-scenario/?sh=6dc7ffa41da0 - When Ransomware Comes to (Your) Town
https://www.darkreading.com/edge/theedge/when-ransomware-comes-to-(your)-town/b/d-id/1341550 - Law firm for Ford, Boeing, Exxon, Marriott, Walgreens, and more hacked in ransomware attack
https://www.zdnet.com/article/law-firm-for-ford-boeing-exxon-marriott-walgreens-and-more-hacked-in-ransomware-attack/ - Personal data compromises up 38%, according to new cybersecurity report
https://www.techrepublic.com/article/personal-data-compromises-up-38-according-to-new-cybersecurity-report/ - How to Best Assess Your Security Posture
https://www.informationweek.com/strategic-cio/security-and-risk-strategy/how-to-best-assess-your-security-posture/a/d-id/1341528 - Report: Cyberattacks drive 185% spike in health care data breaches in 2021
https://www.scmagazine.com/news/breach/report-cyberattacks-drive-185-spike-in-health-care-data-breaches-in-2021 - The Trouble With Automated Cybersecurity Defenses
https://www.darkreading.com/analytics/the-trouble-with-automated-cybersecurity-defenses/a/d-id/1341477 - Understanding and stopping 5 popular cybersecurity exploitation techniques
https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2021/07/12/understanding-stopping-cybersecurity-exploitation-techniques/ - Public cloud security ‘just barely adequate,’ experts say
https://venturebeat.com/2021/07/09/public-cloud-security-just-barely-adequate-experts-say/ - Letting Businesses ‘Hack Back’ Against Hackers Is a Terrible Idea, Cyber Veterans Say
https://www.wsj.com/articles/letting-businesses-hack-back-against-hackers-is-a-terrible-idea-cyber-veterans-say-11625736602 - Cyber is the New Weapons System of the Future
https://www.thecipherbrief.com/column_article/cyber-is-the-new-weapons-system-of-the-future - Opportunists seen targeting Kaseya REvil victims
https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252503642/Opportunists-seen-targeting-Kaseya-REvil-victims - The Food Industry May Be Finally Paying Attention To Its Weakness To Cyberattacks
https://www.npr.org/2021/07/05/1011700976/the-food-industry-may-be-finally-paying-attention-to-its-weakness-to-cyberattack - Ransomware gangs are taking aim at ‘soft target’ industrial control systems
https://www.zdnet.com/article/ransomware-gangs-are-taking-aim-at-soft-target-industrial-control-systems/ - Is Compliance-Only Security Giving Cybercriminals Your Security Playbook?
https://www.darkreading.com/risk/is-compliance-only-security-giving-cybercriminals-your-security-playbook/a/d-id/1341370
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