CINS ARMY BRIEF
Is Mfa Really That Hard?
Our Take
SMBs are behind in adopting multi-factor authentication
https://www.techrepublic.com/article/smbs-behind-adopting-mfa/
There are a lot of headlines that could start with the words, “SMBs are behind in adopting …” Here’s one you might not have though of: Most cybersecurity companies don’t focus their marketing and sales on smaller organizations, so the SMBs aren’t exposed to all the options.
Another reason? While MFA is relatively easy to adopt for, say, Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace, it’s difficult or impossible to apply it to other vital legacy systems these small companies use to run their businesses.
What’s the answer? I don’t know, but adding MFA into the mix with other classic cyber hygiene basics like asset inventory, patching, and defense in depth is a start.
This is our CINS Army Brief for July 2022, curating the most interesting cyber news from the past month. Learn more and subscribe here.
- Cyberattacks are raising health care costs
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/future-pulse/2022/07/27/cyberattacks-are-raising-health-care-costs-00047977 - Time will tell if states’ ransomware payment bans curb threat
https://statescoop.com/states-ransomware-payment-bans-curb-threat/ - Ransomware: 1.5 million people have got their files back without paying the gangs. Here’s how
https://www.zdnet.com/article/ransomware-1-5-million-people-have-got-their-files-back-without-paying-the-gangs-heres-how/ - TSA revises cybersecurity requirements for oil and gas pipelines
https://www.utilitydive.com/news/tsa-cyber-requirements-oil-gas/627929/ - What is an SBOM? Software bill of materials explained
https://www.csoonline.com/article/3667309/what-is-an-sbom-software-bill-of-materials-explained.html - The next big security threat is staring us in the face. Tackling it is going to be tough
https://www.zdnet.com/article/the-next-big-security-threat-is-staring-us-in-the-face-tackling-it-is-going-to-be-tough/ - Cyber Safety Review Board warns that Log4j event is an “endemic vulnerability”
https://www.csoonline.com/article/3667488/cyber-safety-review-board-warns-that-log4j-event-is-an-endemic-vulnerability.html - Almost everyone faced an industrial attack in the last year
https://www.csoonline.com/article/3666523/barracuda-report-almost-everyone-faced-an-industrial-attack-in-the-last-year.html - Smart factories unprepared for cyberattacks
https://www.csoonline.com/article/3665875/smart-factories-unprepared-for-cyberattacks.html - Many businesses still haven’t figured out secure remote working
https://www.techradar.com/news/many-businesses-still-havent-figured-out-secure-remote-working - Industrial Cybersecurity: A Layered Approach
https://www.automation.com/en-us/articles/june-2022/industrial-cybersecurity-layered-approach
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