CINS ARMY BRIEF
Diamonds In The Rough
Our Take
This article hits the nail on the head. As a small company serving organizations with lean IT teams, we (and our customers) have known this secret for a long time – and it works: Hire the person, not the resume. Looking for those ‘diamonds in the rough’ and facilitating their growth is the only way companies like us can afford to compete with the 800-pound cybersecurity gorillas out there.
To Ease the Cybersecurity Worker Shortage, Broaden the Candidate Pipeline
https://www.darkreading.com/careers-and-people/to-ease-the-cybersecurity-worker-shortage-broaden-the-candidate-pipeline
This is our CINS Army Brief for September 2022, curating the most interesting cyber news from the past month. Learn more and subscribe here.
- The scary future of the internet: How the tech of tomorrow will pose even bigger cybersecurity threats
https://www.zdnet.com/article/the-scary-future-of-the-internet-how-the-tech-of-tomorrow-will-pose-even-bigger-cybersecurity-threats/ - Hackers are testing a destructive new way to make ransomware attacks more effective
https://www.zdnet.com/article/hackers-are-testing-a-destructive-new-way-to-make-ransomware-attacks-more-effective/ - Organizations are spending billions on malware defense that’s easy to bypass
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/08/newfangled-edr-malware-detection-generates-billions-but-is-easy-to-bypass/ - Dark Web Of Cybersecurity Concerns Rising With Gig Economy
https://www.forbes.com/sites/emilsayegh/2022/09/01/dark-web-of-cybersecurity-concerns-rising-with-gig-economy/?sh=705f5d703aac - The U.S. is the top target of ransomware attacks, report says
https://www.fcw.com/security/2022/09/us-top-target-ransomware-attacks-report-says/377719/ - Warning issued about Vice Society ransomware gang after attacks on schools
https://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/security-data-protection/warning-issued-vice-society-ransomware-gang/ - Malware builder uses fresh tactics to hit victims with Agent Tesla RAT
https://www.csoonline.com/article/3675536/malware-builder-uses-fresh-tactics-to-hit-victims-with-agent-tesla-rat.html - A new dangerous malware is turning Windows and Linux devices into DDoS tools
https://www.techradar.com/news/a-new-dangerous-malware-is-turning-windows-and-linux-devices-into-ddos-tools - US Cyber-Defense Agency Urges Companies to Automate Threat Testing
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-09-14/us-cyber-agency-urges-companies-to-automate-testing-for-threats - Financial execs may be overconfident about cybersecurity: Survey
https://www.businessinsurance.com/article/20220913/NEWS06/912352407/Financial-officers-may-be-overconfident-about-cybersecurity-Survey - The deepfake danger: When it wasn’t you on that Zoom call
https://www.csoonline.com/article/3674151/the-deepfake-danger-when-it-wasn-t-you-on-that-zoom-call.html#tk.rss_all - Zero Trust: The Rules Are Different for Manufacturing
https://www.industryweek.com/technology-and-iiot/cybersecurity/article/21250529/zero-trust-the-rules-are-different-for-manufacturing - Med-tech and health facilities: A cybersecurity house of mirrors
https://medcitynews.com/2022/09/med-tech-and-health-facilities-a-cybersecurity-house-of-mirrors/ - Colonial Pipeline ransomware group using new tactics to become more dangerous
https://www.techrepublic.com/article/colonial-pipeline-ransomware-group-using-new-tactics-to-become-more-dangerous/ - Key takeaways from the Open Cybersecurity Schema Format
https://www.csoonline.com/article/3671133/key-takeaways-from-the-open-cybersecurity-schema-format.html#tk.rss_all - 7 ways to create a more IT-savvy C-suite
https://www.cio.com/article/405754/7-ways-to-create-a-more-it-savvy-c-suite.html
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