CINS Army Brief
The Key to Good Cybersecurity? Don't Be a Jerk.
Our Take
We’ve stood on this soapbox before (read The Golden Vector here) and this topic is still underrated. Here’s another perspective on how important relationships and trust are … Not just in “business,” but in the literal safety and security of your organization.
Are you a toxic cybersecurity boss? How to be a better CISO
https://www.csoonline.com/article/2092097/are-you-a-toxic-cybersecurity-boss-how-not-to-be-a-badly-behaved-ciso.html
This is our CINS Army Brief for April 2024, curating the most interesting cyber news from the previous month. Learn more and subscribe here.
- Ransomware in Q1 2024: Frequency, size of payments trending downwards, SMBs beware!
https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2024/04/19/ransomware-q1-2024-payments/ - What keeps CISOs up at night? Mandiant leaders share top cyber concerns
https://cyberscoop.com/what-keeps-cisos-up-at-night-mandiant-leaders-share-top-cyber-concerns/ - Navigating personal liability: post data-breach recommendations for CISOs
https://www.csoonline.com/article/2092069/navigating-personal-liability-post-data-breach-recommendations-for-cisos.html - Most people still rely on memory or pen and paper for password management
https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2024/04/26/current-user-password-practices/ - Rebalancing NIST: Why ‘Recovery’ Can’t Stand Alone
https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/rebalancing-nist-why-recovery-cant-stand-alone - AI making ransomware easier, more prevalent, committee hears
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4599587-ai-ransomware-easier-committee/ - Understanding CISA’s proposed cyber incident reporting rules
https://www.csoonline.com/article/2092015/understanding-cisas-proposed-cyber-incident-reporting-rules.html - Zero-Trust Efforts Rise with the Tide of Remote Working
https://www.darkreading.com/perimeter/zero-trust-efforts-rise-with-the-tide-of-remote-working - Annual cost of cybercrime to hit $9.2 trillion in 2024
https://9to5mac.com/2024/04/14/security-bite-annual-cost-of-cybercrime-to-hit-9-2-trillion-in-2024/ - US Revealed As ‘Hotspot for Cybercrime’ in Global Study
https://www.newsweek.com/cyber-crime-index-study-us-russia-ukraine-china-1888541 - Universities Boost Spending to Curb Cyber Attacks
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-takes/2024/04/25/colleges-spending-more-ever-cybersecurity-efforts - CISA ransomware warning program has sent out more than 2,000 alerts
https://cyberscoop.com/cisa-ransomware-warning-easterly/ - Russia-linked hacking group suspected of carrying out cyberattack on Texas water facility, cybersecurity firm says
https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/17/politics/russia-hacking-group-suspected-texas-water-cyberattack/index.html - Ransomware gang’s new extortion trick? Calling the front desk
https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/09/ransomware-gang-fail-calling-front-desk-extortion/ - Nations Mandate Certification & Licensure of Cybersecurity Pros
https://www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/licensed-to-bill-nations-mandate-certification-licensure-of-cybersecurity-pros - Can Augmented Reality Be the Future of Cybersecurity?
https://www.itnewsafrica.com/2024/04/can-augmented-reality-be-the-future-of-cybersecurity/ - Are We Ready for a Cyber Attack on Food and Farming?
https://www.govtech.com/security/are-we-ready-for-a-cyber-attack-on-food-and-farming? - Are Cyber Attacks a Growing Threat to Oil and Gas Vessels?
https://www.rigzone.com/news/are_cyber_attacks_a_growing_threat_to_oil_and_gas_vessels-23-apr-2024-176507-article/ - Emergency services a likely target for cyberattacks, warns DHS
https://abcnews.go.com/US/emergency-services-target-cyberattacks-warns-dhs/story?id=109348647 - Congress sounds alarm on lax dam cybersecurity
https://cyberscoop.com/dam-cybersecurity-ferc-congress/ - EV Charging Stations Still Riddled With Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities
https://www.darkreading.com/ics-ot-security/ev-charging-stations-still-riddled-with-cybersecurity-vulnerabilities - Bots dominate internet activity, account for nearly half of all traffic
https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2024/04/18/automated-bots-internet-traffic/ - Sysdig digs up a ransomware gang in stealth for over a decade
https://www.csoonline.com/article/2086496/sysdig-digs-up-a-ransomware-gang-in-stealth-for-over-a-decade.html - Why Cybersecurity Is a Whole-of-Society Issue
https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/why-cybersecurity-is-whole-of-society-issue
