CINS Army Brief
Diamonds In The Rough, Volume II
Our Take
Yep, this again. (We highlighted it back in October, too.) We’re a small team competing against enterprise organizations, with a mission to serve smaller IT teams that can’t afford the so-called “top talent.” Therefore, we’ve seen this first hand internally and with our customers, too.
By reframing talent, we can meet the cybersecurity skills gap
https://www.scmagazine.com/perspective/careers/by-reframing-talent-we-can-meet-the-cybersecurity-skills-gap
This is our CINS Army Brief for January 2023, curating the most interesting cyber news from the past month. Learn more and subscribe here.
- The ransomware problem isn’t going away, and these grim figures prove it
https://www.zdnet.com/article/these-grim-figures-show-that-the-ransomware-problem-isnt-going-away/ - Beyond the Obvious: The Boldest Cybersecurity Predictions for 2023
https://www.darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/boldest-cybersecurity-predictions-2023 - Four cyber concerns looming in the new year
https://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/3793535-four-cyber-concerns-looming-in-the-new-year/ - Why Businesses Need to Think Like Hackers This Year
https://www.darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/why-businesses-need-to-think-like-hackers-this-year - 2 federal agencies hacked in campaign using remote monitoring software
https://www.scmagazine.com/analysis/threat-intelligence/2-federal-agencies-hacked-in-campaign-using-remote-monitoring-software - Local governments still have questions as cyber grants inch forward
https://statescoop.com/local-governments-cyber-grants-comptia-nascio/ - NIST working on ‘potential significant updates’ to cybersecurity framework
https://fedscoop.com/nist-working-on-potential-significant-updates-to-cybersecurity-framework/ - How AI chatbot ChatGPT changes the phishing game
https://www.csoonline.com/article/3685488/how-ai-chatbot-chatgpt-changes-the-phishing-game.html#tk.rss_all - Cyber-crime gangs’ earnings slide as victims refuse to pay
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-64323980 - Hunting Insider Threats on the Dark Web
https://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/hunting-insider-threats-on-the-dark-web - 7 Insights From a Ransomware Negotiator
https://www.darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/7-insights-from-a-ransomware-negotiator - How passkeys are changing authentication
https://www.csoonline.com/article/3685933/how-passkeys-are-changing-authentication.html - Notorious Russian Spies Piggybacked on Other Hackers’ USB Infections
https://www.wired.com/story/russia-turla-fsb-usb-infection/?mod=djemCybersecruityPro&tpl=cy - The Threat of Predictive Policing to Data Privacy and Personal Liberty
https://www.darkreading.com/endpoint/the-threat-of-predictive-policing-to-data-privacy-and-personal-liberty - The metaverse brings a new breed of threats to challenge privacy and security gatekeepers
https://www.csoonline.com/article/3686052/the-metaverse-brings-a-new-breed-of-threats-to-challenge-privacy-and-security-gatekeepers.html#tk.rss_all - Critical Manufacturing Sector in the Bull’s-eye
https://www.darkreading.com/ics-ot/critical-manufacturing-sector-in-the-bulls-eye - A third of companies don’t offer cybersecurity training to remote workers
https://www.scmagazine.com/news/security-awareness/a-third-of-companies-dont-offer-cybersecurity-training-to-remote-workers - How To Build A Network Of Security Champions In Your Organization
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2023/01/12/how-to-build-a-network-of-security-champions-in-your-organization/?sh=210ec8d7b04d - 4 moves CIOs should make to achieve a more efficient IT organization
https://www.cio.com/article/419140/4-moves-cios-should-make-to-achieve-a-more-efficient-it-organization.html
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