Cybersecurity

A 31-year-old Canadian man has been arrested and charged with fraud in connection with numerous ransomware attacks against businesses, government agencies and private citizens throughout Canada and the United States. Canadian authorities describe him as “the most prolific cybercriminal we’ve identified in Canada,” but so far they’ve released few other…

Java is one of the most important pieces in any effective cybersecurity plan today. Java was developed in 1995 as a general-purpose programming language. Despite its age, Java continues to be a popular choice among programmers, especially those who work in mobile app development and systems programming. Of course, as…

Experts at Kaspersky have been investigating various computer incidents on a daily basis for over a decade. Having been in the field for so long, we have witnessed some major changes in the cybercrime world’s modus operandi. This report shares our insights into the Russian-speaking cybercrime world and the changes…

Most decision makers in IT management are having to spin so many plates, all at the same time, that there’s always a danger one of them will eventually fall to the floor and smash. The problem is, just because you’ve attended to a cyber security issue, or decided that it’s…

Every time there is another data breach, we are asked to change our password at the breached entity. But the reality is that in most cases by the time the victim organization discloses an incident publicly the information has already been harvested many times over by profit-seeking cybercriminals. Here’s a…

A cancer patient in Ireland is suing a hospital in Cork after his data was exposed online following a ransomware attack on the country’s healthcare system. The suit reflects the legal and financial risks for organizations hit in such cyberattacks. Legal fallout from ransomware attacks heightens the pain that victim…

Phishing is more sophisticated than ever. Cybercriminals have moved on from bombarding mass email lists with poorly spelt, obvious scams. They’ve been replaced by carefully planned spear-phishing attacks, impersonation attempts, and business email compromise. Consider a new joiner to Company X – they’re excited to start and have recently updated…

“We are on the cusp of a global pandemic,” said Christopher Krebs, the first director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, told Congress last week. The virus causing the pandemic isn’t biological, however. It’s software. Why it matters: Crippling a major U.S. oil pipeline this weekend initially looked like an act of war…

In a development security pros feared, attackers are actively targeting yet another set of critical server vulnerabilities that leave corporations and governments open to serious network intrusions. The vulnerability this time is in BIG-IP, a line of server appliances sold by Seattle-based F5 Networks. Customers use BIG-IP servers to manage…

In 2020, NIST prioritized helping individuals and organizations shift to a more online environment to keep people safe and our economy productive. Despite the many challenges brought by the pandemic, we were fortunate to be able to continue our work on an array of new resources to help manage cybersecurity and privacy…