China Challenges U.S. Dominance in Cybersecurity Tensions Escalate as CCP’s Goals & Capabilities Expand In a significant development in the cybersecurity landscape, China is quickly narrowing the gap with the United States, challenging the long-standing U.S. supremacy in this sector. The Pentagon’s 2023 report, “Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China,” released […]
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Hacker Gang Files SEC Report Against Their Own Victim Cite Company’s Failure to Report Ransomware Attack it Perpetrated Turns out, crossing paths with a BlackCat really does bring misfortune! In a recent, bizarre turn of events, the notorious BlackCat ransomware gang has played a twisted game with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Just […]
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SEC Declares Open Season On CISOs Cyber Lapses Could Now Put Their Heads on the Legal Chopping Block This Thanksgiving, while tables across America are set for a traditional feast, CISOs find themselves on a less savory menu – dodging the carving knives of the SEC’s latest crackdown. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) […]
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Biden Issues Sweeping New AI & Cybersecurity Regulations Tech Enters Its ‘Obamacare’ Phase with the Advent of ‘Obamacode’ Obama’s back and Judgment Day’s here. In a significant policy shift reminiscent of the healthcare reform under Obamacare, the Biden Administration has announced a comprehensive new set of regulations addressing the rapidly evolving field of artificial intelligence […]
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Boeing Roughed-Up After Ransomware Deadline Expires The Beating Occurred Friday Amid an Aggressive New ‘Digital Extortion’ Crimewave In the uncannily evocative language of street parlance—Boeing just got jumped. Boeing, a leading aerospace and defense company, has been targeted by the notorious Lockbit syndicate in a significant ransomware attack. A vast amount of its confidential data […]
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Navigating the Treacherous Waters of Social Engineering Scams Are You Swimming With The Sharks, Or Sleeping With The Fishes? Cyber mobsters craft tempting emails with offers you can’t refuse—but be careful before you click the bait, or you could find your data wearing cement shoes at the bottom of a river. In an era where […]
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The Sudden Rise of Insider Cyber Threats How To Protect Yourself From The Enemy Within We’ve traced the cyberattack. It’s coming from INSIDE your company! Shocking findings from the ISC2 2023 Cybersecurity Workforce Study reveal insider risk-related incidents have skyrocketed – now up a whopping 52%. This is not employee carelessness; it points to a […]
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Google, Amazon, Cloudflare Report Unprecedented Cyberattacks Sound Alarm Over the Potential for Widespread Disruption In one of the greatest scenes of cinematic history, Dr. Miles Bennell, after reaching the highway in Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956), desperately warns the world of an impending invasion: “We’re in danger! Something terrible’s happened! They’re after you! They’re […]
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For Cyber Villains, Every Day is Halloween How to Protect Yourself from Spine-Chilling Social Engineering Tricks Remember when your parents checked your Halloween candy before you wolfed it down? Hopefully your cybersecurity company is just as vigilant! While Halloween comes just once a year, the risk from cyber villains is a clear and ever-present danger. […]
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