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What the Data Is Telling Us About the Current Rise in Security Threats During the COVID-19 Pandemic

May 15, 2020 jbiscaya 3 Views 0 Comments Cyberattacks, Cybercriminals, Identity and Access Management (IAM), Multifactor Authentication (MFA), network, Phishing, Security Awareness, security strategy, Security Trends, Spam, Threat Intelligence, Threat Research, Virtual Private Network (VPN), X-Force, Zero Trust

The current pandemic has shown us what humanity stands for: kindness, care, sharing, giving and all the great values that

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Cyber Security News Security 

Cyberattackers Ramp Up to 1.5M COVID-19 Emails Per Day

April 21, 2020 jbiscaya 4 Views 0 Comments coronavirus, COVID-19, Email Attacks, Forcepoint, Malware, Pandemic, peak activity, Security, Security Trends, Spam, web activity malicious emails, Web Security

The administrator of your personal data will be Threatpost, Inc., 500 Unicorn Park, Woburn, MA 01801. Detailed information on the

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PXJ Ransomware Campaign Identified by X-Force IRIS

March 12, 2020 jbiscaya 5 Views 0 Comments Cryptography, Cybercrime, Encryption, IBM X-Force Exchange, IBM X-Force Incident Response and Intelligence Services (IRIS), Incident Response (IR), Indicator of Compromise (IoC), Malware, Malware analysis, Ransomware, Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS), Security Trends, Threat Intelligence, X-Force

Ransomware has become one of the most profitable types of malware in the hands of cybercriminals, with reported cybercrime losses

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State of the Phish: IBM X-Force Reveals Current Phishing Attack Trends

March 3, 2020 jbiscaya 4 Views 0 Comments Business Email Compromise (BEC), Data Breaches, IBM X-Force Incident Response and Intelligence Services (IRIS), Incident Response (IR), Incident Response Plan, Penetration Testing, Phishing, Phishing Attacks, Phishing Emails, Risk Management, Security Awareness, Security Trends, Social Engineering, social media, Spear Phishing, Threat Intelligence, Threat Management, Threat Prevention, User Behavior Analytics (UBA), X-Force

Phishing has long been an infection vector of choice for threat actors, and for good reason — it is relatively

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What’s Old Is New, What’s New Is Old: Aged Vulnerabilities Still in Use in Attacks Today

February 26, 2020 jbiscaya 2 Views 0 Comments Dark Web, Exploit, Macro Malware, macros, Malware, patch, Patch Management, Risk Management, Security Trends, Spam, Threat Intelligence, Vulnerabilities, Vulnerability Management, X-Force

As reported in the IBM X-Force Threat Intelligence Index 2020, X-Force research teams operate a network of globally distributed spam

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The Past, Present and Future of Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)

February 24, 2020 jbiscaya 1 Views 0 Comments Advanced Attacks, Analytics, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Behavioral Analytics, Cloud, Cloud Security, Compliance, Containerization, Data Privacy, Gartner Magic Quadrant, Incident Response, Incident Response (IR), Internet of Things (IoT), open source, Phishing, Privacy Regulations, Ransomware, Regulatory Compliance, Security Framework, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Security Intelligence & Analytics, Security Operations and Response, Security Operations Center (SOC), Security Trends, Social Engineering, Threat Detection, Threat Intelligence, Threat Management

With the release of the 2020 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), we feel that it

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government News Security 

Municipal Cyberattacks Put Us All at Risk: What Can We Learn From Previous Attacks?

February 21, 2020 jbiscaya 3 Views 0 Comments Cyberattacks, Data Breach, Data Protection, Government, Healthcare Security, Personal Data, Ransomware, Security Awareness, security strategy, Security Trends, Social Engineering, Threat Prevention

2019 was a tough year for the overall cybersecurity of state and local governments and municipal institutions. If you follow

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cybersecurity News Security 

What the Explosive Growth in ICS-Infrastructure Targeting Means for Security Leaders

February 20, 2020 jbiscaya 7 Views 0 Comments Brute Force Attack, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), CISO, Critical Infrastructure, Cyberattacks, Cybersecurity, Energy & Utility, IBM X-Force Report, Industrial Control Systems (ICS), Phishing, Security Professionals, Security Services, Security Trends, Threat Intelligence

The recently published IBM X-Force Threat Intelligence Index 2020 pointed out that over 8.5 billion records were compromised in 2019,

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government News Risk Management Security 

Why Threat Actors Are Increasingly Conducting Cyberattacks on Local Government

February 17, 2020 jbiscaya 2 Views 0 Comments Credit Card Data, Cyberattacks, Data Breaches, Data Protection, Government, Insider Threats, Internet of Things (IoT), IoT Security, Personal Data, Personally Identifiable Information (PII), Ransomware, Risk Management, Security Spending, Security Technology, Security Trends, Skills Gap, Threat Prevention

Cyberattacks on local government in the U.S. have increased dramatically over the last several years. In 2019 alone, ransomware affected

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automation News Risk Management Security 

9 Reasons Why Cybersecurity Stress Is an Industry Epidemic

January 14, 2020 jbiscaya 3 Views 0 Comments automation, Career, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), CISO, Cybersecurity Jobs, Incident Response (IR), Industry, orchestration, risk, Risk Management, Security Awareness, Security Leadership, Security Management, Security Operations and Response, Security Operations Center (SOC), security strategy, Security Trends, Skills Gap

Cybersecurity stress is an industrywide epidemic among security professionals. Burnout is a hard conversation, but it’s necessary for CISOs to

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