Top news of the week: 19.04.2022.
Threats And Attacks
Russian Hackers Tried Attacking Ukraine's Power Grid with Industroyer2 Malware
Russian hacker group Sandworm has attempted to sabotage the operation of Ukraine's power grid with a new destructive variant of the Industroyer.
Russia’s Sandworm hackers attempted a third blackout in Ukraine
The attack was the first in five years to use Sandworm's Industroyer malware.
Innovations And Trends
Key Advice for Improving Your Company’s Cybersecurity
Best practices in cybersecurity include robust threat modeling, participating in community engagement, and using ethical hackers to find vulnerabilities.
Webinar: How The Right XDR Can Be a Game-Changer for Lean Security Teams
Extended detection and response (XDR) is expected to be the future of cybersecurity, merging security technologies.
Data Privacy
Louis Vuitton Named in Data Privacy Lawsuit Over Virtual Try-On Feature
Louis Vuitton is named in a new lawsuit for allegedly collecting consumers’ biometric data by way of a virtual try-on tool on its site.
With consumer data privacy in focus, making the case for NIST in healthcare
Congress is continuing the push for greater consumer data privacy, which CynergisTek’s Andrew Mahler warns should drive healthcare security leaders to lean on NIST to bolster coordination ...
Startups And Investments
Elpha Secure launches cyber insurance offering on Socotra’s cloud-native platform
Elpha Secure has chosen Socotra to complement its proprietary technology and launch a new cyber insurance product for a variety of industries
Clueless hackers spent months inside a network and nobody noticed. Then a ransomware gang took over
A series of poor cybersecurity decisions meant the victim didn't notice intruders on their network - until more sophisticated attackers arrived.
Companies And Services
Exclusive Interview: The NCSC Deputy Director Michael J. Orlando
Written by Thomas Langer SIMS Software is honored to share the next security-related professional blog featuring Michael J. Orlando in an informative and insightful exchange on ...
Insurance companies increasingly fall prey to cyberattacks
Given the bounty of information held by insurance companies, it was only a matter of time before hackers started going after traditional insurance companies.
Business And Industries
The Internet of Things and Cybersecurity
Welcome to the 5th edition of the Security & Tech Insights newsletter. In this issue we explore the implications of cyber-securing the Internet of Things, which is quite a challenge.
The Business Case For Simplifying Cybersecurity
"Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated."