Top news of the week: 31.05.2022.
Threats And Attacks
VMware, Airline Targeted as Ransomware Chaos Reigns
Global ransomware incidents target everything from enterprise servers to grounding an airline, with one India-based group even taking a Robin Hood approach to extortion with the "GoodWill" ...
FBI: Compromised US academic credentials available on various cybercrime forums
The FBI warns organizations in the higher education sector of credentials sold on cybercrime forums that can allow threat actors to access their networks. The FBI issued an alert to inform ...
Innovations And Trends
Tech experts discuss the four-year anniversary of GDPR
The GDPR anniversary provides an opportunity to reflect on what has been successful since it was first implemented and what needs improvement.
5 Lessons Learned From 4 Years of GDPR
GDPR in the EU went into effect in 2018. Here's what we've learned from $1.72 billion in fines.
Data Privacy
FTC fines Twitter $150M for using 2FA info for targeted advertising
The Federal Trade Commission has fined Twitter $150 million for using phone numbers and email addresses collected to enable two-factor authentication for targeted advertising.
GDPR is four: data protection trends to watch as regulation marks anniversary
This blog is here to guide you through topical trends to note as we mark the fourth anniversary of the GDPR.
Startups And Investments
The Cybersecurity Writing Contest by Twingate and HackerNoon
Yasssss The Cybersecurity Writing Contest is here! HackerNoon is excited to host the contest in collaboration with Twingate!
Report: Ransomware Data Breaches' Growth Last Year Equal to Last 5 Years Combined
Data breaches resulting from ransomware attacks jumped by 13% last year — equal to the last five years’ increase combined — and are impacting more education organizations than ever, ...
Companies And Services
Chris Wysopal: Open source is becoming a national security risk
The Veracode CTO explains what set the Log4j vulnerabilities apart, how it raised awareness of issues around open source security, and where he sees progress.
Financial sector most likely to address security risks for incompatible systems
Just over one-third of organizations that face security challenges with various systems say they are actually addressing it in a “formal, enterprise-wide manner, according to a ...
Business And Industries
New Chaos Malware Variant Ditches Wiper for Encryption
The Chaos ransomware-builder was known for creating destructor malware that overwrote files and made them unrecoverable -- but the new Yashma version finally generates binaries that can ...
5 Ways to Create a Cybersecurity-Focused Work Culture
The importance of privacy and security cannot be overstated in an age where so much of our business infrastructure relies on technology. Unfortunately, it’s also this reliance that makes ...