Strategies for Mitigating the Human Element of Cyber Risk
The primary cause of the majority of data breaches today is human error. Verizon’s 2024 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) found that 68% of all…
Author: Cybernoz
Some good may come out of the CrowdStrike outage
Estimated financial losses due to the recent massive IT outage triggered by the faulty CrowdStrike update are counted in billions, but the unfortunate incident is…
US senators ask FTC to investigate car makers’ privacy practices
An ongoing US Senate investigation indicated that connected car makers violate consumer privacy by sharing and selling drivers’ data, including their location, on a vast…
LockBit Lies Prove Another Reason to Never Pay the Ransom
On June 23, 2024, the LockBit cybercriminal group that offers ransomware as a service (RaaS) announced that it had infiltrated the systems of the Federal…
SIEM is not storage, with Jess Dodson (Lock and Code S05E16)
This week on the Lock and Code podcast… In the world of business cybersecurity, the powerful technology known as “Security Information and Event Management” is…
CrowdStrike says most Falcon sensors now up and running
The majority of CrowdStrike Falcon sensors affected by a botched rapid response update were back up and running prior to the weekend of 27 and…
India Average Data Breach Hits $2.18M
According to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the average cost of a data breach in India reached $2.18 million last year. The RBI cybersecurity report,…
Acronis Cyber Infrastructure bug actively exploited in the wild
Acronis Cyber Infrastructure bug actively exploited in the wild Pierluigi Paganini July 29, 2024 Acronis warns of a critical vulnerability in its Acronis Cyber Infrastructure…
HealthEquity says data breach impacts 4.3 million people
HSA provider HealthEquity has determined that a cybersecurity incident disclosed earlier this month has compromised the information of 4,300,000 people. HealthEquity, one of the largest…
Mitigating Data Breaches with AI-Driven Security Solutions
SIEM & SOAR Solutions for Data Security Solutions Data breaches have become a significant threat to organizations of all sizes, even those equipped with robust…
VPN Usage Increased 5016% in Bangladesh Amidst Online Censorship
VPN demand skyrockets in Bangladesh due to internet restrictions. Learn about the global impact of VPNs on internet censorship and privacy as Hackread continues to…
Ransomware attacks are inevitable on Paris Olympics 2024
A recent study by ExtraHop reveals that ransomware attacks on the Paris 2024 Olympics are almost unavoidable. Over the past year, the IT infrastructure supporting…