Recent insights from the Food and Agriculture Information Sharing and Analysis Center (ISAC) indicate that ransomware attacks targeting businesses in the Food & Agriculture sectors are expected to rise in frequency and severity in the coming weeks. The report, titled “Farm to Table Ransomware Realities,” reveals a sharp 27% increase…
Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Government, Industry Specific Bain Capital Leads $100 Million Investment to Boost AI-Driven Cybersecurity Michael Novinson (MichaelNovinson) • February 18, 2025 Gil Dolev, co-founder and CTO, Dream (Image: Dream) Dream, a startup co-founded by the former CEO of the controversial NSO Group, has successfully raised $100…
Recent cyber activities linked to North Korean threat actors, particularly the Kimsuky group, demonstrate a notable evolution in their techniques. They are increasingly leveraging living-off-the-land (LotL) strategies, relying on common services to remain undetected. A recent operation, identified as “DEEP#DRIVE” by Securonix, exemplifies this trend, utilizing PowerShell scripts and Dropbox…
On December 31, 1974, President Gerald Ford enacted the Privacy Act after extensive congressional negotiations that ultimately led to the scrapping of a proposed independent privacy oversight board. In his signing statement, Ford emphasized the crucial importance of establishing comprehensive privacy protections for the significant amounts of personal data collected…
Data Security, Government, Industry Specific Court Ruling Allows Musk’s DOGE Task Force Continued Access to Sensitive Federal Data Chris Riotta (@chrisriotta) • February 18, 2025 President Donald Trump departs the White House to board Marine One on January 31, 2025. (Image: Shutterstock) A recent court ruling has allowed Elon Musk’s…
Cybersecurity Breaches in Healthcare: A Year of Alarming Data Compromises In February 2024, Change Healthcare publicly disclosed a significant cybersecurity breach, marking it as the largest healthcare data breach reported to federal regulators. Initially, the extent of this breach was not fully recognized, but it soon became clear that the…
In recent years, cybercrime has transformed into a sophisticated and structured enterprise. A particularly concerning trend is the rise of “Fraud-As-A-Service” (FaaS), a term used by criminal syndicates to describe their illicit offerings. This model allows cybercriminals to provide a service-based framework, equipping other malefactors with tools and resources necessary…
Rapid Patching Recommended: Vulnerabilities Create Potential for Man-in-the-Middle Attacks and Denial of Service Recent vulnerabilities identified in multiple versions of OpenSSH, a widely used tool for secure remote server management and file transfer, have raised alarms, placing millions of servers at risk. These flaws can allow attackers to execute man-in-the-middle…
According to a new forecast from Gartner, the acceleration of GenAI adoption poses heightened data breach risks. (Credit: Shutterstock) A recent forecast from Gartner predicts that AI-related data breaches stemming from the cross-border misuse of generative AI (GenAI) could exceed 40% by 2027. The firm asserts that the swift growth…
