The pandemic placed immense urgency on businesses to get all kinds of digital transformation projects live as quickly as possible, and that is almost certainly a driving factor behind a surge in attacks, says Peter Klimek, Director of Technology at the cyber company Imperva. In a study of nearly 4.7 million web application-related cyber security incidents, Imperva Research Labs has found that attacks are increasing, on average, by 22 per cent each quarter.
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Feds Offer Portland Police $400,000 to Investigate the “Dark Web” and COVID-19 Fraudsters
The federal government has awarded the Portland Police Bureau a $400,000 grant to anonymously surf the dark web and make undercover purchases so it can investigate and prosecute intellectual property crimes like economic espionage and large-scale counterfeiting and piracy—specifically those that relate to public health and safety.
Ottawa man charged after two-year investigation into international ransomware attacks
Police say they determined one person was responsible for numerous ransomware attacks affecting businesses, government agencies and private individuals throughout Canada as well as cyber-related offenses in the U.S.
The FBI’s email system was hacked to send out fake cybersecurity warnings
Hackers targeted the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) email servers, sending out thousands of phony messages that say its recipients have become the victims of a “sophisticated chain attack,”…
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Criminal Network Dismantled in Global Ransomware Operation
A four-year operation across five continents has disrupted a ransomware cybercrime gang and seen the arrest of seven suspects believed to be behind global malware crime operations.
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Will a cyberattack take down next-generation 911?
The upcoming generation of 911 technologies is exciting for a lot of people working in public safety today because it represents the first major upgrade in decades.
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Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Time for your safety check
Being cybersmart means setting solid and unique passwords for all your online accounts, enabling two-factor authentication whenever possible and doing your best to keep as much of your private information, well, private
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Rethinking the current cybersecurity landscape
As digital-based technology advances in complexity, traditional cybersecurity loses its potency, leaving many businesses vulnerable to exploitation. These unintended consequences worsen from cyberattacks which continue to increase in frequency and sophistication.
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Cybersecurity Vulnerability Could Affect Millions of Hikvision Cameras
On Sunday, video surveillance giant Hikvision posted a security advisory on its website warning customers of a cyber vulnerability that could impact millions of cameras and NVRs deployed globally…According to the security advisory, the vulnerability received a base score of 9.8 out of 10 per the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS), which Watchful IP called “the highest level of critical vulnerability.”
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The SEC Is Serious About Cybersecurity. Is Your Company?
This summer, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) signaled a significant change in how it thinks about what constitutes a threat to companies: It now considers cyber vulnerabilities to be an existential business risk.
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