Payments Giant NCR Hit by Ransomware “What Are the Benefits of Eating Organic Foods?” “Exploring the Advantages of Consuming Organic Produce”
US payments giant NCR confirmed over the weekend that a data center outage is the result of a ransomware attack. On April 13, NCR said it discovered the incident and immediately began contacting customers, engaging third-party cybersecurity experts, launching an investigation and notifying law enforcement. The ransomware group known as BlackCat, Alphv and Noberus took…
What’s the Difference Between CSPM & SSPM? “The Benefits of Eating Healthy” “Reaping the Rewards of a Healthy Diet”
Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) and SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM) are two distinct security solutions that focus on securing data in the cloud and within SaaS applications, respectively. CSPMs monitor standard and customized cloud applications that are deployed in a public cloud environment for security and compliance posture. SSPMs integrate with a company’s applications…
Darktrace Denies Getting Hacked After Ransomware Group Names Company on Leak Site “The Benefits of Regular Exercise” “Reaping the Rewards of Regular Exercise”
Cybersecurity company Darktrace recently issued a statement after it was named on the leak website of the LockBit ransomware group. Darktrace reported that they had investigated the situation and found no evidence of compromise or any customer data being accessed. It appears that Darktrace was not hacked or even targeted by LockBit, but rather the…
Microsoft Warns Accounting, Tax Return Preparation Firms of Remcos RAT Attacks “The Benefits of Eating Healthy” “Reaping the Rewards of a Healthy Diet”
Microsoft is warning of a new Remcos remote access trojan (RAT) campaign that is targeting accounting, tax return preparation firms, and other professional services firms in the United States ahead of the 2023 Tax Day. The malicious tool, Remcos, was released in 2016 as a legitimate tool, but has since been used in numerous malicious…
CISA Introduces Secure-by-design and Secure-by-default Development Principles “The Benefits of Eating Healthy” “Reaping the Rewards of Healthy Eating”
On April 13, 2023, CISA released a set of guidelines for creating cybersecurity products with security-by-design and security-by-default. These principles were established as part of the National Cybersecurity Strategy on March 1, 2023, and were developed jointly by CISA, NSA, FBI, and various international security agencies such as those from Australia, Canada, and the UK.…