COVID-19 Resource Center: Latest News and Insights on the Novel Coronavirus and Cybersecurity Response

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed how we all live and work, creating the largest remote workforce in history. Never have topics such as identity and access management, device security and business resiliency been more critical. Use this COVID-19 Resource Center for the latest updates and opinions on the virus, its influence on the threat landscape and how global organisations can improve response.

SolarWinds, Ransomware and the State of the Industry

Tom Field • May 17, 2021

In the past six months alone, we've seen the SolarWinds attack, the Microsoft Exchange Server exploits and the Colonial Pipeline ransomware strike. The threats are more imminent than ever. But Philip Reitinger of the Global Cyber Alliance believes strongly: We created this mess, and we can fix it.

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Fraudsters Devise More COVID-19 Vaccine Schemes

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Verizon Breach Report: Ransomware, Phishing and Top Trends

Suparna Goswami • June 8, 2021

Ransomware attacks have evolved over the years as attackers have come out with new strategies for digital extortion, says Chris Novak, global director of the Threat Research Advisory Center at Verizon Business Group. He shares insight from the Verizon 2021 Data Breach Investigations Report.

Fraud Management & Cybercrime

Identity Theft: Impact on Victims Is Getting Worse

Anna Delaney • June 7, 2021

The Identity Theft Resource Center, a nationally recognized nonprofit organization established to support victims of identity crime, has published new research that shows nearly 30% of people who contact the ITRC are victims of more than one identity crime.

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Sweden Shut Down Infectious Disease Database After Intrusions

Prajeet Nair • June 1, 2021

SmiNet, Sweden’s infectious diseases database, was temporarily shut down last week by the country’s public health agency, Folkhälsomyndigheten, following several attempted cyber intrusions. The shutdown interrupted the reporting of COVID-19 statistics.

Governance & Risk Management

Healthcare's Widening Cyber 'Seams and Cracks'

Marianne Kolbasuk McGee • May 17, 2021

The surge of cyberattacks on the healthcare sector in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic has accentuated many critical cybersecurity challenges that must be urgently addressed, says Joshua Corman of the Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.

Governance & Risk Management

Cybersecurity Resilience: One CISO's Pandemic Takeaways

Mathew J. Schwartz • May 17, 2021

If anyone ever doubted the importance of thinking strategically about cybersecurity, laying the groundwork for expected future requirements, then the coronavirus pandemic will have made that clear, says Kerissa Varma, group CISO of Old Mutual Ltd., who offers lessons learned for being "truly resilient."

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Art Coviello: 'It's a Roaring '20s for Technology'

Tom Field • May 17, 2021

From identity and access management to cloud migration and connected devices, retired RSA CEO Art Coviello looks beyond the pandemic and says, "It's going to be a Roaring '20s for technology." But he also foresees a potentially calamitous decade for security.

Fraud Management & Cybercrime

CISO Spotlight: Marene Allison, Johnson & Johnson

Tom Field • May 17, 2021

As CISO of Johnson & Johnson, Marene Allison was used to gauging her security posture by the top threat activity: nation-state, cybercrime, insider or hacktivist. But in 2020, they all struck at once. Here is one CISO's take on the state of the industry.

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Do You Need a Human OS Upgrade?

Anna Delaney • May 17, 2021

Flavio Aggio of the World Health Organization says that just like technology, humans also require an OS upgrade. Key to this understanding what risks you're taking and then using multiple layers of defense to manage them.

Fraud Management & Cybercrime

IT Modernization Grants Will Prioritize Cybersecurity

Scott Ferguson • May 4, 2021

The Biden administration will prioritize cybersecurity in its $1 billion IT modernization grant program for federal agencies, which will be overseen by the General Services Administration and the Office of Management and Budget.

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Analysis: 'Cybersecurity Call to Arms'

Anna Delaney • April 30, 2021

The latest edition of the ISMG Security Report features an analysis of British spy chief Jeremy Fleming’s "cybersecurity call to arms." Also featured: Insights on COVID-19 business continuity planning; the wisdom of the late Dan Kaminsky.

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Unscripted: 3 Security Leaders Dissect Today's Top Trends

Tom Field • April 16, 2021

No script, no filter: Just Microsoft’s Edna Conway and Cisco’s Wendy Nather gathering with privacy leader Michelle Dennedy to discuss the impact of the SolarWinds supply chain attack and to play Buzzword Mystery Date with SASE, CIAM and "passwordless" authentication - are these trends dreamboats or duds?

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Ransomware Cleanup Costs Scottish Agency $1.1 Million

Mathew J. Schwartz • April 6, 2021

How much does it cost to recover from a ransomware attack? For the Scottish Environment Protection Agency, which was hit by the Conti ransomware-wielding gang on Christmas Eve, reported cleanup costs have reached $1.1 million. SEPA is still restoring systems and has refused to pay any ransom.