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Cybersecurity News & Trends – 04-24-20

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This week, hackers continued to capitalize on the COVID-19 pandemic, targeting the healthcare industry, oil companies and remote workers.

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Czech Cyber Officials Warn Of Serious Threat To Health Care Sector – Cyberscoop

  • Cybersecurity authorities in the Czech Republic have warned of an “extensive campaign of cyberattacks” on IT systems and health care facilities. At least one of the malicious files in the Czech advisory is part of a batch of code used in a remote access hacking tool, which SonicWall reported last month.

SonicWall Boundless Cybersecurity Platform for Remote Working – CRN

  • SonicWall’s new Boundless Cybersecurity model is designed to protect and mobilize large enterprises, small- and medium-sized businesses, and government agencies from the risks of a remote workforce.

2,000 Coronavirus Scammers Taken Offline in NCSC Phishing Crackdown – Experts Reaction –  Information Security Buzz

  • The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre, along with the City of London Police and several other government agencies, has launched a ‘Suspicious email reporting service’ for members of the public to alert the authorities to potential cyber-attacks.

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Hacking against corporations surges as workers take computers home – Reuters

  • Hackers are targeting remote workers, particularly in highly impacted areas where users’ confusion and anxiety makes them more susceptible to phishing.

FBI enlists internet domain registries in fight against coronavirus scams – Cyberscoop

  • Ongoing cooperation between the government and technology companies has resulted in the removal of hundreds of fraudulent websites that included “coronavirus,” “covid19” and related phrases in their names.

Creative Skype phishing campaign uses Google’s .app gTLD – Bleeping Computer

  • Attackers have deployed a phishing campaign against remote workers using Skype, luring them with emails that mimic notifications from the service.

Hackers Target Top Officials at World Health Organization – Bloomberg

  • The WHO’s security team has been the target of an increasing number of attempted cyber-attacks since mid-March. According to officials, WHO itself has not been hacked, but employee passwords have leaked through other websites.

Hackers Target Oil Companies as Prices Plunge – Wired

  • Espionage hackers have commenced a sophisticated spear-phishing campaign concentrated on U.S.-based energy companies. The goal: install a notorious trojan to siphon their most sensitive communications and data.

Virtual army rising up to protect healthcare groups from hackers – The Hill

  • A new network of white hat hackers—made up of more than 1,400 volunteers in 76 countries, from sectors including information security, telecommunications and law enforcement—has banded together under the name COVID-19 CTI League to help protect the healthcare industry. 

Apple iPhone May Be Vulnerable to Email Hack – The Wall Street Journal

  • Sophisticated hackers may be attacking Apple iPhones by exploiting a previously unknown flaw in the smartphone’s email software.

Customer complaint phishing pushes network hacking malware – Bleeping Computer

  • A new phishing campaign is targeting remote employees, using fake customer complaints to install a backdoor that will compromise the corporate network.

Hackers Can Exfiltrate Data From Air-Gapped Computers Via Fan Vibrations – Security Week

  • With the use of new malware and a smartphone, researcher Mordechai Guri was able to exfiltrate data from air-gapped computers using vibrations from the machines’ internal fans.

 

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Cybersecurity News & Trends – 04-17-20

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This week, SonicWall brings Boundless Cybersecurity to the remote workforce; Emotet, Ryuk and Trickbot deliver a 1-2-3 punch; and hackers use Apple for phishing bait.

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SonicWall Introduces Boundless Cyber Security Platform – Information Age

  • Boundless Cybersecurity aims to address a growing cybersecurity business gap and the complexity of securing remote workers compared to those working at company headquarters.

SonicWall: More Than 21,500 SecureFirst Partners Worldwide – MSSP Alert

  • SonicWall adds 1,100 SecureFirst partner in February and unveils a Boundless Cybersecurity model to protect mobile and remote workers against cyberthreats.

How to protect yourself against online COVID-19 scammers – Security Watch Info

  • As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to dominate the news cycle, cybercriminals are capitalizing on fear, stress and people’s desire for answers to gain access to personal information.

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North Korea hacking threatens U.S., other countries, international financial system: U.S. State Department – Reuters

  • The FBI joined the U.S. Departments of State, Treasury and Homeland Security in issuing an advisory about North Korean cyberthreats, warning the financial sector is particularly at risk.

Czechs Warn Hackers Are Preparing Cyber Attacks on Hospitals – Bloomberg

  • According to the Czech National Cyber and Information Security Agency, a campaign of cyberattacks on the country’s hospitals is expected in the coming days, Bloomberg reports.

The Pentagon Hasn’t Fixed Basic Cybersecurity Blind Spots – Wired

  • Five years ago, the Department of Defense set dozens of security hygiene goals. A new report finds that it has abandoned or lost track of most of them.

FBI warns of ongoing COVID-19 scams targeting govt, health care – Bleeping Computer

  • The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation has warned government agencies and health care organizations of ongoing BEC schemes exploiting the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as an overall increase in cryptocurrency and health care fraud scam activity targeting consumers.

The secret behind “unkillable” Android backdoor called xHelper has been revealed – Ars Technica

Emotet, Ryuk, TrickBot: ‘Loader-Ransomware-Banker Trifecta’ – Bank Info Security

  • The “loader-ransomware-banker” trifecta—Emotet, Ryuk and Trickbot—is stronger than the sum of its parts, causing millions of dollars in damages over the past few years.

Someone is passing around Valorant beta keys that are actually malware – Cyberscoop

  • Gamers hoping to access a closed beta for the video game Valorant are receiving keylogger software instead, as hackers attempt to capitalize on the hype surrounding the upcoming Riot Games release.

Apple Is Top Pick for Brand Phishing Attempts – Dark Reading

  • Have you received a suspicious-looking email purporting to be from Apple? You aren’t alone—10% of all brand phishing attempts in the first quarter of 2020 used the Apple brand in an attempt to deceive recipients.

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Cybersecurity News & Trends – 04-10-20

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This week, SonicWall updates its MSSP program, the World Health Organization fends off phishing attempts, and hackers have a crisis of conscience… maybe.

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New SonicWall MSSP Program Boosts Pricing Options, Tech Support – CRN

  • SonicWall’s MSSP program has evolved from requiring customers to commit to an annual license from the get-go to offering both monthly and annual pricing options.

Addressing Cybersecurity Threats – Trending Business Insights

  • SonicWall’s VP of EMEA Sales, Terry Greer-King, talks about cybersecurity trends and SonicWall operations in the Middle East.

SonicWall Updates Its SecureFirst MSSP Program – Enterprise Times

  • Terry Greer-King, SonicWall VP of EMEA Sales, and Luca Taglioretti, SonicWall VP of Global MSSP & Carrier Sales, discuss spike licensing, the role training plays in the updated MSSP program, and more.

Cybersecurity News

Microsoft Exchange: 355,000 Servers Lack Critical Patch – Bank Info Security

  • Less than 20 percent of vulnerable Microsoft Exchange servers have received a fix for a serious flaw that Microsoft first disclosed nearly two months ago, potentially leaving them open for a remote attacker “to turn any stolen Exchange user account into a complete system compromise.”

Hackers struggle morally and economically over coronavirus – Bleeping Computer

  • With the coronavirus pandemic in full swing, threat actors are torn about how they should operate during the pandemic—and like everyone else, are also seeing a downturn in the marketplace.

‘Coronavirus’ malware can wreck your PC: What to do – Tom’s Guide

  • SonicWall has discovered a ‘coronavirus’ malware that aims to disable computers amid the COVID-19 crisis—but it turns out there’s an easy fix.

Is Remote Working A Threat To Your Business? – Disruption Hub

  • The rapid spread of the coronavirus and the sudden implementation of lockdown measures gave companies little time to prepare secure working from home strategies—and little time to educate employees on the potential security pitfalls of remote work.

Exclusive: Hackers linked to Iran target WHO staff emails during coronavirus – sources – Reuters

  • Hackers working in the interests of the Iranian government have attempted to break into the personal email accounts of staff at the World Health Organization during the coronavirus outbreak, four people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters.

A researcher found zero-days in one city’s software. Then he realized the problem could be bigger. – Cyberscoop

  • “He unpacked the code, sifted through it, and found more than a dozen previously undisclosed vulnerabilities, or zero-days, that a hacker could exploit to manipulate data or dump user passwords. But it was more than just a catalog of bugs: Poring over the code, Rhoads-Herrera found the names of two other city governments that have used the software.”

DarkHotel hackers use VPN zero-day to breach Chinese government agencies – ZDNet

  • More than 200 VPN servers have been hacked in this campaign, 174 of which were located on the networks of government agencies in Beijing and Shanghai, and the networks of Chinese diplomatic missions operating abroad in several countries.

Phishing emails impersonate the White House and VP Mike Pence – Bleeping Computer

  • Phishing scammers have begun impersonating President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence in emails that distribute malware or perform extortion scams.

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Cybersecurity News & Trends – 04-03-20

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This week, while remote workers and hospitals alike struggled to adjust to the new realities brought by the COVID-19 pandemic, hackers looked to exploit the upheaval for ill-gotten profit.

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There’s now COVID-19 malware that will wipe your PC and rewrite your MBR – ZDNet

  • Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, some malware authors are releasing coronavirus-themed malware that destroys infected systems by either wiping files or rewriting a computer’s master boot record (MBR). The first of the MBR-rewriters was discovered by security researcher MalwareHunterTeam, as detailed in a report from SonicWall this week.

Cyber Security Threats Loom Large as Employees Work Remotely – The Week

  • According to SonicWall’s Capture Labs Threat Research Team, the risks of engaging with any coronavirus app—some of which purport to track infections or point to a vaccine—is very high, as hackers target newly minted remote workers in general, and those concerned about the virus in particular.

SonicWall Research Team Flags off 5 Top Cyberattacks in Times of COVID-19 Pandemic – CXO Today

  • The rise in employees working from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic is requiring that businesses provide employees secure access to remote infrastructure, networks and devices—and help safeguard against opportunistic cybercriminals preying on this new pool of remote workers.

Cybersecurity News

Marriott International Confirms Data Breach of Guest Information – Intelligent CISO

  • Terry Greer-King, VP EMEA at SonicWall, commented on the breach: “The Information Commissioner’s Office’s £99 million fine for Marriott in 2019 for a breach of GDPR was supposed to create much-needed reform on how the company processes and secures data. It appears that certain lessons are yet to be learned.”

Cyber Version of ‘Justice League’ Launches to Fight COVID-19 Related Hacks – Dark Reading

  • A group of cybersecurity experts from around the world—including from companies like Microsoft and Okta—have teamed to help organizations fight COVID-19-related hacking and phishing attacks, Dark Reading reports.

Hackers ‘Without Conscience’ Demand Ransom from Health Providers – Bloomberg

  • Bloomberg’s Ryan Gallagher reports on threats targeting the healthcare industry as healthcare providers deal with the massive influx of patients afflicted with COVID-19. Experts around the world are warning that hackers could keep doctors from vital patient data by encrypting records.

FBI warns Zoom, teleconference meetings vulnerable to hijacking – Cyberscoop

  • The warning comes after reports that Zoom—which is also under fire for leaking personal information to strangers and illegally selling user data to Facebook—isn’t securing communications as advertised.

Tech Giants Prepared for 2016-Style Meddling. But the Threat Has Changed. – The Wall Street Journal

  • The chairman of Huawei Technologies warned the U.S. to expect countermeasures from the Chinese government if it further restricts the technology giant’s access to suppliers, as the company’s profit last year grew at the slowest pace in three years.

Banking Malware Spreading via COVID-19 Relief Payment Phishing – Bleeping Computer

  • The Zeus Sphinx banking Trojan has recently resurfaced after a three years hiatus as part of a coronavirus-themed phishing campaign, one of many launched as hackers race to take advantage of the current pandemic.

FBI re-sends alert about supply chain attacks for the third time in three months – ZDNet

  • The FBI says a group state-sponsored hackers are now targeting the healthcare industry, which is currently grappling with the COVID-19 outbreak.

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Cybersecurity News & Trends – 03-27-20

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This week, cybersecurity experts band together to tackle coronavirus-related cyberthreats, SonicWall traces scareware, and healthcare systems weather cyberattacks.

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How to Stay Cyber-Secure While Working From Home – Raconteur

  • Picking up on a recent SonicAlert about scareware Raconteur talks to SonicWall’s Terry Greer-King about the rise in Coronavirus-related malware as more and more people work from home.

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Elite Hackers Target WHO As Coronavirus Cyberattacks Spike – Information Security Buzz

  • With hackers reported to have tried to break into the World Health Organization earlier this month, SonicWall’s Terry Greer-King talks to Information Security Buzz about the ever-changing cyber threat landscape, explaining that real-time defense mechanisms are needed to deal with attacks that can also change in real-time.

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Coronavirus Hackers Face the Wrath of the Cybersecurity Community – Verdict

  • As COVID-19 continues to spread around the planet, cybersecurity professionals have started a grassroots fight against cybercriminals taking advantage. A group of over 600 expert volunteers is working to map and takedown the attack infrastructure, handing over to law enforcement anyone they can specifically identify.

Malware Disguised as Google Updates Pushed via Hacked News Sites – Bleepin Computer

  • Hacked corporate sites and news blogs running using the WordPress CMS are redirecting people who visit the websites to a fake Google-update phishing page that eventually installs malware on their computers.

Senator Sounds Alarm on Cyber Threats to Internet Connectivity During Coronavirus Crisis – The Hill

  • Senator Mark Warner, vice chairman on the Senate Intelligence Committee, is asking companies like Google to ensure that the cybersecurity on their products are absolutely of the highest possible standard, emphasizing that “it is… imperative that consumer Internet infrastructure not be used as attack vectors to consumer systems and workplace networks accessed from home.”

Hacker Selling Data of 538 Million Weibo Users – ZDNet

  • The personal details of more than 538 million users of Chinese social network Weibo have been put up for sale on the dark web. Personal details include real names, site usernames, gender, location, and some phone numbers, but not passwords.

Paris Hospitals Target of Failed Cyber-Attack, Authority Says – Bloomberg

  • The Paris hospital authority, AP-HP, was the target of a thwarted cyberattack on March 22, according to France’s cybersecurity agency.

Singapore Most Exposed, but Also Most Prepared in Cybersecurity: Deloitte – ZDNet

  • A new study by Deloitte has found that Singapore, with its high internet adoption rate, is the modern city that is both the most exposed to cyber threats and also most prepared to deal with them.

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Cybersecurity News & Trends – 03-20-20

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This week, coronavirus changes the cybersecurity landscape, and SonicWall examines how to expand your remote workforce.

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How to Protect Your Business During a Global Health Crisis – SonicWall Blog

  • As the world works to stop the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19), IT organizations everywhere are adjusting to the technology and security challenges faced due to the sudden need to support a fully remote workforce. SonicWall presents the best practices for expanding your remote workforce, securely.

Threats Across the World: Lessons from Three Years of Threat Reporting – CBR Online

  • SonicWall’s Terry-Grear King details the changing cyber threat landscape over the past three years, concluding that the only viable solution to ever changing threats is ever changing defensive measures and constant vigilance.

Here’s What to Look for in a Work-From-Home VPN – Fortune

  • SonicWall CEO Bill Conner talks to Fortune about the recent scramble for VPN offerings as they examine what to look for in a VPN if you need to work from home in the current climate.

Don’t Forget Viruses, the Computer Kind – The New Stack

  • With so much news airtime dedicated to the spread of coronavirus, New Stack reminds readers that viruses of the computer kind have not gone away, referring to malware figures from the SonicWall 2020 Cyber Threat Report to do so.

Review: Small Businesses Get Big Protection With SonicWall Cloud App Security – Biz Tech Magazine

  • SonicWall’s Cloud App Security gets a spin by Biz Tech Magazine who consider it simple enough for non-tech pros to set up and use while also proactive in finding and preventing malware propagation across the cloud.

Cybersecurity News

Thousands of COVID-19 Scam and Malware Sites are Being Created on a Daily Basis – ZDNet

  • As several SonicWall SonicAlerts have detailed, cybercriminals have wasted no time in taking advantage of the COVID-19 crisis, creating thousands of scam and malware sites on a daily basis. According to one researcher 3,600 new domains that contain the “coronavirus” term were created between March 14 and March 18.

DDoS Attack Trends Reveal Stronger Shift to IoT, Mobile – Dark Reading

  • Distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks remain a popular attack vector but new research is finding that that cybercriminals are increasingly turning to mobile and Internet of Things (IoT) technologies to launch their campaigns. With the growth of 5G researchers anticipate attackers will continue to find ways to leverage the IoT to launch these attacks.

Senator Calls for Cybersecurity Review at Health Agencies After Hacking Incident – The Hill

  • Following an attempted hack of the Department of Health and Human Services, at a time when it is under great strain, Senator Michael Bennet of Colorado calls for health agencies to allow the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to complete a full cybersecurity review of their systems.

France Warns of new Ransomware Gang Targeting Local Governments – ZDNet

  • France’s cybersecurity agency, CERT, has issued an alert warning of a new active ransomware gang using a new version of the Mespinoza ransomware strain. The gang has been detected actively targeting local government systems, with the agency receiving reports of multiple infections.
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Skimming Code Battle on NutriBullet Website may Have Risked Customer Credit Card Data – ZDNet

  • A tough week around the world or not, nothing stops Magecart gangs from chalking up another victim, this time Nutribullet, who had the card skimming code on their website from mid-February until as late this week.

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Cyber Security News & Trends – 03-13-20

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This week, vote for SonicWall in this year’s CRN Channel Madness!

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2020 CRN Channel Madness – CRN

  • This year’s CRN Channel Madness has SonicWall’s HoJin Kim up for best channel leader in the security category. Vote early, vote often, vote today!

8 Million UK Shopping Records Exposed – Information Security Buzz

  • SonicWall’s Terry Greer-King is reached for comment after researchers uncovered a leak of personal data from third-party apps used by Amazon UK. Greer-King explains the value of personal information on the Dark Web and the importance of a good cybersecurity plan.

7 Factors to Consider When Evaluating Endpoint Protection Solutions – MSSPAlert

  • SonicWall’s Vishnu Chandra Pandey lists 7 basic checks to help enhance endpoint compliance and better protect from cyberattacks.

Cybersecurity News

State-Sponsored Hackers are now Using Coronavirus Lures to Infect their Targets – ZDNet

  • Government-backed hacking groups worldwide have been detected using coronavirus-based phishing lures as part of their efforts to spread malware. ZDNet investigates campaigns that have taken place over the past month.

Election Commission Hires Cybersecurity Expert to Help States With 2020 Infrastructure – CyberScoop

  • The Election Assistance Commission has hired Joshua Franklin, who spent six years as an engineer at the National Institute of Standards and Technoligy, to act as top cybersecurity expert helping oversee the technology that will be involved in the 2020 US Presidential Election.

Commission to Propose Sweeping National Cybersecurity Strategy – Axios

  • An upcoming report on cybersecurity will, over the course of 75 recommendations, propose “a very ambitious reorganizing of the federal government, perhaps the most ambitious since the 9/11 Commission,” to combat cybersecurity threats.

Australia Sues Facebook over Cambridge Analytica Data Breach – The Hill

  • The Australian information commissioner has sued Facebook for sharing the personal data of more than 300,000 Australians as part of the Cambridge Analytica controversy. The Australian government says that it is actively seeking an order that Facebook pay a monetary penalty.

European Power Grid Organization says its IT Network was Hacked – CyberScoop

  • The European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E) this week confirmed that its IT network was successfully compromised by hackers. It stresses that the network was not connected to any critical control systems that would have allowed the hackers access to any power infrastructure.

Hackers Get $1.6 Million for Card Data from Breached Online Shops – Bleeping Computer

  • A known MageCart hacking group has collected $1.6 million from selling more than 239,000 payment card records on the dark web.

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Cyber Security News & Trends – 03-06-20

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This week, find out what’s coming down the line in the world of channel, a 5G bill is passed by the senate, and ransomware attackers are going after your cloud backups.

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CEO Outlook 2020 Details – CRN

  • SonicWall CEO Bill Conner is interviewed by CRN on what the future of channel sales are, where technology investments is going, and where cybersecurity is going in general.

Network Rail and C3UK Suffer Massive Data Exposure Affecting Thousands – Teiss

  • After an exposed database was discovered on one of the UK’s biggest public Wi-Fi providers for the rail network, SonicWall’s Terry Greer-King gives his thoughts on the needs and capabilities of protecting consumer data.

Security Vendors Eye MSSPs as Key Route to Landing MSPs – Channel Pro Network

  • Over the next few years managed security spending is predicted to rise fast, outstripping other security spending. SonicWall CEO Bill Conner talks to the Channel Pro Network about why forging alliances with the very best Managed Security Providers (MSP) can be a more efficient way to construct a managed security channel than building thousands of MSP relationships individually.

Cybersecurity News

UK Cybersecurity Defense Standards Slip, Calls Made for Improvement – Infosecurity Magazine

  • New research into cybersecurity performance in the UK vs. the rest of the Europe has found that UK businesses need to further strengthen their defenses against cyberattacks after the UK slipped in Europe wide ratings.

What to Know About Cyberattacks Targeting Energy Pipelines – The Hill

  • The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) discloses a disruptive cyberattack on a U.S. energy facility, confirming reports that critical infrastructure in the US is increasingly coming under cyberattack from abroad.

Senate Passes Bill Requiring 5G Security Review – Wall Street Journal

  • The U.S. Senate passes legislation that would require the administration to identify security threats and possible fixes within the equipment and software that support 5G wireless networks.

FBI Working to ‘Burn Down’ Cybercriminals’ Infrastructure – Washington Times

  • FBI Director, Christopher Way, says that law enforcement agents are working to “burn down” the infrastructure of cybercriminals. With huge increases in ransomware attacks, much of it due to the relative ease for criminals to launch them, law enforcement agencies are targeting the host websites and toolmakers of the crimes, rather than “one bad guy at a time.”

Ethical Hackers Submitted More Bugs to the Pentagon than Ever Last Year – Cyberscoop

  • The Defense Department’s Cyber Crime Center has released its annual report, finding that white hat hackers are submitting more bugs than ever, with a 21.7% increase in submitted reports over the past year when compared to 2017.

Cathay Pacific Fined £500k by UK’s ICO over Data Breach disclosed in 2018 – TechCrunch

  • Cathay Pacific has been issued a £500,000 penalty by the UK’s data watchdog for a 2018 data breach which exposed the personal details of 9.4 million customers globally — 111,578 of whom were from the UK.

Ransomware Attackers Use Your Cloud Backups Against You – BleepinComputer

  • Ransomware operators are accessing cloud backups of potential victims in order to prevent them from restoring data. The cybercriminals are also using the backups to launch the cyberattacks themselves and to just plain steal personal data.

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Cyber Security News & Trends – 02-28-20

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This week, SonicWall firewalls win an award and the company is named one of the coolest Network Security Companies of 2020.

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SonicWall Wins Best UTM Security Solution at SC Awards 2020 – SonicWall Blog

  • SC Media honors SonicWall and the NSa 2650 Firewall with its Best UTM Security Solution at the 2020 SC Awards Gala. Marrying Capture Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) and Real-Time Deep Memory Inspection (RTDMI) the NSa 2650 firewall proactively blocks mass-market, zero-day threats and unknown malware, and examines every byte of every packet.

The 20 Coolest Network Security Companies Of 2020: The Security 100 – CRN

  • As part of CRN’s 2020 Security 100 list, SonicWall is named as one of the 20 companies that have “raised their game to meet continued network security needs.” SonicWall’s My WorkSpace interface and improvements in Capture Client and Cloud App Security are cited as the reasons SonicWall is included on the list.

Life Lessons: Look at Business as a Game of Chess – IoT NOW

  • SonicWall EMEA VP Terry Greer-King is interviewed by IoT Now. He talks about his career so far, some of the worst bosses he has worked under, and what’s firing up his imagination in 2020 when it comes to the Internet of Things.

Cybersecurity News

To Secure Satellites, Bolster Cybersecurity Standards in Space – Undark

  • With Space X planning to launch tens of thousands of satellites over the next decade, the reality of cyberattacks on such a system is something that needs to be dealt with sooner rather than later. Despite some movement by the US government to address these issues, there are currently no cybersecurity standards for satellites and no governing body to regulate and ensure their cybersecurity.

Cybersecurity: Do These Ten Things to Keep Your Networks Secure from Hackers – ZDNet

  • In the wake of continued cyberattacks on the health sector, the European cybersecurity agency, ENISA, has issued cybersecurity recommendations to hospitals and medical institutions in the form of ten good practices to help resilience against cyberattacks.

How Personality Influences Cybersecurity Behavior – Security Boulevard

  • The Myers-Briggs Company has released preliminary findings of a study investigating how personality types can influence cybersecurity behaviors, breaking down the results into their famous personality types. From this, a list of guidelines and tips on how to best structure security awareness solutions for the different personality types has been developed.

Australian Banks Targeted by DDoS Extortionists – ZDNet

  • A criminal gang has been attempting to extort banks and other financial institutions in Australia, threatening DDoS attacks on their websites unless a ransom is paid. Based on current evidence, the attackers have not followed through on any of their threats.

One in Four Americans Won’t do Business with Data-Breached Companies – ZDNet

  • A new survey of over 1,000 people in the USA has found that over 20% of them are willing to hand over financial information to a company that has suffered a data breach. Almost all respondents agree that businesses are financially liable to their customers after a breach.

Cybersecurity Threats for 2020 – Security Boulevard

  • Deepfakes, ransomware… and how to protect yourself from them. Security Boulevard looks at the biggest cybersecurity threats of 2020.

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Cyber Security News & Trends – 02-21-20

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This week, a SonicWall firewall achieves a perfect score in a real-world conditions laboratory test, and airports are getting ahead of the game when it comes to cybersecurity readiness.

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Tip of the Spear – Ping Podcast Episode 13 – Firewalls.com

  • SonicWall’s Matt Brennan talks on the latest episode of Ping, Firewalls.com’s podcast. He explains the risks of spearphishing and business email compromise for Office 365 users, and talks about the worst hands-on cybersecurity situation he has ever seen.

SonicWall Firewall Achieves Perfect Effectiveness Score, Tested in Real-World Conditions via NetSecOPEN Laboratory – SonicWall Press Release

  • This week SonicWall announced that it is one of the first security vendors to receive firewall certification in the 2020 NetSecOPEN Test Report. The SonicWall NSa 4650 firewall achieved 100% security effectiveness against all private CVEs used in the test.

Facilities Firm ISS World Crippled by Ransomware Attack – ComputerWeekly

  • Denmark-based facilities management firm ISS World disconnected from the internet after suffering a suspected ransomware attack that has left hundreds of thousands of employees without access to their systems or email. SonicWall CEO Bill Conner is quoted talking about changing ransomware tactics, as recently reported in the 2020 SonicWall Cyber Threat Report.

Cybersecurity News

Anxiety, Depression and PTSD: The Hidden Epidemic of Data Breaches and Cyber Crimes – USA Today

  • USA Today explores the psychological effects of cyberattacks, arguing that they can rival those of terrorism. According to a recent survey 86% of victims of identity theft reported feeling worried, angry and frustrated, nearly 70% felt they could not trust others and they felt unsafe, and more than two-thirds reported feelings of powerlessness or helplessness.

Oil Industry Boosts Spending on Cybersecurity Five-Fold Since 2017 – Security Boulevard

  • The Oil & Gas sectors have been investing heavily cyber-defenses over the past three years. In a just published global survey of the industry, cybersecurity was cited as the biggest current investment.

US Defense Agency Says Personal Data ‘Compromised’ in 2019 Data Breach – Tech Crunch

  • The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), charged with providing information technology and communications support to the U.S. government, including the president and other senior officials, says its network may have been compromised between May and July 2019. Full details on the attack or what was accessed have not been released.

Phishing on Instagram Baits Russians With Free Money Promise – Bleeping Computer

  • A large-scale phishing campaign has been discovered running on Instagram to bait Russians with a fake presidential decree that promises a lump-sum payment for a citizen to start their own business.

Hacking Brain-Computer Interfaces – ZDNet

  • Brain-computer interfaces are still new tech, but it has already been proven that current models can be hacked.

Cybersecurity Check-in: How Airports are Innovating Against Cyberattacks, Security Breaches and Failing Tech Systems – ItProPortal

  • Airports are always under the microscope when it comes to security breaches, whether physical or digital. ItProPortal investigates the current cybersecurity innovations taking place at airports and by airlines in general.

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