Each week, SonicWall collects the cyber security industry’s most compelling, trending and important interviews, media and news stories — just for you.

SonicWall Spotlight

Channelnomics Innovation Awards – Channelnomics

• SonicWall’s Steve Pataky is up for Security Channel Chief of the Year, vote for him today!

British Airways Confirms Theft of Additional Data – Silicon (UK)

• In light of many recent high-profile breaches, SonicWall CEO Bill Conner spoke to Silicon about the responsibility that companies bear when guarding customer data.

2018 ChannelPro SMB All-Stars – ChannelPro

• SonicWall has been named one of the ChannelPro 2018 SMB All-Stars, an award that honors organizations that do something “truly special” with “significant impact on the SMB channel.”

Cyber Security News

Canada’s Mandatory Breach Notification Rules Now in Effect – Bank Info Security

• As of Nov. 1, Canadian organizations must record all data breaches, big or small, and report major ones. Records must be kept for at least two years.

Radisson Hotel Group Suffers Data Breach, Customer Info Leaked  – ZDNet

• Loyalty members of the Radisson Hotel Group have email addresses, phone numbers and more leaked. No financial data is said to be exposed.

White House Sets Deadlines for Agencies to Protect Their Digital Crown Jewels – NextGov

• Homeland Security has until April 2019 to develop a tool that will map cybersecurity problems in federal agencies following a report in May of this year that found that up to three-quarters of federal agencies were at risk of a breach.

Nice Work if You Can Get It: GandCrab Ransomware Nets Millions Even Though It Has Been Broken – The Register

• There’s a free decryption tool now available if you’re caught by GandCrab, but in the past 3 months alone the ransomware is still estimated to have netted its owners $300 million.

Mirai Co-Author Gets 6 Months Confinement, $8.6M in Fines for Rutgers Attacks – Krebs On Security

• The convicted co-author of the Mirai botnet malware has been sentenced to 2,500 hours of community service, six months home confinement and ordered to pay $8.6 million for his use of Mirai in attacks against Rutgers University, New Jersey.

Assault and Battery: Malvertising Campaign Checks User Device’ Charge as Anti-Detection Technique – SC Magazine

• JuiceChecker-3PC is a clever mobile malware that doesn’t run when a phone battery is low or high in an attempt to avoid detection by security programs that are activated when a phone is charging.

Magecart Claims Fresh Victim in Electronics Kit Seller Kitronik – ZDNet

• Magecart’s prolific streak continues as electronics outlet Kitronik join British Airways and Ticketmaster in confirming that it has been hit by the malware. Data exposed this time includes complete card details, names and addresses.

In Case You Missed It

• Cybersecurity for SMBs: Bundled Network Security Delivers Cost-Effective Protection – Steve Pataky
• Bypassing Government Security Controls with Customized Malware – Brook Chelmo
• 4 Ways SonicWall & ConnectWise Simplify Security Management for MSPs – Ken Dang
• The libssh Vulnerability: What’s at Risk & How SonicWall Helps Prevent It – Rob Krug
• SonicWall Extends Next-Generation Firewalls to Public Cloud Deployments, Including AWS and Azure – Srudi Dineshan
• 3 Elements of a Successful Managed Security Services (MSS) Bundle – Joe Velderman

Each week, SonicWall collects the cyber security industry’s most compelling, trending and important interviews, media and news stories — just for you.

SonicWall Spotlight

10 Security Advances That Could Change the Game  – Channel Partners Online

• SonicWall’s Lawrence Pingree shares his perspective on the need for rapid chip augmentation in order to successfully combat the cybersecurity war in 2019.

SonicWall and Partners Take Part at GITEX Technology Week – Tahawul Tech

• SonicWall is a major presence at GITEX Technology Week, one of the biggest technology events in the world.

How Cyberhardening Can Reduce Risk to the Entire Medical Community – Beckers Hospital Review

• Data from SonicWall’s Capture Labs is used to help show just how much data in the medical industry is vulnerable to cyberattack.

Cyber Security News

Facebook Finds Hack Was Done by Spammers, Not Foreign State – The Wall Street Journal

• Facebook thinks that spammers looking to make money through advertising, and not a nation-state, are responsible for a recent data breach involving the data of 30 million accounts.

The Mysterious Return of Years-Old Chinese Malware – Wired

• A modified version of malware dating back to 2010, that has never been made public and is not known to have been sold on the black market, has had a mysterious resurgence in recent months.

Pentagon Discloses Card Breach – ZDNet

• Only a week after reporting that it was struggling to meet the demands of cyberwarfare, the Pentagon confirms that a security breach affecting up to 30,000 personnel was discovered at the start of October this year.

UK Firms “Not Prepared” for Data Breaches – Tech Radar

• It’s not just U.K. firms. According to a report released for European Cybersecurity Month. one in six European businesses are not prepared for a cyberattack, even though over a third of them have suffered from a data breach in the past year.

Zero-Days, Fileless Attacks Are Now the Most Dangerous Threats to the Enterprise  – ZDNet

• According to a study conducted by the Ponemon Institute, the average cost of a successful endpoint-based attack has increased by roughly 42 percent year-on-year with the average organization losing over $7 million.

New Cyberdefenses to Protect Your Smart Appliances From Hackers – The Wall Street Journal

• A partnership was announced between U.K. based chip-designers Arm and Boston-based cybersecurity firm Cyberreason; they aim to develop secure chip designs specifically protecting Internet of Things (IOT) devices from cyberattack.

Report: Cryptocurrency Exchanges Lost $882 Million to Hackers – Bank Info Security

• Cryptocurrency exchanges continue to suffer from successful cyberattacks and a newly released study has tallied the damages at $882 million in the past two years, this is only expected to get worse in 2019.

In Case You Missed It

• September 2018 Cyber Threat Data: Ransomware Threats Double Monthly, Encrypted Threats Still Growing – John Lynch
• Workplace Cybersecurity Is Everyone’s Responsibility – Ganesh Umapathy
• 12 Smart Reasons to Upgrade to SonicWall Secure Mobile Access (SMA) – Ganesh Umapathy
• How to Stop Malware-Created Backdoors – Brook Chelmo
• Tips for Getting a Job in Cybersecurity – Geoff Blaine

Each week, SonicWall collects the cyber security industry’s most compelling, trending and important interviews, media and news stories — just for you.

SonicWall Spotlight

Facebook Hack: People’s Accounts Appear for Sale on Dark Web – The Independent (UK)

• SonicWall CEO Bill Conner shares his thoughts on the fallout from the recent Facebook hack.

The A-Z of Security Threats 2018 – ITPro

• SonicWall’s Laurence Pingree mans the letter E in this alphabet of cybersecurity threats for 2018.

100 People You Don’t Know but Should 2018 – CRN

• Congratulations to John Mullen, included in the CRN 2018 list.

UK and Allies Accuse Russia of Cyber Attack Campaign – ComputerWeekly

• SonicWall CEO Bill Conner encourages global co-operation following the UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) directly linking Russia with cyberattacks.

Cyber Security News

National Cybersecurity Awareness Month – Official Website

• October marks the 15^th annual National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM). Follow the activity online using the hashtags #NCSAM and #CyberAware.

The Big Hack: How China Used a Tiny Chip to Infiltrate U.S. Companies – Bloomberg

• Hardware hacks are rare but, if successful, the payoff for them can be huge. Both Amazon and Apple may have been the victim of such a hack.

Meet Torii, a New IoT Botnet Far More Sophisticated Than Mirai Variants  – ZDNet

• A very sophisticated Internet of Things botnet has been found and experts are impressed, “The author is not your average script kiddie.”

BUPA Fined $228,000 After Stolen Data Surfaces on Dark Web – BankInfoSecurity

• British data-protection regulators are taking a dim view of companies who are not exercising good cybersecurity practises.

Gwinnett Medical Center Investigates Possible Data Breach – ZDNet

• A security incident has led to a possible leak of patient information online.

Facebook Hack Puts Thousands of Other Sites at Risk – The New York Times

• The Facebook hack has major implications for any site that uses Facebook as a login tool.

Malware Scam Targets Fortnite Cheaters and Their Bitcoin Wallets – CNET

• If you’re looking to cheat at Fortnite then you are at risk of being cheated yourself.

In Case You Missed It

• Top 7 Cybersecurity Tips Anyone Can Use at Home – Terri O’Leary
• Protecting What’s Important: How to Keep Your Family Safe from Online Threats – Geoff Blaine
• The Evolution of Next-Generation Antivirus for Stronger Malware Defense – Lawrence Pingree
• How MSSPs & Artificial Intelligence Can Mitigate Zero-Day Threats – James Whewell
• August 2018 Cyber Threat Data: Monthly Attacks Slow, Yearly Volume Up Across the Board – Geoff Blaine

Each week, SonicWall collects the cyber security industry’s most compelling, trending and important interviews, media and news stories — just for you.

SonicWall Spotlight

Business Live – BBC

• SonicWall CEO Bill Conner appears live discussing cybersecurity on the flagship BBC business program.

Security Success in 2018 and Beyond – Channelnomics

• SonicWall is a winner in the 2018 Channelnomics Security Awards for the Best Security Partner Program

SonicWall CEO rallies partners to fend off non-standard ports threat – Computer Weekly

• At the PEAK 2018 event in London, SonicWall CEO Bill Conner takes time to talk to Computer Weekly about the growth in cyberattacks through non-standard ports and what SonicWall is doing to defeat them.

Cyber Security News

“Lawful intercept” Pegasus spyware found deployed in 45 countries – ZDNet

• New research data shows that the malware that can be found in both IOS and Android devices has been deployed by governmental regimes worldwide.

The Cyberthreats That Most Worry Election Officials – The Wall Street Journal

• States and counties are busy preparing for the upcoming elections with drills and simulations of potential cyberattacks. The Wall Street Journal documents some of the biggest cyberthreats and what is being done to prevent them.

Equifax IT staff had to rerun hackers’ database queries to work out what was nicked – The Register (UK)

• An auditor’s report recently made public exposes in detail the number of avoidable missteps that led to the hack of Equifax in May to July 2017.

Hackers peddle thousands of air miles on the Dark Web for pocket money – ZDNet

• Over on the Dark Web cyberattackers are undercutting the market with cheap frequent flyer miles, including 100,000 British Airwaves air miles for sale for as little as $144.

New Defense cyber strategy gives military power on preventative cyberattacks – The Hill

• The US cyber defense strategy is moving increasingly towards an aggressive stance, with attack being the best form of defense.

There’s a song about cybersecurity from the Chinese government – Abacus News

• China celebrates Cybersecurity Week by releasing a patriotic song praising their digital defenses.

In Case You Missed It

• August 2018 Cyber Threat Data: Monthly Attacks Slow, Yearly Volume Up Across the Board – Geoff Blaine
• How Everyone Can Implement SSL Decryption & Inspection  – Beau Beamesderfer
• Infographic: Ransomware’s Devasting Impact on Real-World Businesses – Geoff Blaine
• 4 Ways to Protect Your Virtualized Infrastructure  – Beau Beamesderfer
• Advancing Beyond Hygiene to Next-Gen Email Protection Services – Scott McCrady and Ganesh Umapathy
• New NIST Cybersecurity Policy Provides Guidance, Opportunities for SMBs – Geoff Blaine

Each week, SonicWall collects the cyber security industry’s most compelling, trending and important interviews, media and news stories — just for you.

SonicWall Spotlight

Air Canada Presses Reset After App Security Snafu – Infosecurity Magazine

• SonicWall CEO Bill Conner talks to Infosecurity Magazine about the wider implications of the Air Canada app data breach.

T-Mobile, Sprint both hit by Security Breaches ahead of Merger – MSSP Alert

• In an article detailing the recent T-Mobile and Sprint security breaches ahead of the announced mega-merger, SonicWall’s Bill Conner is featured as a security expert providing perspective on the significance of these security breaches for companies.

Fortnite app for Android let hackers hijack players’ phones, Google warn – The Independent (UK)

• SonicWall’s VP of Product Management Lawrence Pingree is featured providing commentary to the recent Fortnite vulnerability and the risk organizations face as Fortnite continues to grow.

Cyber Security News

The Untold Story of NotPetya, the Most Devastating Cyberattack in History – Wired

• In 2017 there was a massive cyberattack that caused billions of dollars of damage worldwide, including almost completely wiping out the systems of a one of the biggest international shipping firms. This is the full story of NotPetya.

Artificial Intelligence Is Now a Pentagon Priority. Will Silicon Valley Help – New York Times

• The Pentagon and Silicon Valley eye each other up and try and find a common ethical middle ground so they can work together.

ThreatList: Ransomware Attacks Down, Fileless Malware Up in 2018 – Threat Post

• Cybercrime changes but never goes away.

Give yourselves a pat on the back, top million websites, half of you now use HTTPS – The Register

• 51.8 percent of the top million websites ranked by Alexa are now using HTTPS, with a little help from Google Chrome and a shaming website.

How Mindfulness Can Help Prevent Hacks, and Four More Cybersecurity Tips – University of Virginia Today

• This blog might be what you need if all this cybercrime news is getting you down.

In Case You Missed It

• Advancing Beyond Hygiene to Next-Gen Email Protection Services – Scott McCrady and Ganesh Umapathy
• New NIST Cybersecurity Policy Provides Guidance, Opportunities for SMBs – Geoff Blaine
• Report: Business Email Compromise (BEC) Now A $12.5 Billion Scam – Ganesh Umapathy
• Foreshadow Vulnerability (L1TF) Introduces New Risks to Intel Processors – Lawrence Pingree
• July 2018 Cyber Threat Intelligence: Malware, Ransomware Attack Volume Still Climbing – Geoff Blaine
• Upgrade Your SonicWall Next-Generation Firewall with ‘3 & Free’ Program  – Steve Pataky