Threatonomics: December in Review
Hey readers! Can you believe it's already the end of 2023? A lot happened this year in the world of cybersecurity, risk management, and insurance. Let us help you finish the year strong with the latest updates and insights. Also, be sure to read our top 10 cyber risk predictions for 2024 so you can start the new year more cyber-resilient.
📖 Insights on Cyber Resilience
Top Ten Cyber Risk Predictions for 2024. Cyber trends come and go; what should you watch out for in 2024? Here are the top 10 trends for you to jumpstart your cybersecurity and risk management strategy in the new year.
Building the Cyber Resilient Organization. Cyber Resilience means planning for threats holistically, without silos within finance, security, and risk. This ensures that your organization can continue delivering value to your clients, even on your worst day. Learn what you need to get there.
The New Era of Ransomware, and What it Means For Businesses. Ransomware attacks are becoming increasingly complex; what can you do about it? Today, companies are more reliant on third-party vendors than ever before. But with great reliance comes great risk, and vendors can be your weakest link without the proper due diligence.
🔥 ICYMI - What's New in Cybersecurity and Insurance
Highlights in Cyber Insurance
Doing Partnerships Right: 8 CEOs Share Tips. Building a network of partnerships can be a powerful differentiator—or chew up resources and introduce unanticipated risks. Eight CEOs, including Resilience’s own V8, share strategies for forging alliances that add long-term value, not stress.
Shopping for Cyber Coverage? Buyer Beware. Changes in the cyber insurance marketplace are increasing competition among insurers, prompting more Canadian organizations to expand their search for competitive cyber coverage. How do you find an insurance partner that is committed to making its policyholders resilient?
Big Prey, Big Payouts: Big Game Cyber Hunting Will Return In 2024. 2023 might have marked the start of a new era of ransomware and big game hunting. How can organizations be proactive, informed, and vigilant in the face of emerging threats as we head into the new year?
How To Build Cyber Resilience In A Rapidly Evolving Threat Landscape. The ransomware landscape is ever-evolving, and it can seem as though there is a new headline about a breach, extortion demand, or fallout after an attack every day. So, how can security leaders build cyber resilience?
Highlights in Cybersecurity
What Cybersecurity Trends Will Shape 2024? TechRound interviews a panel of industry experts, including Resilience’s own Simon West, to give their predictions on what trends they think will shape cybersecurity in 2024.
Record-Breaking 2023 Highlights Constant Cyber Threat. You may believe that cyber risks peak during holiday seasons, but new research suggests that’s not actually the case.
60 Credit Unions Facing Outages Due To Ransomware Attack On Popular Tech Provider. In another case of third-party provider attacks affecting entities downstream, a ransomware attack on the cloud services provider Ongoing Operations caused outages at several credit unions for whom Ongoing Operations was a vendor.
Ransomware Group Offline: Have Police Seized Alphv/BlackCat? A lengthy disruption in the Alphv/BlackCat data leak site fueled rumors that there was law enforcement action against the ransomware operators. On December 19th, the FBI announced that they had seized the ransomware gang’s site.
French Authorities Arrested A Russian National For His Role In The Hive Ransomware Operation. Parisian authorities arrested a Russian national in Paris for suspicion of laundering money/cryptocurrency for the Hive Ransomware gang.
Ukrainian Military Says It Hacked Russia's Federal Tax Agency. The war in Ukraine has had a cyber component; in the most recent cyber-action, the Ukrainian cyber units within Ukraine's Defence Intelligence reported that they wiped the databases and backups of the Russian Federal Taxation Service (FNS).
👾 Threat Intel - Stay Informed on The Latest Cyber Threats
US, Israel Warn of Iranian-Linked Cyberattacks on Water Systems. In a joint advisory, US and Israeli agencies warned the Water and Wastewater Systems (WWS) Sector that IRGC-affiliated cyber actors, “CyberAv3ngers” are actively compromising Israeli-made Unitronics Vision Series programmable logic controllers (PLCs) commonly used by the sector.
TA422’s Dedicated Exploitation Loop—the Same Week After Week. Proofpoint researchers observed APT28 (TA422) exploiting known vulnerabilities against European and North American higher education, government, manufacturing, and aerospace technology organizations.
Disrupting The Gateway Services To Cybercrime. Microsoft obtained a court order and seized the infrastructure of Storm-1152, which used fraudulent Microsoft accounts to carry out malicious activities.
U.S., South Korea, Japan To Step Up Actions On North Korea Cyber Threats. Japan, South Korea, and the U.S. have agreed on new initiatives to counter cyberspace threats posed by North Korea.
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