Researchers at Mandiant have recently reported that a new ransomware group calling itself Sabbath appears to be the rebranded group Arcane and “picked up their pace” in November . Arcane has been known to target hospitals and schools.
The researchers
Continue Reading Rebranded Ransomware Group Sabbath Hitting Hospitals and Schools
A new report issued by Sophos, The State of Ransomware in Education 2021, found that the education sector as a whole experienced a higher level of ransomware attacks than any other industry in 2021.
Sophos interviewed 499 IT “decision makers”
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The incorporation of drones in logistics, security, exploration, agriculture, and transport has led to a projected growth of the drone market to $129.2 billion by 2025. Of course, one hurdle to that growth, and the future integration of drones into
Continue Reading Tracking Drones in Real Time
I have been advocating for gender equality in Cybersecurity for years [related podcast and post].
The statistics on the participation of women in the field of cybersecurity continue to be bleak, despite significant outreach efforts, including “Girls Who Code”
Continue Reading Privacy Tip #309 – Women Poised to Fill Gap of Cybersecurity Talent
Over the last few months, manufacturers have been paying close attention to two COVID-19 vaccination mandates issued by the federal government pertaining to employers. First, on September 9, 2021, President Biden issued an Executive Order which imposed several COVID-19 safety
Continue Reading A Tale of Two COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates
An important lesson on contracting with environmental consultants recently came out of a federal district court in California in Golden Gate Way, LLC v. Enercon Services, Inc., 20-cv-03077-EMC (N.D. Cal. Nov. 18, 2021).
Golden Gate Way (GGW) hired environmental
Continue Reading Decision Provides a Cautionary Tale About Contracting for Environmental Services
The Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the FBI issued a joint Alert this week, entitled “Reminder for Critical Infrastructure to Stay Vigilant Against Threats During Holidays and Weekends” outlining “actions that executives, leaders and workers in any organization
Continue Reading CISA + FBI Remind Organizations to “Stay Vigilant” During Holiday Season
The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois denied a motion to dismiss a class action for allegations that GrubHub, Inc. violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). The plaintiff alleged that she received a series of robocalls
Continue Reading Court Denies GrubHub’s Motion to Dismiss in TCPA Class Action
Every year, technology is used in new and inventive ways, and drone holiday light shows seem to be making their way into some cities’ and towns’ holiday traditions.
In Grapevine, Texas, millions of lights, gigantic decorations, and animated holiday characters
Continue Reading It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year… for a Drone Light Show
As we enter the holiday shopping season, cyber criminals are sharpening their cyber-scam strategies. We like to remind our readers about the enhanced risk during the holidays [view related posts here, here, and here]. There has been an
Continue Reading Privacy Tip #308 – Keep the Holiday Shopping Season Cyber Safe
