This is an urgent alert from my friends at SpearTip: Kaseya VSA Users Under Ransomware Attack *More information will be added to this article as our engineers investigate* SpearTip’s engineers have become aware of an urgent ransomware incident in progress
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Ransomware Payments May Be Tax-Deductible
[T]he U.S. government also offers a little-noticed incentive for those who do pay: If you pay a ransom, it may be tax deductible. The Internal Revenue Sservice offers no formal guidance on ransomware payments, but multiple tax experts interviewed by
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Podcast: #DtSR Episode 449 – TPA Tuma on A Watershed Moment for US Cyber
I was a guest recently on the Down the Security Rabbithole Podcast with Raf Los and James Jardine for episode 449 titled TPA Tuma on A Watershed Moment for US Cyber. It is always fun to join the #DtSR Podcast and
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MFA Could Have Prevented the Ransomware Attack on Colonial Pipeline, According to its CEO
On June 8, 2021, Colonial Pipeline CEO Joseph Blount testified to a U.S. Senate committee about the recent ransomware attack on the company. While most of the attention to his testimony has been focused on the propriety of paying the
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Ransomware Attacks! The 5 Best Practices the White House Urges all Businesses to Take to Mitigate Them
The threat of ransomware attacks against all American businesses is so great that on June 2, 2021, the White House issued a memo to all corporate executives and business leaders with the subject “What We Urge You To Do To Protect Against
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Five Best Practices the White House Urges all Businesses to Take to Mitigate Risk of Ransomware Attacks
The threat of ransomware attacks against all American businesses is so great that on June 2, 2021, the White House issued a memo to all corporate executives and business leaders with the subject “What We Urge You To Do To
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Shawn Tuma Guest on Burress Law, Life & Friends Podcast
I was a guest recently on my good friend Jason Burress’ “Burress Law, Life & Friends Podcast” where we walked through my career path starting in cyber law in 1999 through today with ransomware and other cyber attacks. Here is
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Upcoming Keynote: Digital Extortion Drama: Deconstructing the Ransomware Response Lifecycle (Free Registration with Code)
Join me for SecureWorld‘s #SecureWorldVirtual Central on May 6 as I’ll be presenting the Keynote on Digital Extortion Drama: Deconstructing the Ransomware Response Lifecycle. Register here with promo code SWVCSOC for *FREE* registration: https://lnkd.in/dzREw4A
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Understanding How Cyber Insurance Impacts Your Incident Response Planning (video of Shawn Tuma’s SecureWorld session)
In this SecureWorld session, Shawn Tuma teaches how cyber insurance impacts your incident response planning and why the two should work together, hand in hand. Listen Here: Article Page: Cyber Insurance and Incident Response: What to Know Talk Direct Link:
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DOL Issues Cybersecurity Guidance
On April 14, 2021, the Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (“EBSA”) issued cybersecurity guidance for retirement plan fiduciaries and service providers, as well as plan participants. The guidance supplements the EBSA’s electronic records and disclosures regulations and complements
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