NordVPN has published a report (full report may be downloaded from the link) with some interesting findings about how we do (or don’t) secure our Internet of Things (IoT) devices.
We live in a time when nearly 90% of people
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How Access to Your Network is Sold on the Dark Web – and the Price Tag!
ZDNet reported on August 10th that a new report from cybersecurity company IntSights has published a study on the market for network access on the dark web.
Paul Prudhomme, cyber threat intelligence advisor at IntSights, examined network access sales on…
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Center for Internet Security Releases CIS Controls Version 8
No, I couldn’t think up a sexier title, sorry. But it is important news.
Thanks to Dark Reading for its July 27 post highlighting how CIS Controls version 8 affects small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs).
CNBC reported that threat actors…
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Ransomware Gangs Playing Hide and Seek with Name Changes
KrebsonSecurity carried a post on August 5 called “Ransomware Gangs and the Name Game Distraction.” Good post and it illuminates the whack-a-mole game that is driving law enforcement and governments crazy.
Every so often, we hear that a…
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2021 ABA Profile of the Legal Profession Released
On July 29, the ABA released the 2021 ABA Profile of the Legal Profession.
A summary of the report by the ABA Journal indicates that COVID caused one-third of older lawyers to alter their retirement plans. 53% said the…
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U.S. State Privacy Legislation Tracker: It’s a Tidal Wave
Remember when data breach legislation was all the rage and we ended up with laws being passed in every state/territory? The same thing may be happening with data privacy legislation.
There is now a U.S. State Privacy Legislation Tracker resource…
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Current Ransomware Stats from Coveware: A Ray of Hope
Coveware’s Q2 report on ransomware, published on July 23, offers encouragement in the battle against ransomware. Most notably, ransom payments have declined.
Overall, CEOs have woken up to the dangers of ransomware and taken measures to protect their organizations. Ransomware…
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Microsoft Predicts 40 Percent of Employees Might Quit Their Jobs
Law firms, like every other vertical, are reading tea leaves to figure out whether to mandate full time return to work, permitting work from home if desired or offering some kind of hybrid model.
So it caught my attention with…
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Law Firm Campbell, Conroy & O’Neil Discloses Data Breach
Dark Reading reported on July 19 that Campbell Conroy & O’Neil (Campbell), a law firm representing hundreds of major organizations, confirmed a data privacy incident related to a ransomware attack detected earlier this year.
Campbell’s client list includes prominent…
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The U.S. Government’s One-Stop Shop to Stop Ransomware
John and I are big fans of CISA (Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency), a division of Homeland Security.
CISA has really become a valuable source of cybersecurity information and guidance. So we are delighted to see CISA publish a Stop …
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