Cybersecurity is no longer considered a problem to be solved – it’s now a risk to be managed. Over the last decade, the cybersecurity landscape has solidified itself as a primary component of any government agency’s IT infrastructure. With today’s…
Statecraft and tradecraft are no longer mutually exclusive in cybercrime
According to the recent CrowdStrike Global Threat Report, global cybersecurity threats continue to rise year-over-year. That is a constant that won’t likely change. However, the source of threats and their complexities are anything but moored in concrete. Both state-sponsored and…
Not an isolated incident – attacks against critical infrastructure are not going away
Earlier this year, a downright chilling cyberattack against our nation’s critical infrastructure was exposed and reported in Oldsmar, Florida, a town of fewer than 14,000 people just outside of Tampa. The attack was targeted against a local water treatment facility…
Cyber Extortion Symposium – Keeping eCriminals at Bay
According to the cybersecurity firm, CrowdStrike, there were more than 40,000 cyber intrusions in just the first half of 2020 alone. What were the hackers looking to accomplish with the cyber intrusions? Since 63 percent of incidents CrowdStrike investigated in…
Work from home and neglected clouds – CrowdStrike Services Report shows 2020 was a virtual playground for hackers
Earlier this month, CrowdStrike released its annual CrowdStrike Services Cyber Front Lines Report, a report that outlines the trends that the firm identified from client engagements and key cybersecurity themes identified from the prior year. Candidly, it’s a report that…
Nation-state attack on government validates concerns about AppSec and supply chain security
One of the top trends that we witnessed covering government and military cybersecurity in 2020 – aside from the massive upswing in threats that accompanied the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic – was a renewed and increased focus on securing the supply…
