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…

Global Threat Report Shows Malicious Actors Went Big Game Hunting in 2020

Earlier this month, the global cybersecurity firm, CrowdStrike, released their 2021 Global Threat Report, which provides a detailed, in-depth picture of the current threat landscape facing organizations today, an overview of threat activity from the past year, and recommendations for…

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…

Ransomware Observations from 2019: The Greedy Get Greedier

Global endpoint security provider CrowdStrike recently released its much-anticipated annual Global Threat Report, which details the most significant cybersecurity events and trends of the past year. The report is compiled with details and information from the CrowdStrike Intelligence team, the…

Six cybersecurity trends to watch in 2020

Earlier this month, global endpoint security provider, CrowdStrike, released their Services Cyber Front Line Report. This year’s version of the report looks at key cybersecurity trends and themes that the company observed while responding to and remediating the global threats…

Why schools are getting an “F” in cybersecurity

Right before the holiday season, California’s Tulare Joint Union High School District received a very unwelcome gift – a cyberattack. The attack, which was coined, “very bad and complicated,” by the district’s assistant superintendent, Lucy VanScyoc, in an emailed statement…

Breakout Time and the 1-10-60 rule – the key to saving $4 million

Practically every cybersecurity and IT professional recognizes that it’s not a matter of “if” their organization will be the victim of a cyberattack or breach, it’s “when.” And that’s not surprising considering there were almost 4,000 reported data breaches in…

Mid-Year OverWatch Report finds ransomware and phishing on the rise in 2019

In a trend that many that have been watching the news may not find a surprise, in the first half of 2019, ransomware attacks and phishing attempts are continuing the rise in popularity that they enjoyed in 2018. Much of…