Cyber attacks can have a significant impact on point-of-sale (POS) services, which are used in retail environments to process transactions and collect payments from customers. POS systems typically involve the use of software, hardware, and network components, which can be vulnerable to a variety of cyber threats. A successful campaign targeting POS systems can result in credit card theft, transaction tampering, service disruption, brand damage and other severe organizational damage.

As Aviation, Maritime, Rail and Road transport organisations are reportedly experiencing increased levels of ransomware activity across Europe as per ENISA’s recent report, JUMPSEC analysts have combined the findings with JUMPSEC’s attacker reported data scraped from a variety of sources (including the dark web) providing further context to the risks currently posed to European transport organisations.

You may not have heard of this service planned for July 2023, but it promises a massive new social engineering attack surface. This is from their website: "About the FedNowSM Service. The FedNow Service is a new instant payment infrastructure developed by the Federal Reserve that allows financial institutions of every size across the U.S. to provide safe and efficient instant payment services.

The Splunk Threat Research Team (STRT) continues to analyze and produce content related to the ongoing geopolitical conflict in eastern Europe where new variances of destructive payloads are being released, targeting government and civilian infrastructure. The sole purpose of these destructive payloads is to decimate infrastructure; there is no ransom or alternative presented, and they need to be addressed as soon as they are detected.

As the threat landscape continues to evolve and cybercriminals grow in sophistication, security teams are tasked with bolstering their cybersecurity controls, expertise, and solutions. However, doing all of that in-house has become more difficult due to the ongoing security skills shortage. There’s just not enough talent to go around — and that’s not expected to change anytime soon. The industry is trying to attract new talent.