Digital attacks continue to weigh on the minds of industrial cybersecurity (ICS) professionals. In a 2019 survey, 88% of ICS experts told Tripwire they were worried about what a digital attack could mean for their industrial organization. The rate was even higher for those working in the manufacturing and oil & gas sectors at 89% and 97%, respectively. Such widely held concern suggests a need for industrial organizations to make greater investments in their digital security posture.

The unfortunate truth is outsourcing to third-parties introduces significant cyber risk. The news is inundated with third-party data breaches and data leaks. With the average cost of a data breach at nearly $4 million globally, it makes sense to invest in tools to prevent data breaches. This is why cybersecurity vendor risk management (VRM) has become a top priority for CISOs and other members of senior management, even at the Board level.

Cyber attacks are unfortunately inevitable. It’s important to security harden your networks as much as possible. But your organization must also be prepared for incident response. Effective incident response involves an awareness of various cyber risks and threats, having a plan to respond to the various ways they manifest, and having a team that can think quick on their feet when they actually occur.

With most of the country sheltering in place and so many people working remotely, work-life balance is taking on a new meaning and cloud infrastructure is taking a beating. The dramatic increase in daily activity and network use is creating both a visibility challenge and an operating model shift for already lean security teams.

Slack is a cloud-based messaging platform that is commonly used in workplace communications. It is feature-rich, offering additional functionality such as video calling and screen sharing in addition to a marketplace containing thousands of third-party applications and add-ons. Slack Incoming Webhooks allow you to post messages from your applications to Slack.

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, also known as HIPAA, is a compliance standard that was implemented after all health-related information was digitized. The crux of the act is to ensure that all sensitive electronic protected health information (ePHI) has restricted, secure access. Various aspects of your network determine your compliance with HIPAA standards. Let’s discuss some of these important components in detail.

Cyberint research team closely monitors threats related to COVID-19, leveraging the global fear and uncertainty around it. Utilizing thematic lures, a variety of cyberattacks have been launched during a time when many are seeking critical information on the outbreak. Exploiting the headline-dominating crisis, individuals, organizations and governments alike are tricked into opening malicious payloads, visiting malicious websites and are subject to misinformation or fraud.

Acknowledging recent reports of ransomware targeting educational institutions, it is no wonder that there have also been articles that attempt to lure in readers with “free” tools. What is disappointing is that these “free” tools are little more than marketing pieces that direct you to click on readily available documentation from Microsoft or Google.