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A total of 15 threat groups have been observed targeting industrial organizations, according to industrial cybersecurity firm Dragos. Dragos on Wednesday released its ICS Cybersecurity Year in Review report for 2020, which covers the industrial control systems threat landscape and vulnerabilities disclosed last year.
BlackBerry researchers see more double-extortion ransomware attacks, attackers demanding ransom from healthcare patients, and rising bitcoin prices driving the growth of ransomware. As ransomware attacks gained greater traction and variety in 2020, so too will they bring about more developments in 2021.
In this story, we have covered everything you need to know about ransomware and how it works. Ransomware has always been one of the most popular kinds of malicious samples uploaded in malware analysis sandbox ANY.RUN. Over 124,00 interactive sessions with ransomware were analyzed online only in 2020.
A majority of businesses surveyed for a study by the Economist Intelligence Unit and the Cybersecurity Tech Accord, see state-led and sponsored cyberattacks as a major threat. That attack was a moment of reckoning for many organizations about the challenges posed by state-led and -sponsored cyberattacks but, as the survey reveals, many businesses have long been aware of the escalating threat.
While businesses have continued to fortify their networks against remote invaders, most have overlooked the potential for cyber threats from physical intruders. While such attacks are extremely rare in comparison to the endless virtual attacks launched every day, physical security gaps can allow threat actors to circumvent otherwise strong defenses to inflict serious damage.
Viasat announced it is part of an elite community of commercial service providers approved to receive cyber threat intelligence through the Department of Homeland Security Enhanced Cybersecurity Services program. As an accredited ECS provider, Viasat will receive DHS-provided sensitive and classified cybersecurity threat indicators and information to defend U.S.-based public and private computer networks, including state and local governments, against unauthorized access, exploitation and data exfiltration.
More organizations are producing and consuming cyber threat intelligence than ever before, and those measuring the effectiveness of their CTI programs is higher than ever - jumping from 4% in 2020 to 38% in 2021, according to the SANS 2021 Cyber Threat Intelligence Survey. A few areas where CTI adoption seems to be lacking are in integration, automation and operationalizing threat intelligence.
Sontiq announced the introduction of its next-generation, cloud-based platform, Sontiq Intelligent Identity Security. The enhanced platform serves as the foundation of Sontiq's identity theft and cyber threat protection solutions for consumers, partners and clients, delivered through its product brands, IdentityForce and EZShield.
Dragos launched the new Dragos QRadar Device Support Module, which integrates with IBM security information and event management technology to improve visibility and detection of both information technology and OT threats. This new technology integration between Dragos Platform and IBM Security QRadar is now available, allowing defenders to leverage both technologies to improve visibility and detection across IT and OT networks.
With this acquisition, SentinelOne will be able to ingest, correlate, search, and action data from any source, delivering the industry's most advanced integrated XDR platform for realtime threat mitigation across the enterprise and cloud. Through this acquisition, SentinelOne sets the bar for the XDR market and solves one of the biggest challenges in delivering a fully integrated XDR platform: ingesting and actioning all operational data in realtime from a security-first perspective.