Clorox issued a warning that its financial performance suffered a considerable setback in the quarter ending September 30, primarily attributed to the lingering impacts of a cyberattack that disrupted its operations. The manufacturer of bleach and cleaning products anticipates a 23% to 28% drop in net sales and predicts its gross margin for the quarter […]

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The ALPHV ransomware group, also known as BlackCat, has claimed responsibility for a cyberattack that disrupted numerous state courts in Northwest Florida, specifically within the First Judicial Circuit, last week. Allegedly, the malicious actors were able to obtain sensitive personal information of employees and judges, including Social Security numbers and CVs. Moreover, ALPHV claims to […]

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Today’s blog is the second one in our 2023 Cybersecurity Awareness Month series and examines different factors associated with using strong passwords and a password manager. We interviewed NIST’s Yee-Yin Choong and Meghan Anderson to get their unique thoughts and insights. This week’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month theme is ‘ using strong passwords and a password manager .’ How does your work/specialty area at NIST tie into this behavior? Yee-Yin : At NIST, I’ve been conducting research on human factors and the usability aspects of human-technology interactions. One research area is human

On a market continuously faced with workforce shortage, with a gap of 3.4 million workers globally (ISC2), businesses need to adapt their cybersecurity strategy and consider external services that can provide an incident response team, such as Managed Extended Detection & Response (MXDR). What are MXDR services? MXDR services are comprehensive cybersecurity services that offer […]

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Cyber criminals are increasing their use of zero-day vulnerabilities, reflecting a shift in attack techniques. We’ve only just begun to see the impact. Here’s what we know and how you can take proactive measures that can change outcomes: Although leveraging zero-day vulnerabilities isn’t new, ransomware groups are now actively searching for zero-day vulnerabilities […]

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Flagstar Bank announced a data breach that affected over 800,000 US customers. The breach, involving a third-party service provider, led to the leak of users’ personal information. Flagstar is a financial services provider with total assets of over $31 billion. New York Community Bank has owned them since 2022. Details About the Breach The data breach […]

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