Articles of interest from the week of May 24 2021

More Data Stolen in January 2021 Than in All of 2017, Says Report

A total of 878.17 million data records were compromised worldwide in January 2021 alone, more than in the entire 12 months of 2017, setting 2021 on course to be a record-breaker in terms of breach volumes. (By Alex Scroxton, ComputerWeekly.com) Ingalls: If your organization experiences a data security breach, there are 15 steps that you can take to help your organization respond and, hopefully, recover from the incident.

FBI Identifies 16 Conti Ransomware Attacks on US Health Care and First Responder Networks

The FBI reported that the Conti group that recently hit the Irish health system was responsible for at least 16 ransomware attacks during the past year that targeted U.S. health care and first responder networks, including law enforcement agencies, emergency medical services, 911 dispatch centers, and municipalities. (By Steve Zurier, SC Media) Ingalls: The traditional strategy of firewalls, antivirus software, and applying security patches is no longer enough to protect your organization against today’s threats. Ingalls Information Security understands the Ransomware threat. Since 2010, we’ve been in war rooms and boardrooms, investigating computer networks targeted and attacked by criminals and nation-state-sponsored hackers. This experience gives us a powerful edge in preventing and responding to cyberattacks. Are you prepared to defend against ransomware?

Microsoft, Adobe Exploits Top List of Crooks’ Wish List

You can’t possibly patch all CVEs, so focus on the exploits crooks are willing to pay for, as tracked in a study of the underground exploit market. (By Lisa Vaas, Threatpost) Ingalls: Our Managed Detection and Response (MDR) service is designed for advanced detection, threat hunting, anomaly detection, and response guidance utilizing a defense-in-depth approach that monitors and correlates network activity with endpoints, logs, and everything in between. Unlike a traditional Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP), our service is geared toward proactive prevention. We do this by utilizing the very latest in cloud, big data analytics technology, and machine learning along with the cybersecurity industry’s leading incident response team, to identify threats to your environment.

Verizon Data Breach Report Details How Threat Actors Commit Cybercrimes

Verizon data breach report gives a glimpse into how fast cybercrime is changing to become more opportunistic, deceptive, and destructive to its victims. (By Sophie Webster, Tech Times) Ingalls: At a time when cybersecurity is more strategic to businesses than ever before, determining ones cybersecurity risk management strategy is crucial. Our Master Risk Control: Pick A Cybersecurity Risk Management Strategy blog post provides some valuable insight on the different options.

Ransomware’s New Swindle: Triple Extortion

Ransomware attacks are exploding at a staggering rate, and so are the ransoms being demanded. Now experts are warning against a new threat — triple extortion — which means that attackers are expanding out to demand payments from customers, partners and other third parties related to the initial breach to grab even more cash for their crimes.(By Becky Bracken, Threatpost) Ingalls: Quickly detecting malware on your endpoints and network can give you the chance to isolate it before it executes. Ingalls' Endpoint Detection and Response lets you find and destroy malware before it executes. Our AI-driven software platform enables dynamic threat detection and immediate remediation efforts.