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BankInfoSecurity Compliance SecurityEditor) • May 17, 2021     Elvis Chan, assistant special agent in charge, San Francisco Division, Cyber Branch, FBI FBI agent Elvis Chan dedicated four years to election security, and he doesn’t hesitate to say: The 2020 presidential election was "the most secure election of my career." He explains why, and what lessons learned we can apply to future elections. His wrap-up on e...

BankInfoSecurity Compliance Compliance SecurityEditor) • May 17, 2021     Michael Daniel, president and CEO, Cyber Threat Alliance As former U.S. cybersecurity coordinator in the Obama administration, Michael Daniel is well-versed in critical infrastructure vulnerabilities. Now, as president and CEO of Cyber Threat Alliance, hes working to bring the public and private sectors together to improve cybersecurity defense...

LinkedIn From heightened risks to increased regulations, senior leaders at all levels are pressured to improve their organizations risk management capabilities. But no one is showing them how - until now. Learn the fundamentals of developing a risk management program from the man who wrote the book on the topic: Ron Ross, computer scientist for the National Institute of Standards and ...

Irish Department of Health headquarters Two healthcare agencies in Ireland suffered ransomware attacks last week that appear to be related, not just one as originally reported, authorities say. Last Thursday, the Irish Department of Health, which is responsible for health policy, spotted an attack and was able to quickly halt it, according to state broadcaster RTE. That attack came the day before ransomware hit Ireland’s Health Service Executive, the nations state-run health services provider...

BankInfoSecurity Compliance annamadeline) • May 17, 2021     Flavio Aggio, CISO, World Health Organization Flavio Aggio of the World Health Organization says that just like technology, humans also require an OS upgrade. Key to this is understanding what risks youre taking and then using multiple layers of defense to manage them. In a video interview with Information Security Media Group as part of ISMG’s RSA Confe...

Get Permission Some cybersecurity experts question the contentions of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and another member of Congress, who say a $5 million ransom reportedly paid by Colonial Pipeline Co. after being hit by DarkSide ransomware would serve as a catalyst for attacks on other critical infrastructure providers. Cyberattacks on critical infrastructure, such as the breach of a water treatment facility in Oldsmar, Florida, are relatively common, so the apparent ransom payment in th...

DarkSide ransomware was used in the attack against Colonial Pipeline Co. The gang behind DarkSide ransomware, which U.S. authorities say was used in the attack against Colonial Pipeline Co., says its closed its ransomware-as-a-service operation after losing access to part of its infrastructure. In a message posted Thursday night to its "wall of shame" website, where it has previously leaked data from some attacks, the gang stated: "A couple of hours ago, we lost access to the public part of our...

Watch for updates on this developing story. After Health Service Executive, Ireland’s state health services provider, shut down all its IT systems serving hospitals in the wake of a ransomware attack early Friday, some security experts praised its decisive action and refusal to pay a ransom. When unusual activity was spotted on IT networks at a Dublin maternity hospital and a ransomware virus was found, HSE shut down all its IT systems serving healthcare facilities throughout Ireland to prev...

GovInfoSecurity Compliance Twitter Get Permission Ciaran Martin, former director of the U.K. National Cyber Security Center, spoke Thursday at the AusCERT computer security conference. To defend against cyberattacks, its important to "demystify" cybersecurity and break it into risks that can be managed by any organization, says Ciaran Martin, the former director of the U.K. National Cyber Security Center. In a Thursday keynote speech at the AusCERT computer security conference in Australia, ...

ISMG Editors’ Panel: Analysis of Colonial Pipeline Attack Compliance Compliance annamadeline) • May 14, 2021     Clockwise, from top left: Tom Field, Anna Delaney, Mathew Schwartz and Tony Morbin Four editors at Information Security Media Group discuss the Colonial Pipeline attack, providing insights on the DarkSide ransomware gang and securing critical infrastructure. The editors - Tom Field, senior vice pres...