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News BriefCISA pilot program seeks to bolster ransomware preparedness
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency announced a pilot program designed to help critical infrastructure entities vulnerable to cyberattacks mitigate a ransomware incident before it occurs.
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CISA strategist: What is an SBOM and why it matters to compliance
Cyberattacks on software are increasing, and the best chance organizations have of protecting themselves is to know about potential vulnerabilities through a software bill of materials, CISA Strategist Allan Friedman shared at CW’s virtual Cyber Risk & Data Privacy Summit.
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Steps for preparing for potential Russian cyberthreats
As the West seeks to isolate Russia, the country might retaliate with state-sponsored cyberattacks. Although Russia is suspected to have launched such attacks before, the scale and scope could be much bigger this time, experts warn.
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Chapter 4: Recovery and lessons learned post-ransomware attack
Whether fictional private utility company Vulnerable Electric pays the ransom or not in the aftermath of its cyber incident, the two pathways quickly splinter off in different directions with varied endings, each with important lessons to be learned.
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Chapter 1, Part 2: All hands on deck in C-suite ransomware response
Following the events that triggered a double extortion ransomware attack, the CEO of fictional private utility company Vulnerable Electric mobilizes her cyber incident response team to begin assessing the path forward to dealing with the cybercriminal(s).
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Biden plan to expand cybersecurity collaboration with water sector
The Biden administration announced an action plan to collaborate with owners and operators in the water sector to deploy technologies and systems that provide cyber-related threat visibility, indicators, detections, and warnings.
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Assessing yet another ransomware attack on critical supplier (JBS)
Meatpacker JBS USA has become the latest critical infrastructure company to be targeted by a ransomware attack, which temporarily halted its global operations. The attack brings with it implications for the food and agriculture industries.
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SolarWinds hack turning into Pandora’s box of cyber-risk
The more we learn about the SolarWinds hack, the more troubled compliance officers should be by the scope and breadth of the risks their companies might have incurred.
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Cyber-security lessons from the SolarWinds hack
The lessons from the massive SolarWinds hack on where vulnerabilities still lurk in the third-party vendor supply chain cannot be grasped soon enough.
