Businesses Face Fewer Cyber Events, But the Attacks Are More Costly September 24, 2020 By Meghan Hannes The stakes are higher than ever for businesses when it comes to cyber risk, especially with the added complexity of...
Ex-Security Chief Martin Urges UK to Outlaw Cyber Ransoms September 18, 2020 By Kitty Donaldson Ciaran Martin, who stepped down as head of the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre this month, will call on Boris...
U.S. Prosecutors Charge 7 in Alleged Multi-Target Chinese Hacking Scheme September 17, 2020 The U.S. Justice Department said on Wednesday it has charged five Chinese residents and two Malaysian businessmen in a wide-ranging...
New Ransomware Strains Being Unleashed on Businesses During Pandemic September 11, 2020 Ransomware attacks grew by nearly 50 percent in the 2020 second quarter compared to the first three months of the...
Taiwan Claims Alibaba-Linked Site Is Cyber Security Risk August 25, 2020 Taiwan declared an e-commerce platform linked to China’s Alibaba Group a potential security risk and has told its operator to...
Cyber Lessons for the Insurance Industry Continue Three Years After NotPetya August 12, 2020 By Elizabeth Blosfield This summer marks three years since the NotPetya malware attack, which has been called the most devastating cyber attack in...
Australia to Spend $1.2B to Beef Up Private Sector’s Cyber Defenses After Rise in Attacks August 7, 2020 Australia will spend A$1.66 billion ($1.19 billion) over the next 10 years to strengthen the cyber defenses of companies and...
Kovrr Develops Open Framework for Measuring Catastrophic Cyber Risk July 9, 2020 Kovrr, a cyber risk modeling company, announced it has developed an easy-to-use open framework to measure and understand catastrophic cyber...
Australia to Spend Nearly $1 Billion on Cyber Security During Next Decade June 30, 2020 By Colin Packham SYDNEY – Australia will spend A$1.35 billion ($926.1 million) over the next 10 years to boost its cyber security defenses,...
State-Based Hackers Target Australia Government, Critical Infrastructure: Prime Minister June 19, 2020 By Edward Johnson Australia’s government, health and education services and various industries are being targeted by sophisticated state-based cyber attacks, Prime Minister Scott...