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Cyber Insurance: Is Paying a Ransom Counter-Productive?

Food for thought as discussed on May 18, 2023, an article posted in The Australian Insurance Council: Banning paying a ransom to cyber hackers is counter-productive where Andrew Hall, the Chief Executive of the Insurance Council of Australia (ICA), stated that “attempts to ban businesses from paying ransoms for cyber attacks risks eroding trust and relationships with government.”

New Top-Level Domains as Potential Phishing Risk

Google has recently introduced a set of new top-level domains: .dad, .esq, .prof, .phd, .nexus, .foo, .zip and.mov. They’re now available for purchase, and it’s the last two that are attracting attention due to the risk of abuse in phishing attacks. WIRED describes why.zip and.mov have raised concerns. “The two stand out because they are also common file extension names. The former, .zip, is ubiquitous for data compression, while.mov is a video format developed by Apple.

[New & Improved] QR Code Phishing with Snail Mail Postcards

One of KnowBe4's long-term employees just send me a picture this morning of a postcard that sure looks like it's phishing, the good old-fashioned way: snail mail! Here is the picture and you tell me what all the red flags are! The domain does not work of course. The email seems to have disappeared into the bitbucket. For many obvious reasons i have not tried the QR code since I do not have a bulletproof sandbox installed on my smartphone where I can detonate malware. :-D.

The Cyber Essentials 2023 update - what's involved?

The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) describes this update, version 3.1, as a ‘lighter touch’ update than the previous iteration in 2022, but it still contains some important updates and clarifications. In this blog post, we provide a brief overview of some of the changes. Cyber Essentials is an initiative created with the aim of increasing awareness of cyber security issues and enabling companies to address common types of cyber threats.

The Power of Using Risk Scores to Automate Continuous Conditional Access

Co-authored by David Willis and Gary Jenkins As we wrote in an earlier blog, the concept of cybersecurity risk continues to be codified, qualified, and, finally, quantified. With the rise of RESTful API endpoint support and near-real time telemetry sharing, companies can seize the opportunity to automate the IT/security stack’s response to risky users (in addition to devices, data, and applications—to be covered in future blogs).

The Top 4 Criteria for Choosing a Security Automation Solution

As businesses continue to evolve, automation has become an essential aspect of modern operations. The benefits of automation are numerous, ranging from reducing operational costs to increasing security, efficiency, and accuracy. However, with so many automation solutions available on the market, it can be challenging to select the right one for your business.

Platform Engineering and Security: A Very Short Introduction

Is DevOps really dead? Learn about the rise of platform engineering and how it differs from DevOps in terms of self-service capabilities and automation. Discover how security fits into this new paradigm and the benefits of platform engineering for software development teams of various sizes.

What are SafeNet Luna Network HSM 7 and Thales Luna Network HSM 7?

We will dive into the world of Luna Network HSM 7. You can explore its capabilities and the two options available: SafeNet Luna Network HSM 7 and Thales Luna Network HSM 7. Also, discover how these solutions enhance security and protect your cryptographic keys.

CA/B Forum Baseline Requirements v2.8 for Code Signing Certificates

Under the CA/B Forum BRs for Code Signing Certificates v2.8, Sectigo Certificate Services has implemented a hosted key attestation service to ensure the verification of hardware-backed keypairs during the issuance and management of Code Signing Certificates.