In an open letter addressing Ukraine's request to web governance entity ICANN, dozens of researchers, internet activists, politicians and academics voiced their disapproval, instead calling for precise, measured sanctions that could more effectively weaken Russian military and propaganda efforts.
The ISMG Security Report features an analysis of the U.S. government's request for billions of dollars in tech aid to curb the global impact of the Kremlin's campaign in Ukraine. It also examines Biden's cryptocurrency executive order and why breached organizations often don't share full details.
Former top U.S. cybersecurity official Richard Clarke said on Wednesday that the conflict in Ukraine will likely worsen before showing signs of improvement, including potential cyber escalation with the U.S. and its NATO allies. He urged U.S. organizations to allocate resources to cyber defense.
President Joe Biden is expected to outline a whole-of-government approach to reining in cryptocurrencies, which have been criticized for lax cybersecurity measures. Media reports say the administration will announce an executive order on crypto this week, to align the U.S. with global allies.
Ransomware groups continue to target critical infrastructure sectors internationally. An FBI alert says that ransomware group RagnarLocker has targeted 52 entities across 10 critical infrastructure sectors, while Romania's premier petrol supplier, Rompetrol, has reportedly been hit by Hive.
Google will buy cybersecurity firm Mandiant for $5.4 billion, an acquisition Google says will give it new capabilities to respond to cybersecurity threats and bolster its cloud platform. Mandiant will be folded into Google's Cloud Platform.
As Western cybersecurity officials warn that Russia's Ukraine invasion poses an elevated cybersecurity risk to all, kudos to Cloudflare, CrowdStrike and Ping Identity for offering free endpoint security and other defenses to the healthcare sector and power sectors, for at least four months.
U.S. and NATO officials are increasingly looking to sharpen sanctions and rhetoric against Russia, and cybersecurity is a pivotal part of the discussion. The Biden administration is now requesting $10 billion in emergency funds to address Russia's campaign, with sizeable pots for cybersecurity.
A new federal report spotlighting the spate of recent cyberattacks on the healthcare and other sector provides insights to help organizations better navigate continuing and evolving cybersecurity trends and challenges in 2022 and beyond.
As Russia's ground invasion and air assault against Ukraine continues, so too do online attacks being launched against Ukrainian targets. A Ukrainian cybersecurity official says his country is fighting the first-ever "hybrid war" that bridges both the physical and online realms.
Four ISMG editors discuss the accelerating invasion of Ukraine by Russia and its potential impact on the cybersecurity industry; whether hacktivists are the new resistance fighters and the dangers that might trigger; and how a data leak may help researchers track and fight the Conti ransomware gang.
U.S. officials say that while it would be nearly impossible for Russia to "flip the switch" and convert to cryptocurrency to stabilize its sanctioned economy, they caution that Russian elites and entities may yet try to skirt the measures by transferring and obfuscating funds across the blockchain.
Russia's National Coordination Center for Computer Incidents has published a list of 17,576 IP addresses and 166 domains that it says are targeting the country's information resources via distributed denial-of-service attacks. It also published a 20-point list of remediation measures.
Could a fundamental but poorly secured protocol that helps power the internet finally get needed improvements? The Federal Communications Commission has opened a security review of Border Gateway Protocol, just days after Russia reportedly hijacked BGP to target a Ukrainian bank.
A Senate cybersecurity bill calls for critical infrastructure entities to report major cyber incidents within 72 hours and within 24 hours when a ransomware payment is made. If the bill gets signed into law, what is the potential impact on healthcare sector entities and their vendors?
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