CyberRes

The Struggle with Threat Intelligence

Driven by a vast majority of security professionals who consider cyber threat intelligence a valuable resource in finding and dealing with security threats, the adoption of threat intelligence services and capabilities continues to take off. Yet, security analysts continue to slowly adopt the technology needed to make better use…

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Digital Data Hoarding

I have recently had the misfortune to spend a lot of time watching daytime TV due to catching Covid, despite being fully vaccinated and boosted it put me out of action. Luckily as I write this, I seem to be through the worst of it.

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Ransomware Reality and Survival

Ransomware is making headlines everywhere. From the energy industry (Colonial Pipeline’s ransom payment of $4.4M) to the food industry (JBS Foods’ ransom payment of $11M), mounting data suggests this insidious trend may be getting out of control.

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State and Local Governments are Under Siege from Cyberattacks – it’s Time to Act

Cyberattacks against state, local and Tribal government (SLTG) entities has grown more aggressive. Last year the cybersecurity firm BlueVoyant published a report that disclosed State and Local Governments saw a 50% increase in cyberattacks from 2017 to 2020. The report also noted that the 50% increase in attacks is likely a fraction of the true number of incidents because many go unreported. Research by Barracuda Networks indicates that 44% of global ransomware attacks in 2020 targeted municipalities.

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