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The United States Secret Service Electronic Crimes Task Force (ECTF) recently presented a 3-hour webinar titled Ransomware: An Emerging Threat. This presentation included members of government agencies and private corporations and contains a wealth of information. The entire session has been published on YouTube and full information is detailed below.
Log4J, a critical vulnerability, is actively being exploited worldwide. Researchers and major technology companies warn that hackers linked to foreign governments and criminal ransomware groups are already exploiting the vulnerability at a rate in excess of 100 attacks per minute.
Whether you’re a small company or one as large as Colonial Pipeline or T-Mobile, not having any cyber incident response plan will cause major problems and disruptions. When you’re hit with a breach, without a plan in place, your security and management teams will be scrambling and likely to make expensive mistakes.
The Department of Defense (DoD) has suspended the original cybersecurity certification program pending major changes. On November 4, 2021, the DoD announced the completion of an internal review of its Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program and the release of Model 2.0.
Patricia Fisher, President and CEO of JANUS Associates, Inc. is one of the Founding Partners of the Connecticut Technology Council (CTC) and continues on the board in addition to leading the Cyber Security Task Force. Ms. Fisher is also involved in other technology-oriented associations.
A Russian-based group has masqueraded as a legitimate cyber security consultancy. The Baston Secure company website, logo displayed as BS, hosted and hired multiple jobs for cyber security specialists and offered what appeared to be legitimate cyber security services.
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