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?
A phishing campaign, likely carried out by a state-sponsored threat actor, is targeting European government personnel who are aiding Ukrainian refugees, Proofpoint says. The TTPs in the campaign resemble those of Ghostwriter, a group that was the subject of a Ukrainian CERT warning on Feb. 25.
In February, the Federal Reserve came out with a toolkit to detect synthetic ID fraud. Mike Timoney, vice president, secure payments at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, says enterprises want to know how to deal with this kind of fraud and were anxious to get the information.
As Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues, what should global CISOs and security teams do to ensure that their organizations stay protected? Beyond following cybersecurity agencies' guidance, experts offer advice on how to brief the board of directors, appeal for resources, support teams and more.
This ISMG Security Report analyzes why Russia has not yet launched full-scale cyberattacks in Ukraine and the West and what we might expect to come. It also describes how organizations can bolster cyber defenses in times of crisis and outlines mistakes organizations make following a cyber incident.
Key financial members of the U.S. Senate on Wednesday sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen regarding potential sanctions evasions and the department's ability to police crypto assets, as adversarial countries have previously leveraged them to fund weapons programs and for cash infusion.
Security experts, legislators and researchers are worried about fraud and money laundering related to cryptocurrency platforms during the Russia-Ukraine crisis. Researchers are already observing a spike in phishing attacks and other threat vectors targeting digital wallets.
Amid escalating violence in Ukraine and sanctions meant to hobble Moscow, the Senate has passed a landmark cybersecurity package that bundles three substantial measures - mandatory incident reporting for critical infrastructure, an update to federal IT security strategy, and FedRAMP authorization.
Expel is out with its new forward-looking report, "Great eXpeltations," and ransomware and cryptojacking are among the topics covered. Jon Hencinski of Expel and Michael Darling of Venable share insights on attack trends and how to defend against them.
Business email compromise: We know it's coming, we educate our employees, and yet the schemes still succeed far too often. Mike Britton, CISO of Abnormal Security, talks about why BEC schemes are so pervasive - and how to envision and create a successful BEC solution.
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