Scripps Health Reports Financial Toll of Ransomware Attack

Scripps Health Reports Financial Toll of Ransomware Attack

Critical Infrastructure Security , Cybercrime , Cybercrime as-a-service Costs So Far Total Nearly $113 Million, Including $91.6 Million in Lost Revenue Marianne Kolbasuk McGee (HealthInfoSec) • August 13, 2021     Scripps Health reports that a recent ransomware incident has already cost the entity nearly $113 million The recent ransomware attack that disrupted Scripps Health’s…

Poly Network hacker returns $342m of stolen assets

Poly Network hacker returns $342m of stolen assets

Image: Shutterstock via Dennis Hacker states that they are “not very interested in money” Print Print Pro Read More: cryptocurrency cybersecurity Poly Network security The hacker behind what is considered to be the biggest cryptocurrency heist in history has now returned $342 million worth of stolen assets. This is according to Poly Network, a blockchain…

Assessing AI Security Solutions: Questions to Ask

Assessing AI Security Solutions: Questions to Ask

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning , Next-Generation Technologies & Secure Development Nat Smith of Gartner Offers Advice on Cutting Through the Hype Anna Delaney (annamadeline) • August 13, 2021     Nat Smith, senior director security analyst, Gartner Nat Smith, senior director security analyst at Gartner, describes what factors potential buyers…

NortonLifeLock to acquire Avast in US$8B deal – Security

NortonLifeLock to acquire Avast in US$8B deal – Security

Cybersecurity vendors NortonLifeLock and Avast Tuesday unveiled plans to merge in a deal aimed at creating a global consumer security powerhouse. The deal, which was first hinted at by NortonLifeLock and Avast in July, is valued at somewhere around $8 billion. That makes it the third-largest security acquisition after Thoma Bravo‘s $12.3 billion proposed buy…

Rory Stewart: Afghanistan is a betrayal and catastrophic failure

Rory Stewart: Afghanistan is a betrayal and catastrophic failure

The advance of the Taliban across Afghanistan represents a betrayal and catastrophic failure by the US, UK and Nato, says Rory Stewart, a former UK International Development Secretary. He told BBC World News that Western involvement in Afghanistan had involved around 2,500 troops supporting Afghan forces and air support. That support had confined the Taliban…

Microsoft August Patch Tuesday Roundup: 44 vulnerabilities, 7 critical

Microsoft August Patch Tuesday Roundup: 44 vulnerabilities, 7 critical

As summer winds down, IT security is still very much at the forefront of the news. Blackhat USA conducted its annual cybersecurity event, for the 24th year, in Las Vegas as a combination virtual and in-person conference. Topics of the briefings indicate how much has changed over the last decade. Ten years ago, Windows vulnerabilities…