Cybersecurity in Russia right now is complicated, owing to reprisals over its Ukraine invasion, leading to Russia launching its own root certificate to keep sites online; facing down "Russians only" RURansom wiper malware; and Avast being the latest business to suspend all operations in the country.
Ari Redbord of TRM Labs joins editors at ISMG to discuss President Biden's executive order on digital assets, the role of cryptocurrency in the Ukraine-Russia war and nuances for ransomware victims who consider paying a ransom, and trends in regulatory guidance and leadership for digital currency.
In the new "Proof of Concept," John Kindervag, Zero Trust creator and senior vice president of cybersecurity strategy at ON2IT, and Jeremy Grant, managing director of technology business strategy at Venable, join ISMG's Anna Delaney and Tom Field to discuss trending Zero Trust and identity issues.
With Ukraine having called on the world to join its "IT Army" and help it hack Russia and ally Belarus, what could possibly go wrong? For starters, launching distributed denial-of-service attacks - at least from outside Ukraine - remains illegal and risks triggering an escalation by Moscow.
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.
U.S. President Joe Biden this week issued a cryptocurrency executive order that addresses consumer protection, national security and financial stability. Ari Redbord, former senior adviser at the U.S. Treasury, calls this order "a clarion call" for crypto regulation and shares his initial reaction.
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.
The Lapsus$ ransomware group is tricking users into installing malware by disguising it as verified and signed certificates, which researchers say are believed to have been stolen from the Nvidia and Samsung source code leaks.
As expected, President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed an executive order on cryptocurrency that tackles consumer protection, financial stability, national security and climate risks. The administration calls it the first whole-of-government strategy to rein in cryptocurrencies.
In an excerpt from his book "CRISC Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control All-In-One Exam Guide," Peter Gregory discusses choosing the fifth option in risk management, which is ignoring the risk. He warns of the problems that choice can cause.
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.
Double-extortion ransomware. Supply chain attacks. Weaponized zero-days. It's an advanced threat landscape, and it requires advanced defenses. Taylor Ettema of Palo Alto Networks outlines the key capabilities today's security solutions require to step up against the adversaries' ongoing innovation.
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.
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