Here is the weekly roundup :
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Ransomware and HIPAA- What You Need to Know to Stay Secure
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Ransomware attacks have continued to steadily increase over the past couple of years. According to a recent U.S Government interagency report since early 2016, around four thousand ransomware attacks have occurred each day.
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Trump Signs Presidential Executive Order to Strengthen US Cyber Defenses
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US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order on Thursday that aims to improve and bolster the cyber defenses of the government’s federal networks and critical infrastructure in the country.
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Google Docs Users Hit with Massive Phishing Attack
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On Wednesday morning (PST), users of the popular Google Docs software suite were targeted in a comprehensive phishing campaign that allowed attackers to obtain victims’ contact lists while accessing their Gmail accounts to spread spam.
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Human Vulnerability – The Biggest Threat to an OrganizationNearly 50% of Organizations are Victims of Ransomware Attacks
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A new study has revealed that ransomware attacks targeting organizations continue to be one the rise, with 47% of organizations revealing that they have been victims of a ransomware attack over the past 12 months
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Government & Finance are the Most Targeted Sectors of CyberAttacks
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New research has revealed that the number of cyberattacks targeting the government sector has doubled in 2016, jumping to 14% from 7% in the space of a year.
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Intel Vulnerability Leaves Thousands of PCs Open to Hacker Hijack
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Security researchers have warned that a vulnerability in the Active Management Technology (AMT) feature of Intel processor chipsets are open to a remote exploit
that could allow malicious hackers to hijack computers.
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LIFARS Q&A:
Mark A. Pfister on Boards and the Cybersecurity Challenge
Mark Pfister, CEO and the Chairman of the Board of Integral Board Group, discusses the cybersecurity challenges the boards face in a recent interview with LIFARS.
Featured Article:
2017 Breach Data Investigation Report
LIFARS provided data and information of incidents we encountered in 2016 for Verizon's 2017 Data Breach Investigation Report.
Upcoming Events:
IANS Toronto Information Security Forum| 5/16-5/17
Our CEO, Ondrej Krehel, will be discussing effective Threat Hunting and Incident Response plans for three separate sessions.
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Enfuse Conference| 5/22-5/25
LIFARS' Incident Response and Digital Forensic Team will be presenting two lab sessions at Enfuse:
- Digital Forensics on Compromised Web Applications
- Incident Response, The First 24 Hours
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NJ ISACA - FinCyberSec Conference 2017 | 5/31
Ondrej Krehel, LIFARS' CEO, will be presenting real cases of cyber extortion on financial firms and high net worth individuals, during his session "The Era of Ransomware and Cyber Extortion."
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