A new report from Nozomi Networks Labs finds cyberthreats to industrial and critical infrastructure have reached new heights as threat actors double down on high value targets. With industrial organizations ramping connectivity to accelerate Digital Transformation and remote work, threat actors are weaponizing the software supply chain and ransomware attacks are growing in number, sophistication […]

A data breach at the Office of the Washington State Auditor has compromised the personal information of 1.6 million Americans. Social security numbers and banking information were exposed in a breach in December of Accellion, a software provider the auditor’s office used to transfer large computer files. An official statement said: “The Office of the Washington […]

A well-known sports franchise, Boston Red Sox is an attractive target for cybercriminals. The organisation is utilising Acronis solutions to keep its sensitive data secure. Intelligent SME.tech spoke to Brian Shield, VP of IT at Boston Red Sox, to find out more about the implementation and how it has helped to future-proof the organisation. Can […]

Chinook is offering Nozomi Networks’ Operational Technology (OT) and Internet of things (IoT) visibility and anomaly detection solutions to its government, healthcare, transportation and defense industrial base customers. Chinook, a leader in building automation and facilities consulting and commissioning services, is offering its customers in the government, healthcare, transportation and defense sectors advanced cybersecurity solutions to […]

Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) has fined California-based Twitter for infringements of the EU’s GDPR data protection laws. The DPC said its investigation commenced in January 2019 following receipt of a breach notification from Twitter. The organisation found Twitter infringed Article 33(1) and 33(5) of the GDPR in terms of a failure to notify the breach on […]

Key government departments in the US have been targeted in a major cyberespionage campaign. The suspected state-sponsored attacks were directed at the networks of the treasury, commerce and homeland security departments. Federal civilian agencies were told to disconnect from SolarWinds Orion following the breach by malicious actors. Casey Ellis, the CTO, Founder and Chairman of Bugcrowd, said: “The breach of SolarWinds […]

Cybersecurity company Lumu is helping businesses understand the scope and scale of the ransomware threat with The 2020 Ransomware Flashcard. Ransomware remains one of the most pervasive and insidious security threats to enterprise organizations. In 2020 alone, dozens of recognized brands have been forced to disclose that their networks were breached and their data encrypted […]

With the aviation industry being one of the sectors most impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, Brian Cobb, Chief Innovation Officer at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport and one of the speakers at Cybersecurity in Aviation, exclusively tells us how the industry is utilising technology to put itself back on the road to recovery. How important is the […]