CINS ARMY BRIEF
The 3Rd Annual Cins Awards
(This is our CINS Army Brief for September 2021. Learn more and subscribe here.)
And the “CINSY” for Baddest Actor in Cybersecurity goes to …
Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS).
From REvil to DarkSide to BlackMatter, these probably-not-state-sponsored organizations have matured into highly organized and profitable businesses, with 24/7 customer service departments and enterprise-level administration. Umm, congratulations?
Check out the links below on RaaS and more, and catch up on everything you missed last month.
- Infamous ransomware gang REvil returns to the dark web
https://siliconangle.com/2021/09/08/infamous-ransomware-gang-revil-returns-dark-web/ - Officials urge Congress to consider fining companies that fail to report cyber incidents
https://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/573706-officials-urge-congress-to-consider-fining-companies-that-fail-to-report - Cyber Should be a Proactive and Team Sport, SBA CTO Says
https://www.meritalk.com/articles/cyber-should-be-a-proactive-and-team-sport-sba-cto-says/ - Ransomware now accounts for 69% of all attacks that use malware
https://www.techrepublic.com/article/ransomware-now-accounts-for-69-of-all-attacks-that-use-malware/ - Hackers Are Going ‘Deep-Sea Phishing,’ So What Can You Do About It?
https://threatpost.com/hackers-deep-sea-phishing/174868/ - Millions of malicious emails are still slipping past security filters
https://www.techradar.com/news/millions-of-malicious-emails-are-slipping-past-security-filters - This phishing-as-a-service operation is responsible for many attacks against businesses, says Microsoft
https://www.zdnet.com/article/this-phishing-as-a-service-operation-is-responsible-for-many-attacks-against-businesses-says-microsoft/ - Russian state hackers use new TinyTurla malware as secondary backdoor
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/russian-state-hackers-use-new-tinyturla-malware-as-secondary-backdoor/ - Attackers Spread Cobalt Strike Through Backdoor in Common Apps
https://securityintelligence.com/news/cobalt-strike-spread-backdoor-common-apps/ - Rapid digitalization may leave smart cities open to cyberattacks
https://gcn.com/articles/2021/09/15/smart-city-cyber-vulnerabilities.aspx - U.S. Cyber Chief Says ‘Cyber Bullets’ Are Part of War on Hacks
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-09-14/u-s-cyber-chief-says-cyber-bullets-are-part-of-war-on-hacks - Bot attacks grow 41% in first half of 2021: LexisNexis
https://www.zdnet.com/article/bot-attacks-grow-41-in-first-half-of-2021-lexisnexis/ - 4 Steps for Fostering Collaboration Between IT Network and Security Teams
https://www.darkreading.com/operations/4-steps-for-fostering-collaboration-between-it-network-and-security-teams - 91% of IT teams have felt ‘forced’ to trade security for business operations
https://www.zdnet.com/article/91-of-it-teams-have-felt-forced-to-trade-security-for-business-operations/
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