CINS ARMY BRIEF
Who Are The Local Unicorns?
This is our CINS Army Brief for June 2022, curating the most interesting cyber news from the past month. Learn more and subscribe here.
Our Take
Where’s That $1B in State, Local Cybersecurity Grants?
https://www.govtech.com/budget-finance/wheres-that-1b-in-state-local-cybersecurity-grants
Successful cyber leaders at the local level are truly Unicorns. How many constituents can one person manage? The IT team? Users? Elected officials? Residents? Vendors? Don’t forget state officials and the federal government!
- What Gartner’s top cybersecurity predictions for 2022-23 reveal
https://venturebeat.com/2022/06/22/what-gartners-top-cybersecurity-predictions-for-2022-23-reveal/ - Ransomware is the biggest global cyber threat. And the attacks are still evolving
https://www.zdnet.com/article/ransomware-attacks-are-the-biggest-global-cyber-threat-and-still-evolving-warns-cybersecurity-chief/ - Hacktivism Against States Grows After Overturn of Roe v. Wade
https://www.govtech.com/blogs/lohrmann-on-cybersecurity/hacktivism-against-states-grows-after-overturn-of-roe-v-wade - US Agency Looks at Creating a ‘311’ Call Line for Cybersecurity Incidents
https://www.pcmag.com/news/us-agency-looks-at-creating-a-311-call-line-for-cybersecurity-incidents - Cybersecurity And Data Privacy: 7 Challenges For CFOs To Address
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jimdeloach/2022/06/21/cybersecurity-and-data-privacy-7-challenges-for-cfos-to-address/?sh=23e2b10628ce - Who Is Legally Responsible for a Cyber Incident?
https://securityintelligence.com/articles/who-is-legally-responsible-cyber-incident/ - Protecting Organizations From 5G Threats
https://securityboulevard.com/2022/06/protecting-organizations-from-5g-threats/ - Got hit by a cyberattack? Hackers will probably come after you again – within a year
https://www.zdnet.com/article/got-hit-by-a-cyber-attack-hackers-will-probably-come-after-you-again-within-a-year/ - This new malware is at the heart of the ransomware ecosystem
https://www.zdnet.com/article/this-new-malware-is-now-at-the-heart-of-the-ransomware-ecosystem/ - These fake voicemail phishing emails want to steal your passwords
https://www.zdnet.com/article/these-fake-voicemail-phishing-emails-want-to-steal-your-passwords/ - New Linux Malware ‘Nearly Impossible to Detect’
https://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/new-linux-malware-nearly-impossible-to-detect- - New malware variant part of Cuba ransomware comeback
https://www.scmagazine.com/brief/ransomware/new-malware-variant-part-of-cuba-ransomware-comeback - NSA, FBI warning: Hackers are using these flaws to target VPNs and network devices
https://www.zdnet.com/article/nsa-fbi-warning-hackers-are-using-these-flaws-to-target-vpns-and-network-devices/ - This advanced new malware strain leaves you practically defenseless
https://www.techradar.com/news/this-advanced-new-malware-strain-leaves-you-practically-defenceless - How the Russia-Ukraine war makes ransomware payments harder
https://www.csoonline.com/article/3663032/how-the-russia-ukraine-war-makes-ransomware-payments-harder.html#tk.rss_all - 15 Malware Statistics to Take Seriously in 2022
https://securityboulevard.com/2022/06/15-malware-statistics-to-take-seriously-in-2022/ - Half of IT leaders say passwords too weak for security purposes
https://www.techrepublic.com/article/it-leaders-say-passwords-weak/ - 9 ways hackers will use machine learning to launch attacks
https://www.csoonline.com/article/3250144/6-ways-hackers-will-use-machine-learning-to-launch-attacks.html#tk.rss_all - Why Less Is More When It Comes To Cybersecurity
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2022/06/13/why-less-is-more-when-it-comes-to-cybersecurity/?sh=3169984f5833 - What is Considered Cyberterrorism and Why Does It Matter Today?
https://dataconomy.com/2022/06/what-is-cyberterrorism/ - Emerging Standards Shield Trucks From Cyberattacks
https://www.ttnews.com/articles/emerging-standards-shield-trucks-cyberattacks - Top 6 IT Challenges in Healthcare
https://www.cioinsight.com/news-trends/it-challenges-in-healthcare/ - Do Privacy and Data Protection Regulations Create as Many Problems as They Solve?
https://www.securityweek.com/do-privacy-and-data-protection-regulations-create-many-problems-they-solve - 7 IT governance mistakes — and how to avoid them
https://www.cio.com/article/401388/7-it-governance-mistakes-and-how-to-avoid-them.html - Hiring entry-level and junior candidates can alleviate the cybersecurity skills shortage
https://www.techrepublic.com/article/hiring-entry-level-alleviate-cybersecurity-shortage/
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