The Internet continues to expand and connect more devices every minute. The number of connected devices is now over 10 billion, so the need for effective cyber threat intelligence sharing has never been greater. Cyber-attacks have increased in frequency and sophistication, presenting significant challenges for organizations that must defend their data and systems from capable threat actors. Cyber threat information is any information that can help an organization identify, assess, monitor, a
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Cl0p ransomware began as a part of the Cryptomix family and was first seen in the wild in 2019 operating as a Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) platform. The group has targeted international organizations including companies in the pharmaceditcal, education, technology, and industrial verticals.
The Cl0p ransomware group had a quiet end to 2021 after being shut down following Operation Cyclone, a joint law enforcement operation involving Interpol, Europol, Ukrainian Law enforcement, United Stat
The Conti Ransomware group has been in and out of the news for the majority of 2022. Beginning the year with an attack on Kenyon Produce (KP) Snacks and conducting business as usual. When the conflict between Russia and Ukraine boiled over, the group again made headlines for taking the side of Russia. This led to widespread dissemination of the group's internal chat messages and eventually leaks of the ransomware source code.
The group remains in the spotlight with news of an ongoing confl
The Snatch Ransomware group was first discovered at the end of 2019. The ransomware gained publicity due to its novel encryption method in which is reboots that target machine into safe mode and disables a number of security services before encrypting files, limiting the likelihood of detection.
The Ransomware also differs from major groups as they use targeted attacks rather than large phishing campaigns to gain access to specific companies. The group has been described as a big game hunter tha
The supply chain provides the framework for the modern transfer of goods. Logistics play a pivotal role from the acquisition of raw materials to the delivery of a final product to the end user. Generally, the raw materials are transported to a supplier, who then transports the materials to a manufacturer. The manufacture creates a finished product that is then distributed to either a retailer or warehouse where the product is either sent to or carried out by the consumer. Pictured below is a
Adaptive security is a cybersecurity model made up of four phases, prediction, prevention, detection, and response. The process was developed in response to the de-centralization of IT ecosystems to accommodate hybrid working environments and the porting of systems to the cloud.
The perimeter that once defined a network no longer exists. Organizations are leveraging cloud technology and shifting towards hybrid work environments. The de-centralization of IT ecosystems is becoming increasingly
The 2022 Major League Baseball season is set to kick off next week, which means fans everywhere are trying to gauge how their team stacks up to the competition. To prepare for the season Wapack Labs has skipped the analysis of Batting Averages, RBI’s, and On-Base Percentages in favor of measuring each team’s cyber security posture.
Horizon Actuarial Services, LLC provided notice regarding a data privacy incident that occurred on 12 November 2021. The incident involved the theft of data inclu
Last October, the information technology (IT) department at the University of Vermont Medical Center (UVM) began receiving reports of malfunctioning computer systems across its network. Employees reported they were having trouble logging into business and clinical applications. Some reported the systems were not working at all. Within a few hours, the IT department began to suspect the hospital was experiencing a cyberattack. At that time, the possibility was very much a reality to the IT te
A San Diego-based artificial intelligence and data science company that helps lenders predict the trustworthiness of loan application information, recently published research detailing increased levels of attempted loan fraud in 2020, which the company believes could continue through 2021. “The analysis and outlook from Point Predictive (PP) is essential reading to be prepared. For Elite Acceptance, the crucial trends to get ahead of are the dealer implications, such as a sale price inflation o
