The cyber risk facing the manufacturing sector is likely greater at this point than ever before. Cybercriminals have demonstrably pivoted towards targeting manufacturing sector companies, likely after recognizing the sensitivity of manufacturing towards extended outages. This observation has been confirmed by our analysis of ransomware activity in 2021 and 2022. There is also an ever-present […]
Recent reporting from Microsoft has shone light on the “HolyGhost” ransomware group, a cybercriminal outfit originating from North Korea. While this might appear like yet another ransomware group, in what is an increasingly saturated market, HolyGhost holds a number of distinctions from their peers. Conducting cybercriminal operations from a communist state represents a number of […]
In 2020, our research report on account takeover (ATO) highlighted the risk of using credentials in an unsafe manner, which was being exploited by cyber threat actors to great effect. In the coming weeks, we will be issuing our follow on report on ATO, which found that many of the problems surrounding credential use remain; […]
The two-month mark of the Russia and Ukraine war has passed, with Russia almost certainly having failed to meet its initial strategic goals. While Russian commentators may try to paint the ongoing conflict in a favorable light, Russian President Putin’s ‘special military operation’ was almost certainly intended to produce a lightning offensive, enabling the Russian […]
On 23 Feb 2022, Russian forces started a military operation targeting Ukraine. Reporting indicates that shelling in several Ukrainian cities has occurred, and footage from Kharkiv’s border shows Russian vehicles moving into Ukraine. In a fiery televised address, President Vladimir Putin has threatened dire consequences to any nations seeking to prevent this, labeling his offensive […]