Latest Cybersecurity News
ISA is committed to keeping the security community up to date with the latest cybersecurity news. FBI issues Windows 7 warning On August 3, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) issued a private industry notification (PIN) reminding companies about the potential risks of running Windows 7. Microsoft ended most support for Windows 7 on […]
Preparing an Incident Response Plan
This is Part II of a three-part series on incident response planning as part of your overall information security plan. Part I discussed why an incident response plan is important and Part III details the key elements and outline of a typical incident response plan. Here in Part II, we’ll focus on seven activities you should […]
Not All Pen Tests are Created Equal
Kevin Dawson, our CEO and President, shares his thoughts. Check out the original article on LinkedIn here. Don’t get me wrong, penetration tests (or “pen tests”) are an important part of an overall information security plan. But not all pen tests are created equal, and a pen test is not the answer to everything. I […]
Leading the Way: Women In Cybersecurity
Grab a seat at our Live Virtual Roundtable: Female Trailblazers in Cybersecurity on August 25th at 1PM EDT! ISA Cybersecurity Inc. in partnership with CyberArk and Tenable, is hosting a virtual roundtable that brings together leading women in cybersecurity to address today’s pressing industry issues by highlighting women’s vital roles through powerful stories. Register today! No question, women in […]
Latest Cybersecurity News
ISA is committed to keeping the security community up to date with the latest cybersecurity news. Update: Charges laid in Twitter hack Just two weeks after a massive hack at Twitter, three individuals have been charged in connection with the incident. As we reported in late July, Twitter suffered a significant breach with some of […]
Why You Need an Incident Response Plan
“An incident response plan is a set of procedures, tools, and resources that your organization can use to recognize, respond, and recover from a cybersecurity attack or data breach.” This is Part I of a three-part series on incident response planning as part of your overall information security plan. Part II details seven steps […]
Latest Cybersecurity News
ISA is committed to keeping the security community up to date with the latest cybersecurity news. Garmin hit by suspected ransomware attack Garmin, a global leader in the production of fitness trackers, smartwatches and other GPS-enabled wearable devices, was hit with a suspected ransomware attack on July 23 that shut down many of its global […]
Assessing Increasingly Complex IoT Threats
There has been a steady uptake of IoT as the number of organizations that use the technology increased from 13 to 25 percent between 2014 and 2017. Experts estimate that the global number of IoT connected devices will increase threefold to 43 billion between 2018 and 2023. Total spending on endpoints and IoT services will reach […]
BEC Fraud: From C-Suite To Finance
Attackers are now increasingly targeting the accounts payable (AP) department, with an attempt to establish profound connection and trust with the AP personnel before launching an attack. The scam, which involves sending emails to impersonate legitimate vendors and employees, primarily targets enterprises that conduct wire transfers to local and oversea suppliers. Business email compromise (BEC) […]