Latest Cybersecurity News: 2021-02-01 Edition
Follow ISA on LinkedIn to get notified of the latest cybersecurity news. Subscribe to ISA CyberCast Monthly Newsletter Peel District School Board suffers ransomware attack The school board of Peel District in Ontario, Canada (comprising the cities of Mississauga and Brampton) has advised that it has suffered a suspected ransomware attack on its internal systems, […]
Data Privacy and Data Security
January 28, 2021 marks the 14th annual Data Privacy Day – a day that is important for consumers and businesses alike. For consumers, it’s a time to review and reflect on the confidentiality of their online data; for businesses, it’s a time for leadership to take stock of their privacy practices and obligations. Data privacy […]
Latest Cybersecurity News 2021-01-25 Edition
Follow ISA on LinkedIn to get notified of the latest cybersecurity news. Subscribe to our Newsletter Belgian hospital suffers cyber attack Healthcare ransomware is in the news again as a hospital in Tournai, Belgium has suffered a serious cyber attack. According to a French-language report from Belgian news outlet L’Avenir, the attack on the Center […]
Latest Cybersecurity News 2021-01-18 Edition
Follow ISA on LinkedIn to get notified of the latest cybersecurity news. Subscribe to our Newsletter McAfee releases 2021 Threat Predictions Report On January 13, McAfee posted its 2021 Threat Predictions Report, summarizing the anticipated trends in cybersecurity threats for the coming year. Unsurprisingly, ripple effects from the COVID-19 pandemic feature prominently in the forecast. […]
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Follow ISA on LinkedIn to get notified of the latest cybersecurity news. WhatsApp privacy announcement uproar On January 4, WhatsApp published an update to its terms of use and privacy policy. The changes have created a good deal of confusion amongst many of WhatsApp’s userbase of over two billion people. A new pop-up message in the app notifies users that, as of […]
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Follow ISA on LinkedIn to get notified of the latest cybersecurity news. SolarWinds breach fallout continues As we enter 2021, the news continues to be bad for SolarWinds as a result of the Orion supply chain hacking incident disclosed in mid-December. The breach is now believed to have affected up to 250 American federal and […]
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Follow ISA on LinkedIn to get notified of the latest cybersecurity news. SolarWinds Breach Fallout Continues The biggest story in cybersecurity today remains the SolarWinds malware compromise. The first indications of the incident came to light on December 8 when FireEye announced that so-called “Red Team” tools (software used by FireEye to conduct penetration testing […]
ISA Threat Brief: SUNBURST – SolarStorm Hack
What happened at SolarWinds? On Monday, December 14, SolarWinds Inc. published a statement advising that selected SolarWinds® Orion® Platform software builds have been compromised. A cyberattack on their systems inserted a vulnerability into versions 2019.4 HF 5, 2020.2 with no hotfix installed, or 2020.2 HF 1. The compromise appears to have been created by cyber attackers who quietly tampered […]
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Follow ISA on LinkedIn to get notified of the latest cybersecurity news. Cyberattacks on Distribution of Coronavirus Vaccines IBM’s threat intelligence research task force (named “X-Force”) has identified a series of cyberattacks aimed at the logistics of the distribution of coronavirus vaccines. Various companies and government organizations have been targeted, with speculation for the […]