Articles and Comments By Bill Lawrence
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Senate Passes NDAA Without Key Cyber Provisions
December 16 , 2021 by Bill Lawrence
It is always interesting to see what issues make it out of committee and into law, especially one as...
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How The Zelle Fraud Scam Steals Your Bank Credentials
November 23 , 2021 by Bill Lawrence
This common example of social engineering implemented by savvy actors is a time-tested tactic. What...
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Study - Most Online Shoppers Remain With Retailer After A Breach, Experts Weigh In
November 19 , 2021 by Bill Lawrence
Shoppers love convenience, and online shopping went through the roof with pandemic lock-downs. There...
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Zelle Scams Increasing For The Holidays
November 12 , 2021 by Bill Lawrence
’Tis the season for low-life scammers. Practice ‘zero trust’ in your email and text apps and o...
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U.S. Charges Ukrainian For Kaseya Attack; Seizes $6mill In Ransom $
November 10 , 2021 by Bill Lawrence
Companies that perform risk assessments against well-established frameworks can find gaps, remediate...
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3 Experts- CISA Requires Agencies To Patch Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
November 04 , 2021 by Bill Lawrence
CISA continues to impress with its focus on defending government networks and systems by executing o...
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US Blacklists NSO Group, Candiru, Positive Technologies & Computer Security Initiative For Surveillance Tech
November 04 , 2021 by Bill Lawrence
Cyber tools used for spying operations have increased in capability but also notoriety in recent yea...
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FBI Warns Ransomware Actors Using Financial Events, Stock Valuation To Target Companies, Experts Weigh In
November 03 , 2021 by Bill Lawrence
Cyber criminals continue to formulate new strategies to maximize their hauls from trojan malware and...
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Sinclair TV Confirms Cyber Attack – Expert Comments
October 19 , 2021 by Bill Lawrence
There are a couple of good lessons learned from what we know so far with this ransomware attack: Som...
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Expert Insights: Joint Cybersecurity Advisory Announced - CISA, FBI, EPA, NSA
October 18 , 2021 by Bill Lawrence
It is heartening to see the FBI, CISA, EPA, and the NSA working together with the Water ISAC and Dra...
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Ransomware Hits US Grain Supply Again – 5 Cyber Experts Comment
October 08 , 2021 by Bill Lawrence
How many of these attacks are more than money grabs? When one sector or industry is hit by criminals...
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4 Experts - Atom Silo grp Attacks Confluence Servers
October 06 , 2021 by Bill Lawrence
What are your systems telling to the Internet? Are they broadcasting the OS and apps you’re using?...
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Expert Insight: Amnesty Int'l Being Exploited In Malware Campaign
October 04 , 2021 by Bill Lawrence
Amnesty International helps oppressed people who are victimized and vulnerable to a cascade of human...
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Senate Bill Requires Critical Infrastructure Organisations To Report Cyberattacks - Security Expert Comments
September 30 , 2021 by Bill Lawrence
Whatever the final reporting timelines will be, the proposed legislation is a great deal of “stick...
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Marketron Suffers BlackMatter Attack, Shuts Down All svcs. – 5 Experts Comment
September 23 , 2021 by Bill Lawrence
This one looks pretty big. I say “one” because details from the company are intentionally sketch...
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Malicious URLS Slipping Past Security Vendors, Experts Weigh In
September 23 , 2021 by Bill Lawrence
It should come as no surprise that online virus checking services like VirusTotal don’t alert on e...
Bill Lawrence, CISO at SecurityGate