Government-backed hackers are attacking healthcare and research institutions in an effort to steal valuable information about efforts to contain the new coronavirus pandemic, the United Kingdom and the United States have said in a joint warning. In a statement on Tuesday, the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) said the hackers had targeted pharmaceutical companies, research organisations and local governments.
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May 08, 2020
In a time of crisis, pushing cybersecurity to the back burner might be tempting. Many believe that using strong passwords or two-factor authentication is too much trouble when you have so many other concerns.
In fact, now is the very best time to evaluate and strengthen your security posture. A joint alert from DHS and NCSC shows that threat groups worldwide are taking advantage of current stress and upheaval to attack a variety of targets.
In particular, nation-states, driven by intense.....Read More
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May 08, 2020
This joint UK and US advisory highlights how important it is that organisations do not ease on cybersecurity investment or controls during the pandemic. Criminals and state-sponsored actors are just as active as ever and will use this time where the focus is on the pandemic to gain access to organisations and critical infrastructure.
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@Tim Erlin, VP of Product Management and Strategy , provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"It’s vitally important that these organizations have a good handle on their vulnerabilities...."
#infosec #cybersecurity #isdots
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