

Justin Heard
Director of the Security Intelligence and Analytics /*=$expert->feature_status*/ ?>
Nuspire
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September 29, 2020
The ransomware operators likely saw UHS as the opportunity to make a quick buck given the urgency to keep operations going.
The use of Ryuk Ransomware in the Universal Health Services attack is an interesting pivot for the ransomware operators. Up until recently, Ryuk was used solely to target financial services, but over the last several months Ryuk has been seen targeting manufacturing, oil and gas, and now healthcare. Ryuk is known to target large organizations across industries because it demands a very high ransom. The ransomware operators likely saw UHS as the opportunity to make a quick buck given the urgency .....Read More

July 29, 2020
The Promo breach serves as a reminder of the importance of vetting your third-party partners.
Your attack surface is a lot bigger than you think. The Promo breach serves as a reminder of the importance of vetting your third-party partners. If your third-party partners don’t have equal or greater security standards, they are a security risk. As your organization grows and scales, so does your list of third-party vendors, so it is in every organization’s best interest to always vet the security of their vendors.
The overarching issue with third-party security is accountability......Read More
