Ride the Lightning

Jul 21, 2022

U.S. Can’t Fill 771,000 Cybersecurity Jobs

The Washington Post reported (gift article) on July 19 that the U.S. cannot fill 771,000 open cybersecurity jobs – last

Jul 20, 2022

FBI Warning: Fake Cryptocurrency Apps Used to Defraud Investors

BleepingComputer reported on July 18 that the FBI has issued a warning that cybercriminals use fraudulent cryptocurrency investment applications to

Jul 19, 2022

U.S. Supreme Court Justices ‘Doxed’ After Overturn of Roe v. Wade

The Register reported on July 13 that the U.S. Supreme Court justices who overturned Roe v. Wade may have been

Jul 14, 2022

What if the Lights All Go Out? Cyberinsurance is Not Prepared

CyberScoop reported on July 11 that the cyberinsurance market has a critical infrastructure problem. There is increasing concern that there

Jul 13, 2022

Cyber Spies Sway Litigations Battles and Break into Attorney Emails

Reuters reported on June 30 that thousands of email records it had uncovered showed Indian cyber mercenaries hacking parties involved

Jul 12, 2022

Sophos 2022 Report: 66% of Organizations Hit by Ransomware in 2021

Sophos released its “The State of Ransomware 2022” report in April 2022. Here are some of the most interesting stats:

Jul 07, 2022

Ransomware Gang Offers Bounties for Vulnerabilities

We keep thinking it can’t get worse. And then – it does. BankInfo Security reported on June 27 that the

Jul 06, 2022

Deepfake Videos Used by Criminals in Interviews for Remote Work

Dark Reading reported on July 1 that a new advisory from the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has been

Jun 30, 2022

Where is Cryptocurrency Legal? Here’s An Interactive Map!

NBC’s LX News posted a great interactive map on June 22 showing where crypto is legal. Start the map rolling

Jun 29, 2022

Microsoft Publishes “Defending Ukraine: Early Lessons from the Cyber War”

This is a report that everyone ought to read because it impacts the future of cybersecurity for all of us.

Jun 28, 2022

Law Firms: A “Fully Radioactive Form of Risk”

Yes, I am back to talking about cyberinsurance again which has become an all-consuming nightmare for law firms. But this

Jun 23, 2022

Data Breaches Surge for Smaller Law Firms

A Bressler Risk Blog post on June 20 noted that Eileen Garczynski at Ames & Gough had flagged this Law360