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Aug 25, 2021

Ransomware Now Comprises 75% of Cyberinsurance Claims

CyberScoop reported on August 23 that ransomware now accounts for 75% of all cyber insurance claims, up from 55% in

Aug 24, 2021

T-Mobile Data Breach: Class Action Lawsuits and More People Affected

Bloomberg Law reported on August 20 that T-Mobile had been hit with two class action lawsuits in the U.S. District

Aug 19, 2021

Bruce Willis Licenses the Use of Bruce Willis Deepfakes in Russia

I have to say, I never imagined a blog post title like this one. As many RTL readers will know,

Aug 18, 2021

T-Mobile Suffers Massive Data Breach

Krebs on Security reported on August 16 that T-Mobile said it is investigating a breach that hackers claim has exposed

Aug 17, 2021

Looking for an Understandable Definition of Zero Trust Security?

CrowdStrike published an excellent post on this topic on May 6 – which I only just caught up with. Best

Aug 12, 2021

IoT Devices Put You at Risk. But You Don’t Seem to Care.

NordVPN has published a report (full report may be downloaded from the link) with some interesting findings about how we do (or

Aug 11, 2021

How Access to Your Network is Sold on the Dark Web – and the Price Tag!

ZDNet reported on August 10th that a new report from cybersecurity company IntSights has published a study on the market for network access

Aug 10, 2021

Center for Internet Security Releases CIS Controls Version 8

No, I couldn’t think up a sexier title, sorry. But it is important news. Thanks to Dark Reading for its

Aug 05, 2021

Ransomware Gangs Playing Hide and Seek with Name Changes

KrebsonSecurity carried a post on August 5 called “Ransomware Gangs and the Name Game Distraction.” Good post and it illuminates

Aug 04, 2021

2021 ABA Profile of the Legal Profession Released

On July 29, the ABA released the 2021 ABA Profile of the Legal Profession. A summary of the report by the ABA Journal

Aug 03, 2021

U.S. State Privacy Legislation Tracker: It’s a Tidal Wave

Remember when data breach legislation was all the rage and we ended up with laws being passed in every state/territory?

Jul 29, 2021

Current Ransomware Stats from Coveware: A Ray of Hope

Coveware’s Q2 report on ransomware, published on July 23, offers encouragement in the battle against ransomware. Most notably, ransom payments have declined.