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Industry News: ESG5

    Ransomware, Supply Chain, and Deepfakes: The Top Threats the Finance Industry Needs to Prepare for

    2022-01-12

    Help Net Security: The finance industry is constantly targeted by numerous threat actors, and they are always innovating and trying new techniques (such as deepfakes) to outsmart security teams and breach an organization’s network.

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    Last Year Was a Record Year for Attacks, and Log4j Made It Worse

    2022-01-11

    ZDNet: Cybersecurity firm Check Point Research has released new data from 2021 showing that among their customers, there was a significant increase in overall cyberattacks per week on corporate networks compared to 2020.

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    Cyber Risks Add to Climate Threat, World Economic Forum Warns

    2022-01-11

    NPR: Cybersecurity and space are emerging risks to the global economy, adding to existing challenges posed by climate change and the coronavirus pandemic, the World Economic Forum said in a report.

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    Crypto Scammers Took A Record $14 Billion In 2021

    2022-01-06

    CNBC: Scammers took home a record $14 billion in cryptocurrency in 2021, thanks in large part to the rise of decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms, according to new data from blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis.

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    Cybersecurity Training Isn't Working. And Hacking Attacks Are Only Getting Worse

    2022-01-06

    ZDNet: The threat of cyberattacks is growing and much more needs to be done to educate businesses and users about risks in order to prevent widespread damage and disruption as a result of cyber incidents.  

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    Bridging the “Front and Back of the House”: A lesson in risk management

    2022-01-06

    Help Net Security: Between cloud proliferation, new tech infrastructure and tools and an increasingly distributed workforce, organizations are struggling to implement proper risk management practices

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    Dovell Bonnett Talks About Enterprise Password Security Solutions

    2021-12-29

    Yahoo Finance: Dovell Bonnett talks with Mission Matters about the growing importance of efficient frontend cybersecurity and how Access Smart can help businesses achieve secure networks and data by removing their weakest link – Employee-Managed Passwords.

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    The Healthcare Cybersecurity Market Was Valued At USD 9.52 Billion In 2020 and Is Expected to Reach USD 24.1 Billion by 2026

    2021-12-16

    Global Newswire: The Healthcare sector is experiencing a paradigm shift due to many factors. New models of care are evolving, the focus is shifting from illness to wellness, and costs continue to climb amid growing demand for personalized, long-term care and the need for patients to participate in care management.

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    After Theft of $77.7 Million, Victim AscendEX to Reimburse Customers

    2021-12-15

    ZDNet: Crypto platform AscendEX has pledged to reimburse their customers, who lost a total of $77.7 million in a hack on December 11.

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    Exclusive-IMF, 10 Countries Simulate Cyberattack On Global Financial System

    2021-12-09

    U.S. News: Israel led a 10-country simulation of a major cyberattack on the global financial system in an attempt to increase cooperation that could help to minimise any potential damage to financial markets and banks.

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