Security "Bits"

If you’ve ever watched a Bond movie you know that James Bond has a trust complex. Whether it’s M, MI6, or a femme fatale – Bond always gets into trouble when he trusts the wrong person (i.e., Vesper Lynd in Casino Royale). Arguably though, it’s this instinct to “trust no one” that’s kept him alive through 25 films.

Here are the top security stories from recent weeks: 

• Kaseya Patches Zero-Day Vulnerabilities Used in Supply Chain Ransomware Attack
• Attackers Use Kaseya Ransomware Attack to Spread Cobalt Strike Backdoor in Fake Security Updates
• Morgan Stanley Reports Data Breach After Vendor Affected by Accellion Hack
• U.S. Insurance Company CNA Notifies Customers of Data Breach After Ransomware Attack
• U.S. Fashion Retailer Guess Notifies Customers of Data Breach After Ransomware Attack

Here are the top security stories from recent weeks: 

• Mercedes-Benz Discloses Breach Exposing Customer Information
• Supermarket Chain Wegmans Exposes Customer Data Due to Misconfigured Cloud Databases
• City of Tulsa Suffers Ransomware Attack, Warns Residents of Personal Data Exposure
• Software Tool Vendor Atlassian Patches One-Click Account Takeover Vulnerabilities
• Nobelium Threat Actors Accessed Microsoft Customer Support Computers

Imagine standing in front of the CEO and company board of directors, asking them for a check for an obscene amount of money to pay off hackers that are holding critical data hostage and disrupting the company business. 

I am sure many of you are cringing at the very thought of this and have blocked this uncomfortable scenario from your mind; instead hoping that your company’s current security strategy is enough to prevent becoming the next victim of a high-profile data breach or ransomware attack..