Category: Cyber Security

As part of its assistance for Ukraine, Amazon.com Inc is leveraging its logistical capabilities to bring supplies to those in need, as well as its cybersecurity skills to assist governments and businesses, according to Chief Executive Andy Jassy. According to Jassy, Amazon is standing behind the Ukrainian people and will continue to assist them. The latest corporation to mobilize in giving relief is Amazon, which said earlier this week that it would give up to $10 million to humanitarian operations. Following Russia’s invasion, which Moscow has described as a “special operation,” the statement was made. 

Source: https://www.reuters.com/technology/amazon-ceo-pledges-logistics-cybersecurity-support-ukraine-2022-03-03/ 

Cybersecurity stocks were a rare bright spot Thursday as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sent major indexes down. The U.S. attributed the first attack to Russia, which the country denied, and said the second one was consistent with what it would expect from Russia. Amid the rising anxiety of an escalation in the conflict, shares of the following cybersecurity companies jumped: Telos, up more than 20%; Palo Alto Networks, up 13%; CrowdStrike, up 13%; and Mandiant up 12%.

Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/02/24/cybersecurity-stocks-rise-on-russia-ukraine-cyberattack-fears.html

It’s hard to think that cybersecurity was not a key issue for CIOs ten years ago. CIOs have become hyper-focused on cybersecurity due to the fast growth of technology — and the threat landscape. Why? To put it another way, everything is digital. While technological advancements like the confluence of IT and OT (operational technology) provide several benefits and efficiency, they also introduce significantly more risk. Now, as we reflect on a hectic year marked by high-profile data breaches, CIOs must make cybersecurity intrinsic, effective, and invisible. What steps do CIOs take to establish an “invisible” cybersecurity posture? It needs the appropriate people, outstanding design, and cutting-edge technology, procedures, and automation. 

Source: https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/how-to-make-cybersecurity-effective-and-invisible 

Katie Arrington, a senior cybersecurity employee in the Pentagon, has quit in protest over the Department of Defense’s recent ruling to relocate the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Program from the A&S office to the CIO’s office. Since May 2021, Arrington has been on administrative leave from her position as the Department of Defense’s (DoD) top information security officer for acquisition and sustainment (A&S). After she was suspected of inappropriately providing top-secret material to a DoD contractor, the CIO’s Gamma security clearance was revoked by the National Security Agency (NSA). Arrington claimed in her letter of resignation dated February 7 that her clearance denial was “influenced by politics” and that the accusations leveled on her were “false accusations” that had not been proven by DoD and NSA personnel. 

Source: https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/top-pentagon-cybersecurity/ 

Cyberattacks have become an increasing danger to schools across the United States as a consequence of the increasing dependence on technology as a result of the coronavirus epidemic, resulting in school closures and requests for greater resources to tackle the issues. Because most schools are not compelled to publicly report breaches, precise data is difficult to come by. However, analysts claim that public school systems, which sometimes have insufficient finances for cybersecurity skills, have become an attractive target for ransomware gangs. Baltimore County, Maryland, and Miami-Dade County, Florida, as well as districts in New Jersey, Wisconsin, and elsewhere, have had their instruction disrupted. 

Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/1/31/cyberattacks-on-us-schools-increasing-amid-reliance-on-technology