The recent attack against the Polish power grid has been attributed to ELECTRUM, a Russian state-sponsored cyber group. That hack sought to disable communications and control units in Industrial Control Systems of heat and power systems.

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The face of war is constantly changing. Cyberattacks have often been discounted as a support function at best when it comes to winning on a traditional battlefield. But if military weapons supply chains can be disrupted, it may shift perceptions. Den

Russia is proposing a rule that all foreigners in Moscow install a tracking app on their phones.

Using a mobile application that all foreigners will have to install on their smartphones, the Russian state will receive the following information:

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Russia is one of the most aggressive nations when it comes to state coordinated cyberattacks — and Ukraine has been at the center of their crosshairs for 3 years. This report, provided the State Service of Special Communications and Information Prote

There are big predators in our digital world. In recent keynotes I have been talking about the big 4 aggressive nation states and how they are heavily investing in offensive cyber capabilities that trickles down to everyday cybercriminals.  

Cybersec

This is the replay of the live LinkedIn interview with Matthew Rosenquist (CISO at Mercury Risk. - Formerly Intel Corp, Cybersecurity Strategist, Board Advisor, Keynote Speaker) to discuss the Rise of Aggressive Nation State Capabilities. Hosted by A

The Cybersecurity Vault - episode 35, with guest Mikko Hypponen. 

Some of the most aggressive cyber attacks originate out of Russia.  The 2022 invasion of Ukraine was a pivotal moment for nation state attacks.  Mikko is close to the front lines and on

I hope this nonsense does not escalate down this path, but as Russia continues to fail with their attempts to conquer Ukraine, Putin will become more desperate and want to lash-out at Ukraine’s biggest international supporters.  Cyberattacks are a gr

As Putin’s war on Ukraine reveals stunning failures of Russian forces, the embarrassed leader becomes more desperate. This has ramifications on the overall global security of digitally connected systems, potentially affecting all of us.

In today’s pod

As Ukraine makes significant gains over Russia as part of their counteroffensive, we must expect Putin to respond to the embarrassment in many petty ways, including leveraging cyberattacks against countries that have been supplying and supporting Ukr

Ransomware attacks and payments are increasing, with most revenue going to Russian attackers. It is time to revisit outlawing Ransomware payments.

Some stats to hammer the situation home:

Sophos ransomware report indicates:

- Ransom attacks are more fre