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CrowdStrike: Lessons on the Importance of Contracts, Insurance and Business Continuity

IT Governance BC

Mitigating supply chain risk After widespread coverage, the CrowdStrike outage from 19 July 2024 hardly needs an introduction. The outage was caused by a bad security update rolled out by CrowdStrike. Without question, this is one of the most expensive IT outages to date, with significant global impact. million Windows devices.

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World Backup Day Quotes from Experts for 2025

Solutions Review

Cybercriminals now take on a mobile-first attack strategy, targeting mobile devices with sophisticated threats, including mobile malware, phishing attacks, and zero-day exploitsputting sensitive data at risk before it can even be backed up. Many organizations still rely on centralized storage models, but these systems pose risks.

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Process Controls, SCADA and Cyber Security

Plan B Consulting

However, they can also be remote or unmanned, giving the attacker plenty of time to access the system and plant malware. For example, the malware installed in Tehama-Colusa Canal (Table 2) and the Maroochy Shire attack (Table 2) resulted in 800,000 litres of sewage released into the local aquatic environment.

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Process Controls, SCADA and Cyber Security

Plan B Consulting

However, they can also be remote or unmanned, giving the attacker plenty of time to access the system and plant malware. For example, the malware installed in Tehama-Colusa Canal (Table 2) and the Maroochy Shire attack (Table 2) resulted in 800,000 litres of sewage released into the local aquatic environment.

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What is DRP (Disaster Recovery Planning) and Why is It Important?

Erwood Group

However, some of these technically sophisticated criminals are designing systems that allow other people to also distribute malware. For example, a manufacturing plant might lose millions of dollars of products if the manufacturing process loses electricity for a few hours. Some company processes are more vital than others.

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33 Data Protection Predictions from 19 Experts for 2024

Solutions Review

Furthermore, AI-powered malware could adapt and evolve in real time, making it more challenging for traditional antimalware detection systems to keep up.” AI-driven phishing attackers capable of generating highly convincing and personalized messages, which trick users into revealing sensitive information, may increase.

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Guest Post: Cybersecurity Incidents Lead to New Standards, Requirements

Security Industry Association

Similarities in standards from different countries are helping global manufacturers comply. Virtually no security manufacturers are exempt from the perils of cybercrime. Physical security device manufacturers must ensure that their products have a secure default baseline with additional hardening measures able to be configured.