02/08/2022

Cybersecurity Insights:

Eleven steps to take as threat levels increase

The UK's security agency has told organizations of the steps to take to beef up their defenses "when the cyber threat is heightened" by zero-day software flaws or geopolitical tensions. 

The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is not alone in warning companies to take action. Last week, the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) also warned all organizations to take "near, urgent steps" to mitigate critical cyber threats in response to last week's cyberattacks on Ukraine government websites and IT systems. This advice comes amid growing fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine.

CISA raised the alarm after Microsoft discovered wiper malware, dubbed "WhisperGate", on several Ukraine systems. CISA reminded US businesses of NotPetya, the wiper malware that targeted Ukraine organizations in 2017 via a tainted update to a popular accounting software package, but that also infected worldwide IT networks of US and European businesses. The attack cost European and US businesses billions of dollars in the White House's estimates.

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