In a recent blog post, CISA staff drew awareness to CISA’s Ransomware Vulnerability Warning Pilot (RVWP), a tool used to proactively reduce risk through direct communication with federal government, state, local, tribal, territorial (SLTT) government, and critical infrastructure entities to help combat ransomware.
Verizon released its 2024 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report yesterday, the 17th edition of one of the most sought-after annual reports – the DBIR – which catalogs and analyzes the past year’s trends in cyber crime and provides a comprehensive view of the global threat landscape. This year’s 100-page report covers cyber incidents and data breaches between November 1, 2022, and October 31, 2023, and includes a record 10,626 confirmed data breaches and 30,500 total incidents in its data set.
CISA ICS Vulnerability Advisories and Alerts, Updates, and Bulletins – May 2, 2024
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has published the following ICS vulnerability advisories, as well as alerts, updates, and bulletins:
ICS Vulnerability Advisories:
The following posts are useful for general awareness of current cyber threats, vulnerabilities, guidance, and other cyber-related news or updates. These resources have been curated by the WaterISAC analyst team as items of broad relevance and benefit that do not need supplemental analysis at this time.
Critical Infrastructure
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As part of National Small Business Week, CISA is sharing practical steps to secure your environment against cyber attacks. As small businesses often don’t have the resources to invest in cybersecurity, they become a target for cyber criminals.
CISA ICS Vulnerability Advisories and Alerts, Updates, and Bulletins – April 30, 2024
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has published the following ICS vulnerability advisories, as well as alerts, updates, and bulletins:
ICS Vulnerability Advisories:
The following posts are useful for general awareness of current cyber threats, vulnerabilities, guidance, and other cyber-related news or updates. These resources have been curated by the WaterISAC analyst team as items of broad relevance and benefit that do not need supplemental analysis at this time.
Critical Infrastructure
GuidePoint Security’s GRIT Q1 2024 Ransomware Report observes major shifts in the behavioral patterns of ransomware groups following law enforcement activity. According to the report, Q1 closed with a significant year-over-year increase in both the number of reported ransomware victims and the number of overall ransomware groups.
The Information Technology – Information Sharing and Analysis Center (IT-ISAC) recently released a ransomware report titled Exploring the Depths: An analysis of the 2023 Ransomware Landscape and Insights for 2024 (see attached). The report uses data drawn from open-source sites, the dark web, member input, and information shared between National Council of ISAC members. The IT-ISAC tracked 18 new ransomware groups in 2023 and highlights how new ransomware strains continue to emerge despite recent law enforcement efforts.
Key takeaways from the report include:
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