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Specialize in Securing Critical Infrastructure

How You Can Help Secure the Nation's Backbone From Cyberattacks

Brandy Harris • September 4, 2024

Critical infrastructure encompasses the essential services and assets vital to the functioning of society and the economy. Specializing in security in this field requires a deep understanding of the challenges and threats facing sectors such as energy, transportation, healthcare and water systems.

RansomHub Hits Powered by Ex-Affiliates of LockBit, BlackCat

Feds Count Over 200 Known US Victims of Ransomware Group That Launched in February

Mathew J. Schwartz • August 30, 2024

Beware a surge in attacks tied to a ransomware group called RansomHub that's recruited affiliates from down-or-out operations LockBit and BlackCat and successfully crypto-locked systems at more than 200 organizations nationwide, including critical infrastructure, the U.S. government warned.

Why Did Change Health Lowball Its 1st Breach Report to Feds?

Breach Report Says Only 500 People Affected When Actual Number Could be 100 Million

Marianne Kolbasuk McGee • August 1, 2024

Change Healthcare officials projected that the company's massive February cyberattack affected one-third of the American population. So why did the IT services provider's HIPAA breach report to federal regulators lowball the initial estimate, saying the cyberattack only affected 500 people?

Why Hellman & Friedman Wants to Unload Checkmarx for $2.5B

More Competition, Ownership Turnover Among Peers Create an Appealing Time to Sell

Michael Novinson • September 11, 2024

Hellman & Friedman has met with several investments banks in recent weeks and will choose one to run the sale process for Paramus, New Jersey-based Checkmarx, in which it hopes to get at least $2.5 billion, Calcalist reported. The private equity firm bought Checkmarx for $1.15 billion in April 2020.

Is Your SIEM Ready for the AI Era? Essential Insights and Preparations

Joe DeFever • September 4, 2024

A head-spinning series of acquisitions and mergers is transforming the security information and event management (SIEM) market. Behind this market shakeup is the ongoing technological shift from traditional, manually intensive SIEM solutions to AI-driven security analytics.