Tag: Jim McGann
Index Engines: Leverage AI for cyber resilience
October 16, 2024Ken Showers, Managing Editor
HOLMDEL, N.J. — Cybersecurity experts Index Engines have announced an “Ask the Expert” webcast and the release of an eBook in recognition of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month.
The webcast, “Ask an Expert: Leveraging AI for Cyber Resilience,” scheduled for Oct. 23 at 11:00 am ET, will review the importance of trusted data integrity and highlight the importance of recovery and more proactive cyber strategies to enhance cybersecurity.
“We...
Black Basta ransomware costs Keytronic more than $17M
August 21, 2024Ken Showers, Managing Editor
SPOKANE, Wash. — A cybersecurity data breach of Keytronic, a manufacturing and engineering company, that occurred earlier this year has resulted in significant losses, the company’s recent financial results have shown.
The company reported that they had suffered a data breach from the Black Basta ransomware gang, which leaked 530 GB of stolen data following the attack, in a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission report filed back in May. The results of that attack were reflected...
Index Engines adds data reporting in CyberSense
July 31, 2024SSN Staff
HOLMDEL, Nj. — Cybersecurity company Index Engines has announced new comprehensive data integrity reporting within the CyberSense product.
CyberSense indexes over 5 exabytes of customer data daily. The new data integrity homepage within the CyberSense 8.7 user interface displays critical insights into the data that CyberSense has analyzed, details on its integrity, and assurance that triggered alerts are addressed. This content is easily integrated into security platforms to collaborate...
‘An unmitigated disaster’ - CrowdStrike update initiates global Microsoft outage
July 19, 2024Ken Showers, Managing Editor
AUSTIN, Texas — The CrowdStrike software update that cascaded into a series of outages in important systems around the globe on July 19 shows how vulnerable the country’s tech infrastructure is to disruption, security experts say.
While CrowdStrike has stressed that the incident was not a cyberattack, it highlights the dangers of how hastily issued updates can become a vector of attack for cybercriminals, says Jim McGann, vice president of strategic partnerships at Index Engines,...
LockBit disrupted by efforts of international law enforcement
February 20, 2024Ken Showers, Managing Editor
WASHINGTON, D.C., and LONDON – Law enforcement has struck a major blow against cybercriminals as an international task force arrested and indicted members of the LockBit ransomware group.
Called, “Operation Chronos,” the action was a joint effort by Britain’s National Crime Agency (NCA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) with a coalition of 10 countries that culminated with the seizure of LockBit operations and the apprehension of several affiliated hackers....