Breakdown of a Break-in: A Manufacturer's Ransomware Response

[TechWeb]( Follow Dark Reading: [RSS]( November 17, 2020 LATEST SECURITY NEWS & COMMENTARY [Breakdown of a Break-in: A Manufacturer's Ransomware Response]( The analysis of an industrial ransomware attack reveals common tactics and proactive steps that businesses can take to avoid similar incidents. [Global Pandemic Fuels Cyber-Threat Workload for National Cyber Security Centre, Shows Annual Review]( From securing the Nightingale hospitals to tackling threats to vaccine research and production, a large part of the National Cyber Security Centre's (NCSC) recent work in the UK has been related to the coronavirus pandemic, as Ron Alalouff discovered when reporting on its Annual Review. [A Call for Change in Physical Security]( We're at an inflection point. The threats we face are dynamic, emerging, and global. Are you ready? [Twitter Taps Mudge]( Noted security researcher Peiter Zatko joins the social network as head of security. 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