Baltimore County Public Schools Closed Due to Ransomware Attack

[TechWeb]( Follow Dark Reading: [RSS]( December 01, 2020 LATEST SECURITY NEWS & COMMENTARY [Baltimore County Public Schools Closed Due to Ransomware Attack]( The incident struck the day before Thanksgiving and interfered with online classes for some 115,000 students, officials report. [Driven by Ransomware, Cyber Claims Rise in Number & Value]( Companies are on track to file 27% more cyber claims in 2020, one insurer estimates, while another underwriter finds five out of every 100 companies file a claim each year. [2020 Cybersecurity Holiday Gift Guide for Kids]( Grab some wrapping paper: These STEM toys and games are sure to spark creativity and hone coding and logic skills among a future generation of cybersecurity pros. [Manchester United Cyberattack Highlights Controversy in Paying Ransomware Attackers]( The Premier League English football (soccer) club team is reportedly being held to ransom by cyberattackers. Manchester United may face a difficult decision: whether to pay a ransom for release of its stolen data. [Why Vulnerable Code Is Shipped Knowingly]( The business priority of speed of development and deployment is overshadowing the need for secure code. [Industrial Computer Maker Confirms Ransomware, Data Theft]( Advantech reports the stolen data was confidential but did not contain high-value documents. [MORE NEWS & COMMENTARY]( HOT TOPICS [Look Beyond the 'Big 5' in Cyberattacks]( Don't ignore cyber operations outside US and European interests, researcher says. We can learn a lot from methods used by attackers that aren't among the usual suspects. [Printers' Cybersecurity Threats Too Often Ignored]( Remote workforce heightens the need to protect printing systems against intrusion and compromise. [How Ransomware Defense Is Evolving With Ransomware Attacks]( As data exfiltration threats and bigger ransom requests become the norm, security professionals are advancing from the basic "keep good backups" advice. [MORE]( EDITORS' CHOICE [7 Cool Cyberattack and Audit Tools to be Highlighted at Black Hat Europe]( Platforms, open source tools, and other toolkits for penetration testers and other security practitioners will be showcased at the early December virtual event. [Do You Know Who's Lurking in Your Cloud Environment?]( A security researcher explains the dangers of poor visibility in the cloud and a new strategy to evaluate IAM exposure in Google Cloud Platform. LATEST FROM THE EDGE [5 Signs Someone Might be Taking Advantage of Your Security Goodness]( Not everyone in a security department is acting in good faith, and they'll do what they can to bypass those who do. Here's how to spot them. Tech Resources - [Exclusive IT Trend Report: Chatbots]( - [5 Key Steps for Assessing Your Security Effectiveness]( - [The Malware Threat Landscape]( - [Addressing Complexity and Expertise in Application Security Testing]( - [How to Manage Third-Party Digital Risk]( - [The State of Global Phishing]( - [How to Measure & Reduce Cybersecurity Risk in Your Org]( [ACCESS TECH LIBRARY NOW]( - [Defense and Response Against Insider Threats & User Errors]( In this webinar, industry experts will discuss the key strategies, processes, and technologies that enterprises need to mitigate the most damaging data breaches of all -- the ones created by trusted users. - [The ROI Story: Identifying & Justifying Disruptive Technology]( This webinar will assist anyone interested in how to use financial analysis as a framework to optimize strategic decision-making. [MORE WEBINARS]( FEATURED REPORTS - [The State of Cloud Computing - Fall 2020]( - [Special Report: Understanding Your Cyber Attackers]( [MORE REPORTS]( CURRENT ISSUE [2021 Top Enterprise IT Trends]( [DOWNLOAD THIS ISSUE]( [SUBSCRIBE NOW]( [BACK ISSUES]( | [MUST READS]( | [TECH DIGEST]( PRODUCTS & RELEASES [CompTIA PenTest+ Approved by U.S. Department of Defense]( [Operation Falcon: INTERPOL and Group-IB Identify Nigerian BEC Ring Members]( [Open Raven Launches Cloud-Native Data Protection Platform to Automate Security and Privacy Operations]( [MORE PRODUCTS & RELEASES]( Dark Reading Daily -- Published By [Dark Reading]( Informa Tech 303 Second St., Suite 900 South Tower, San Francisco, CA 94107 To update your profile, change your e-mail address, or unsubscribe, [click here.]( To opt-out of any future Dark Reading Daily Newsletter emails, please respond [here.]( Thoughts about this newsletter? [Give us feedback.](mailto:customerservice_informationhub@techweb.com) Keep This Newsletter Out Of Your SPAM Folder Don't let future editions go missing. Take a moment to add the newsletter's address to your anti-spam white list: If you're not sure how to do that, ask your administrator or ISP. Or check your anti-spam utility's documentation. We take your privacy very seriously. Please review our [Privacy Statement.]( [© 2020]( | [Informa Tech]( | [Privacy Statement]( | [Terms & Conditions]( | [Contact Us](mailto:customerservice_informationhub@techweb.com)