2023 Ransomware Payouts Drain $1.1B

InformationWeek Security GenAI Attacks Target US; Scammers Favor Social Engineering; France's Historic Breach Strikes 33M [View in Browser]( [InformationWeek Security]( February 15, 2024 --------------------------------------------------------------- [Hottest Places to Find a Tech Job]( [2023 Ransomware Payments Hit $1.1B Record]( Ransomware activity is back with a vengeance with record payments in 2023 and continuing activity this year. [Continue Reading]( TOP STORIES [Microsoft, OpenAI: US Adversaries Armed with GenAI]( The companies say “early stage” efforts to leverage generative AI have been detected as nation-state attackers take aim at US interests. [Read More]( [Social Engineering Ploys Popular with Scammers in 2024]( The never-ending threat to corporate and personal security and assets is reaching new levels with emerging social engineering schemes, often utilizing AI tools. [Read More]( [33M French Citizens Impacted in Country's Largest-Ever Breach]( Viamedis and Almerys, two payment processors widely used by French health insurers, were victims of cyberattackers who struck five days apart. [Read More]( TECH RESOURCES [WHITE PAPERS]( - [Understanding Today's Threat Actors]( - [Stopping Active Adversaries: Lessons from the Cyber Frontline]( - [Mandiant Threat Intelligence at Penn State Health]( [ONLINE EVENTS]( - [Unleashing AI for cybersecurity: Empowering non-experts to take action]( Whether you're a security engineer, IT professional, or simply someone concerned about protecting your organization's information, this webinar will showcase how AI can transform the way you approach security. Join us to learn how to: Strengthen your defenses Enhance threat ... [Learn More]( [Hottest Places to Find a Tech Job]( [Merck's Cyberattack Settlement: What Does it Mean for Cyber Insurance Coverage?]( Pharmaceutical giant Merck reached a confidential settlement with its insurers regarding its 2017 $1.4B cyberattack damages claim. [Read More]( [Hottest Places to Find a Tech Job]( [8 Priorities for Cloud Security in 2024]( The pace of cloud migration has outpaced security. How can organizations prioritize cloud security this year? [Read More]( [Hottest Places to Find a Tech Job]( [8 Data Privacy Concerns in the Age of AI]( The proliferation of artificial intelligence comes with big questions about data privacy and risk. [Read More]( [Hottest Places to Find a Tech Job]( [9 Scary Examples of Malicious Insider Attacks]( There are thousands of chilling insider threat stories. Far too many to put in this creepiest of creepy Halloween slideshows. But here are a bunch of hair-raising examples. [Read More]( [InformationWeek Security]( [facebook]( [twitter]( [googleplus](informationweek?sp_aid=121311&elq_cid=22844169&sp_eh=9ec2e0353644c03ce56099bfb161a49d1f8a5a22f0d884f0cd961b89d205d529&utm_source=eloqua&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=IWK_NL_Cyber%20Resilience_InformationWeek%20Security_02.15.24&sp_cid=51989&utm_content=IWK_NL_Cyber%20Resilience_InformationWeek%20Security_02.15.24&sp_eh=9ec2e0353644c03ce56099bfb161a49d1f8a5a22f0d884f0cd961b89d205d529&elqTrackId=40f21dab858b4067bdf1a46a654c3f67&elq=4ca9c0eac6b84487a9689540070568f0&elqaid=121311&elqat=1&elqCampaignId=51989) [rss]( [linkedin]( InformationWeek c/o Informa Tech Holdings LLC | Registered in the United States with number 7418737 | 605 Third Ave., 22nd Floor, New York, New York 10158, USA [Contact Us](mailto:iwkbtnnewsletters@ubm.com) | [Privacy Policy]( | [Unsubscribe]( Copyright © 2024 Informa PLC. All Rights Reserved.