The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recently released an update to its landmark Cybersecurity Framework (CSF). The NIST CSF 2.0 now provides a robust...
7 May 2024
The ransomware attack on Change Healthcare, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group, began on February 21, 2024, disrupting services across U.S. healthcare providers and pharmacies....
6 May 2024
A Yatch retailer, a hospital, the beloved football club Paris Saint-Germain were amongst those who became targets of cyber attacks in April 2024. These attacks bust the myth that...
1 May 2024
A ransomware attack in the healthcare space is always an ominous reminder of how cyber crime can directly impact human life. In case of the recent cyber attack on Lurie Children's...
25 April 2024
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) created the NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) in 2014. Since then, this landmark document has served as an invaluable...
24 April 2024
The Banking and Finance Sector is amongst the top targets of cyber criminals - for obvious reasons. Sensitive customer data, high-worth transactions, critical banking operations...
23 April 2024
The rising prevalence of cyber attacks has made it more important than ever for people and companies to safeguard critical data. Cybersecurity is also crucial to search engine...
22 April 2024
In the world of gaming, where excitement and competition flourish, there's a pressing issue that every gamer should be on high alert for—phishing scams. As the size and energy of...
20 April 2024
Did you know that in 2022 there were over 112 million malware attacks on smart home devices and other IoT devices? These gadgets that help manage everything from your lights to...
19 April 2024
Cyber Attacks in the Manufacturing Sector can be seriously disruptive. When production comes to a halt, the effects of any cybersecurity incident go beyond just damage to...
18 April 2024
The EU DORA or Digital Operational Resilience Act is a groundbreaking legislative framework designed to ensure operational stability of financial firms in the EU. The European...
15 April 2024
In an era where digital transactions are not just commonplace but essential, the security ofonline payments has become a paramount concern for both businesses and consumers.With...
12 April 2024
Manufacturing companies, with their complex supply chains and reliance on digital technologies, face very specific cybersecurity challenges today. From ransomware attacks...
11 April 2024
American Express warned some of its cardholders last month that their data may have been compromised in a third-party breach. The New-York based company reported that one of its...
10 April 2024
In July 2023, Chinese government hackers were spotted in Microsoft’s cloud environment. They seemed to have accessed email inboxes of at least 22 organisations including the US...
5 April 2024
The Digital Operational Resilience Act, often referred to as the EU DORA regulation, is a crucial regulatory framework which now supports regular Cyber Tabletop Exercises for...
2 April 2024
What do Pokémon, the Belgian Grand Prix, American Express, the French Unemployment Agency, Duvel Brewery, and the Boat maker MarineMax have in common? They were all compromised by...
1 April 2024
Anyone invested in cybersecurity and business continuity for their organisations can clearly see the importance of Cyber Attack Tabletop Exercises. Rehearsing the right Cyber...
27 March 2024
Nation State Cyber Threats pose an increasingly significant challenge to the global cybersecurity community. They don’t just jeopardise the digital security of precious assets,...
26 March 2024
23andMe, the genomics and biotechnology giant suffered a massive data breach in 2023. Genetic data of almost 7 million individuals was compromised. We've collated all the...
21 March 2024
The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) is a European Union regulation focussed on improving digital operational resilience of financial entities in the EU. In this blog, we...
15 March 2024
Cybersecurity threats are evolving faster than ever and so should your Cyber Incident Response Plan. It's time to dust off your existing Cybersecurity Incident Response Plans,...
7 March 2024
Effective Cyber Incident Response Planning is critical to surviving the onslaught of cyber crime in 2024. Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Incident Response applied...
6 March 2024
UnitedHealth, Axie Infinity co-founder’s personal accounts, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, AnyDesk, French healthcare payment service providers- Viamedis and Almerys, Integris...
4 March 2024
DORA is dominating headlines and if you’re in the financial services space in the EU, it’s probably also dominating all boardroom discussions. The Digital Operational Resilience...
22 February 2024
There’s finally some Good News from the world of cybersecurity! After reams and reams of news about cyber criminals succeeding at extorting, infiltrating and disrupting businesses...
22 February 2024
In May 2023, Cyber Management Alliance and Netspi brought together the finest minds of the UAE CISO Executive Network for one of the top cybersecurity events - the Wisdom of...
19 February 2024
There are many ways to conduct cyber resilience testing, butcyber attack tabletop exercises stand out as an invaluable tool. At Cyber Management Alliance Ltd, we've facilitated...
16 February 2024
American Mortgage Lending Giant was hit by a cyber attack towards the end of last year. The company had to shut down IT systems including access to their online payment portal,...
7 February 2024
In recent years, ransomware attacks have seen a dramatic increase, both in frequency and sophistication. The impact of these attacks can be devastating, ranging from financial...
2 February 2024
The current digital environment is experiencing a significant rise in the number and complexity of cyber attacks and ransomware attacks. A recent report highlights this change,...
1 February 2024
The year has started with a bang quite literally, at least in the world of cybersecurity. Check out our monthly compilation of the biggest cyber attacks in January 2024 along with...
1 February 2024
If you take a look at the recent cyber-attacks and ransomware attacks in the last three months, you’ll know that NOBODY is immune to them. You could be the biggest name in your...
30 January 2024
What does Ransomware Resilience entail? Is prevention even possible and what are the best strategies for recovery in 2024? We delve into all the answers in 2024.
29 January 2024
If you follow cybersecurity news or news of any type at all, you’ve probably heard of the 12 TB worth of data leak discovered by a team of security researchers. The data breach is...
23 January 2024
With the consistent rise in cyber crime across countries and industries, cybersecurity has become a prime concern for businesses across the globe. It’s no longer just an IT...
23 January 2024
At a time when cyber attacks and ransomware attacks make headlines almost every other day, the significance of cyber crisis tabletop exercises cannot be overstated. These cyber...
18 January 2024
Cyber Crisis Tabletop Exercises took unprecedented priority for businesses worldwide in 2023. As cyber crime escalated to new heights, both in number and complexity, rehearsing...
16 January 2024
If you read our monthly cyber attack, ransomware attack and data breach updates, you’ll know how cyber attacks are everywhere. They’re becoming increasingly sophisticated and...
15 January 2024
2023 was far from being a good year for global cybersecurity. Ransomware attacks continued their rampage across the world. Ransomware gangs attacked smaller and often less...
11 January 2024
Toyota Financial services, Idaho National Laboratory, Nissan Oceania, Yakult Australia, Norton Healthcare, Apparels Giant VF, Mr. Cooper, Xfinity, Panasonic Aviation, EasyPark,...
2 January 2024
The Biggest Cyber Attacks, Ransomware Attacks and Data Breaches - our compilation for the month of November 2023.
1 December 2023
15 senior InfoSec leaders from the UAE get together to discuss cybersecurity best practices and how to achieve Full Visibility. The topic for the discussion was - "Complete...
13 November 2023
The Biggest Cyber Attacks, Ransomware Attacks and Data Breaches - our compilation for the month of October 2023.
1 November 2023
The U.S Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has sued SolarWinds and its Chief Information Security Officer, Timothy Brown, for allegedly deceiving investors and the public...
31 October 2023
The European Agency for Cybersecurity, ENISA, releases a report each year on the state of the cybersecurity environment entitled the ENISA Threat Landscape (ETL) report. This...
20 October 2023
The Biggest Cyber Attacks, Ransomware Attacks and Data Breaches - our compilation for the month of September 2023.
2 October 2023
Why was Merck’s battle and subsequent win against its insurer in the $1.4 billion cyber insurance battle such big news? Was it because cyber insurance claims never get rejected?...
21 September 2023
Casino and Hotel companies MGM Resorts International and Caesars Entertainment have been dominating news headlines in the past few days. Unfortunately, the reasons aren't worth...
18 September 2023