According to the 2020 Unit 42 Incident Response and Data Breach Report, remote desktop protocol (RDP) services were the initial attack vector in 50% of ransomware deployment cases. RDP services have been a popular attack vector for years, particularly for use on small enterprises where phishing emails may not be as successful. However, the COVID-19…
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The stakes remained high for retailers this holiday season, with attackers aggressively focusing their attention on the commerce sector – both in the U.S. and abroad. Several factors played into the increase in malicious activity — the surge in online traffic due to pandemic-related restrictions as well as compounding supply chain issues and associated inventory…
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As the Russia/Ukraine crisis develops, RH-ISAC is working to provide guidance to the retail and hospitality community concerned with the situation’s impact on their operations. Historically, Russian cyber activities during regional conflict start with massive DDoS attacks against the target states’ communications and civil infrastructure organizations. Other opportunistic attacks such as ransomware and data breaches…
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The surge in online activity in recent years has led to a corresponding explosion in online fraud – a 140% increase in the volume of fraud attacks in 2021 compared to pre-COVID. Even enterprises with strong fraud prevention programs now struggle to confidently distinguish real consumers from cybercriminals. Confidence in the customer-vs-criminal question and the…
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We recently interviewed RH-ISAC Board Member, Scott Howitt about his involvement with the RH-ISAC and his thoughts for its future. After several retail breaches of 2014, he knew he wanted to be part of the solution to safeguard organizations and their customers. He sees opportunities to use new technologies to better secure organizations. RH-ISAC:…
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