Walmart Chief Security Architect to Keynote RH-ISAC Cyber Intelligence Summit

Vienna, VA (June 29, 2022) — The Retail & Hospitality Information Sharing and Analysis Center (RH-ISAC) today announced Ira Winkler as the opening keynote speaker at the RH-ISAC Cyber Intelligence Summit taking place September 20-21, 2022, at the Hilton Dallas/Plano Granite Park in Plano, Texas. Ira serves as the chief security architect for the world’s largest retailer,…

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Inaugural Emerging Technology Showcase to Provide New Solutions that Reduce Cyber Threats in the Retail & Hospitality Industry

Vienna, VA (June 14, 2022) – The Retail & Hospitality Information Sharing and Analysis Center (RH-ISAC) will host an Emerging Technology Showcase on June 29-30. The event will highlight cutting-edge cybersecurity technologies and demonstrate how these solutions can mitigate cyber threats in the consumer-facing sector. The showcase will feature five sessions: Automating Security Hygiene More…

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New Report Reveals Top Cyber Threats in the Retail & Hospitality Sector

Vienna, VA (June 6, 2022) – The Retail & Hospitality Information Sharing and Analysis Center (RH-ISAC) today released the Retail & Hospitality Industry Insights Report, which analyzes cybersecurity trends in the consumer-facing sector. The report compares key takeaways from the Verizon Data Breach Investigation Report (DBIR) with RH-ISAC member data to provide additional context that…

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Microsoft Releases Mitigation Measures for Active MSDT Exploit

Context Microsoft has shared mitigation measures, which are included below, to block attacks exploiting the flaw, designated CVE-2022-30190, while a patch is being developed. Microsoft‘s entry for CVE-2022-30190 indicates it affects MSDT on all versions of Windows and Windows Server and has detected exploitation in the wild. The remote code execution vulnerability exists when Microsoft Support Diagnostic Tool (MSDT) is called using the…

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Conti Ransomware Shuts Down Operation, Splinters into Smaller Groups

Summary The notable ransomware gang known as Conti has, according to security firm Advanced Intel (AdvIntel), taken its infrastructure offline and shut down its ransomware operations. While public-facing ‘Conti News’ data leak and the ransom negotiation sites are still online, the Tor admin panels used by Conti members to perform negotiations, publish news, and generate…

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