It seems almost daily that we read about another cyber-attack, data breach, or violent event. Recently, the U.S. State Department was hit with a cyberattack that, by all reports, was a serious breach of their […]
After a series of high-profile supply chain and ransomware attacks, the federal government is ramping up its effort to improve the nation’s cybersecurity. In the past several months, multiple federal departments and agencies announced new […]
2020 was the year the world changed. Paradigms shifted, long standing assumptions were overturned. Business plans were disrupted, and competitive positions were realigned. New Environment, New Challenges Businesses were heavily impacted by change. Some were […]
The networks and infrastructure we use are changing all the time, and so is the way we interact with them. Even before the pandemic, the infrastructure and technology companies ran on was evolving, and the […]
As companies begin to open their doors back up to employees, contractors, and customers, they can also potentially be exposed to insider threat attacks. Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) defines an insider threat and […]
By Charles S. Morgan, Ellen Yifan Chen and Jonathan Jacob Adessky, of McCarthy Tétrault Ransomware is on the rise. A 2020 report by IBM demonstrates the commonality of these attacks, indicating that ransomware is by […]
The authors are attorneys at the law firm of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP As noted in our own recent blog post, the US Department of Labor (DOL) has repeatedly signaled that it would be […]
Article Contribution Considering the modern threat landscape, it is no wonder that leaders who were recently surveyed lack confidence in their company’s security posture. Despite increased spending on security initiatives, leaders surveyed are still facing a […]
Attacks on vulnerable computer networks and cyber-infrastructure — often called zero-day attacks — can quickly overwhelm traditional defenses, resulting in billions of dollars of damage and requiring weeks of manual patching work to shore up […]
Washington University in St. Louis Professor Ning Zhang suggested recently there is plenty to learn from the recent cybersecurity breach that occurred involving SolarWinds, a private company, and its clients in the U.S. Government. “This attack was special because […]