US sanctions against Russia institute with malware ties only scratch at recourse

The malware, launched against a Saudi Arabia-based oil refinery in 2017, also scanned and probed at least 20 electric facilities in the U.S. in 2019.

By Samantha Schwartz • Oct. 26, 2020

How Atlanta's CIO rebuilt IT after the city's cyberattack — and what's next

Inheriting a city, technologically and economically wounded by a cyberattack, Gary Brantley had to turn to the basics.

By Samantha Schwartz • Oct. 20, 2020

Security experts overlook attacker-favored credential stuffing

With an endless cycle of breaches, hackers have a large pool of exposed credentials to throw at websites, increasing their probability of success. 

By Samantha Schwartz • Sept. 30, 2020

Ransomware attacks 'raising the bar' as cities struggle to respond

Smart Cities Dive looked at the increasingly sophisticated methods hackers deploy to extort money and ways cities can better prepare.

By Chris Teale • Aug. 27, 2020

Understanding Carnival's ransomware attack, hitting two different data types

Last week the cruise line disclosed a ransomware attack that impacted employee and customer data. The security divisions can get murky.

By Samantha Schwartz • Aug. 26, 2020

Are businesses covered if their service provider is hit by ransomware?

The fallout of supply chain-style ransomware attacks are twofold — data encryption and data exfiltration — cyber insurance has to reckon with both. 

By Samantha Schwartz • July 17, 2020