5 Ways to Fight School Ransomware Attacks

The challenges are steep, but school districts can fight back with planning.

https://www.darkreading.com/attacks-brea...re-attacks

Rapid7 Acquires Minerva Labs to Extend Leading Managed Detection and Response Service

Minerva's robust technology and talented engineering team extend Rapid7's end-to-end managed threat detection and orchestration capabilities from the endpoint to the cloud.

https://www.darkreading.com/endpoint/rap...se-service

BianLian Ransomware Pivots From Encryption to Pure Data-Theft Extortion

The ransomware group has already claimed 116 victim organizations so far on its site, and it continues to mature as a thriving cybercriminal business, researchers said.

https://www.darkreading.com/risk/bianlia...-extortion

Change Is Coming to the Network Detection and Response (NDR) Market

After years of relative stability and steady growth, Omdia research indicates the NDR segment is poised for rapid change.

https://www.darkreading.com/omdia/change...ndr-market

$3B Crypto-Mixer Money Laundering Operation Seized by Cops

The 'ChipMixer' cryptocurrency service for cybercriminals was shut down by law enforcement, and its alleged operator has been charged.

https://www.darkreading.com/application-...d-by-cops-

Leveraging Behavioral Analysis to Catch Living-Off-the-Land Attacks

Attackers are increasingly staying under the radar by using your own tools against you. Only behavioral AI can catch these stealthy attacks.

https://www.darkreading.com/attacks-brea...nd-attacks

Meta Proposes Revamped Approach to Online Kill Chain Frameworks

A more holistic model beyond MITRE et al is needed to help defenders better identify and understand commonalities in different online threat campaigns, the Facebook parent company says.

https://www.darkreading.com/application-...ne-threats

Low-Budget 'Winter Vivern' APT Awakens After 2-Year Hibernation

The "underreported" APT has returned to focus after attacks promoting Russian and Belarusian government interests and going after targets with humor, zest, and scrappiness.

https://www.darkreading.com/threat-intel...ibernation

The Ethics of Network and Security Monitoring

The chances of getting hacked are no longer low. Companies need to rethink their data collection and monitoring strategies to protect employee privacy and corporate integrity.

https://www.darkreading.com/risk/the-eth...monitoring

Technology Firms Delivering Much-Sought Encryption-in-Use

If the approaches stand up to scrutiny, companies may soon be able to encrypt most databases in a way that allows using data without needing to decrypt to plaintext.

https://www.darkreading.com/emerging-tec...ion-in-use