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Cybersecurity helps protect computer systems, networks and data from unauthorized access, attacks, damage and threats. The news has been buzzing lately with different cybersecurity attacks that make everyone nervous about their security. However, keeping tabs on what is coming and how the industry will tackle challenges provides peace of mind and informs decisions for your 2024 security needs.

Aspart of our series called “Five Things You Need To Be A Highly Effective C-Suite Executive,” we had the pleasure of interviewing Ram Movva. Ram is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Securin Inc. Through his visionary approach and strategic decision-making, he has played a crucial role in establishing Securin Inc. as a reputable and pioneering figure in the cybersecurity domain.

Today Securin, Inc. released its latest ransomware report, examining the prominent cybersecurity threat and documenting how its usage and manipulation by threat groups have evolved in 2023. Hopes that the ransomware threat environment would ease in 2023 proved misguided, with attacks increasing across the board, affecting businesses, governments, critical infrastructure, and more.

Securin, Inc. released its comprehensive “2023 Year in Review: Ransomware” report, revealing a worrying escalation in ransomware attacks that defied earlier hopes of a decline. The report paints a detailed picture of the ransomware landscape, indicating a surge in attacks that impacted businesses, governments, and critical infrastructures.

Securin researchers published Tuesday their latest findings on ransomware threats in 2023. The research provides valuable insights into new APT (advanced persistent threat) groups, ransomware families, and related attacks. It recognizes that the past year has witnessed a significant transformation in the cyber attack landscape, particularly with the rise of ransomware as a prominent threat.

Today Securin, Inc. released its latest ransomware report, examining the prominent cybersecurity threat and documenting how its usage and manipulation by threat groups have evolved in 2023. Hopes that the ransomware threat environment would ease in 2023 proved misguided, with attacks increasing across the board, affecting businesses, governments, critical infrastructure, and more.

The New Mexico Economic Development Department (EDD) has kicked off 2024 Job Training Incentive Program (JTIP) awards by approving over $1.3 million in funding to support the workforce training of 87 New Mexicans in various aspects of the program.

Securin Inc., a company that works in the world of cybersecurity, will receive nearly $1.1 million in funding from the state’s Job Training Incentive Program to train 27 employees.

The New Mexico Economic Development Department (EDD) has kicked off 2024 Job Training Incentive Program (JTIP) awards by approving over $1.3 million in funding to support the workforce training of 87 New Mexicans in various aspects of the program, Acting Economic Development Department Cabinet Secretary Mark Roper announced today.

Critical infrastructure is facing a wave of cyberattacks, posing a severe threat to essential services across the United States and globally. The scale and frequency of these attacks have elevated defending infrastructure to a national priority, as emphasized by the White House’s National Cybersecurity Strategy.

Comcast Xfinity filed a notice to the Attorney General of Maine disclosing an exploited vulnerability in Citrix that has jeopardized almost 36 million customers’ sensitive information. Kiran Chinnagangannagari, CTO, CPO & co-founder, Securin, shares how a vulnerability like this causes so much damage.

Comcast has confirmed a significant cyberattack that led to a data breach, utilizing a critical vulnerability known as “CitrixBleed” and impacting nearly 36 million Xfinity customers.

As we look ahead to the year 2024, the cybersecurity industry is expected to undergo several exciting and new developments. New technologies, techniques, and companies have all but made an impression on the industry with unique and exciting products; however, on the other hand, 2023 was another record-breaking year for cybercriminals and other cyber threats.

Ravi Pandey, Senior Director of Vulnerability Management services at Securin on future cyberattacks and defense.

In a world increasingly shaped by technology, the significance of cybersecurity cannot be overstated. As we navigate the digital age, safeguarding sensitive data and protecting critical systems is paramount.

National cyber security has been on the main stage; now, the focus is shifting towards state cyber security, and state CISOs are leading the charge. Rahul Kannan, chief operating officer at Securin, writes about the challenges and potential security threats homing in on their state.

As we look ahead to the year 2024, the cybersecurity industry is expected to undergo several exciting and new developments. New technologies, techniques, and companies have all but made an impression on the industry with unique and exciting products; however, on the other hand, 2023 was another record-breaking year for cybercriminals and other cyber threats.

Securin has announced its entry into the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative, a public-private consortium working to address cyberthreats and vulnerabilities by sharing threat intelligence and guidance. Congress, through the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act, ordered CISA to set up JCDC, Securin said.

CISOs and CIOs continue to weigh the benefits of deploying generative AI as a continuous learning engine that constantly captures behavioral, telemetry, intrusion and breach data versus the risks it creates.

The growing integration of software within medical devices introduces the potential for cybersecurity threats. How significant is this risk, and to what extent are citizens currently exposed?

In this episode, our guest Aviral share his insights on tactics and techniques to use to ensure your organisation’s Security is resilient against any breaches or exploits.

In a larger trend, there has been a significant increase in healthcare IT vulnerabilities being exploited. According to a report by the Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center with Securin and Finite State, the number of exploited healthcare IT vulnerabilities rose from 43 to 160 this year.

Threat actors could execute on a remote code execution vulnerability in Mirth Connect, a cross-platform communications tool, to gain access and compromise data, according to the NIST national vulnerability database.

The cybersecurity industry is always trying to stay a step ahead of the world’s bad actors. With the recent emphasis on Artificial Intelligence (AI), the industry needs to elevate its security problem-solving to new heights through the use of automation, natural language processing, and deep learning.

A push for software to come with a kind of “ingredients list” to help organizations evaluate risks — akin to nutritional labels on food -— has seen halting progress on the policy front in D.C.

Securin, the industry’s leading tech-enabled cybersecurity solutions provider, announced today that it was named a SINET16 Innovator Award winner for 2023. The annual SINET16 awards recognize the most innovative and compelling technologies that address cybersecurity threats and vulnerabilities.

Firmware vulnerabilities in connected medical devices have increased 59% in the last year, research from Securin, Health-ISAC, and Finite State indicated. Nearly 1 in 6 have been weaponized, researchers added, meaning they’re ready to be used to attack a victim.

According to a joint report published by Health-ISAC, Finite State, and Securin, healthcare facilities faced a nearly 60% increase in cyber attacks over the last year.

Security vulnerabilities in medical devices and the software applications that support them continue to pose a significant threat to healthcare, the Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center (Health-ISAC) underscored in a new report issued alongside Finite State and Securin.

Researchers found that vulnerabilities for the software and firmware powering medical devices and other health IT applications increased significantly – and nearly four times as many of these vulnerabilities are being weaponized compared to last year.

A joint research project conducted by Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center (Health-ISAC), Finite State, and Securin exploitable vulnerabilities in software and firmware, which can be used by hackers to breach connected devices, software applications and healthcare systems. It also discovered nearly 1,000 vulnerabilities across 966 medical products.

Cybersecurity vulnerabilities in medical hardware, operating systems and software applications have skyrocketed 59 percent year-over-year, according to a new report available later today.

Security software company Securin scanned 8 million addressable IPs among US state government systems, and discovered 119,000 instances of high-risk services that could be easily exploited, according to a report released yesterday, dubbed “The State of Cybersecurity in America.”

Securin’s latest “State of Cybersecurity” study discovered 119,000 instances of high-risk services in their scan of government domains nationwide.

Securin released a report detailing their findings after conducting passive scans of the 50 United States’ domains and State departments.

Organizations globally use public-facing applications every day to keep their businesses running. Servers, virtual private networks (VPNs), and application programming interfaces (APIs) are all common forms of third-party, public-facing applications that make accessing a service or completing work more efficient — but less secure.

Bad news for the lonely-hearted. An unprotected Amazon Web Services S3 storage bucket belonging to online dating platform 419 Dating – Chat & Flirt has exposed 260,000 dating app account records and 340 gigabytes of pictures and messaging logs.

Securin announces that Chairman Ram Movva is to be named the CEO and Chairman and GTM Veteran Rahul Kannan as President and COO. Aaron Sandeen to step down to take on a new challenge.

Selected as WCRCINT India’s Best Emerging and Performing CEO 2023, Ram Movva, Chairman & CoFounder, Securin Inc has grown his ventures valuing accountability, transparency and unparalleled growth strategies.

Ransomware groups are continuously weaponizing vulnerabilities and adding them to their arsenal to mount crippling and disruptive attacks on their victims.

Securin has been documenting and closely monitoring software vulnerabilities and developments since 2020. The bugs CISA is urging Apple users to patch are arbitrary code execution vulnerabilities that essentially grant attackers complete access to the device to manipulate as they see fit.

Researchers at Securin, Ivanti and Cyware have released their Ransomware Index Q1 2023 report, and the findings show a frightening increase in ransomware attacks and attendant data breaches.

Ransomware attacks have never been this popular, a new report from cybersecurity researchers Securin, Ivanti, and Cyware has stated.

Since June 2021, Hive Ransomware has been dominating the ransomware scene. Their reach has affected more than 1,500 organizations resulting in Hive receiving ransom payments totaling $100 million.

The report provides an update on key metrics that are being tracked in relation to ransomware, providing valuable insights to enterprises on how to safeguard their data and assets from these escalating threats.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) have jointly released a CSA to thwart the progress of BianLian ransomware group.

Australian and US agencies, specifically the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC), the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), have issued a joint warning about BianLian ransomware.

Cisco is warning that nine significant vulnerabilities in its Small Business Series Switches could enable unauthenticated remote attackers to cause a denial-of-service condition or execute arbitrary code with root privileges on affected devices.

Ransomware attacks are rising, with attackers targeting over 7,000 products across 121 vendors used by enterprises for their operations. In March 2023, the total number of breaches reported was higher than those reported in the previous three years combined. Ransomware groups are continuously weaponizing vulnerabilities and adding them to their arsenal to mount crippling and disruptive attacks on their victims.

In 2023, you can divide organizations into two categories: those who have been hit by a ransomware attack and those who will be soon.