May 24, 2021

Colonial Pipeline Updates, DarkSide Goes Dark, Cybersecurity Best Practices

27 minutes

More news and updates about the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack, the DarkSide ransomware as a service (RaaS) goes dark on the dark web, and why we still need cybersecurity best practices (regardless of an opinion piece that says otherwise).

** Links mentioned on the show **

Colonial Pipeline Paid Nearly $5 Million in Ransom to Cybercriminals

https://thehackernews.com/2021/05/colonial-pipeline-paid-nearly-5-million.html

U.S. Pipeline Ransomware Attackers Go Dark After Servers and Bitcoin Are Seized

https://thehackernews.com/2021/05/us-pipeline-ransomware-attackers-go.html

Our cybersecurity ‘industry best practices’ keep allowing breaches (opinion piece)

https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/553891-our-cybersecurity-industry-best-practices-keep-allowing-breaches?rl=1

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