This year-end episode of the Endpoints Of View podcast discusses the significant rise in cyberattacks globally in 2024, with a 75% increase in weekly averages compared to 2023. All sectors are vulnerable, but education, government, healthcare, and communications are prime targets. Also under discussion is the news that SentryBay is certified for meeting the requirements of ISO 27001 for the development, supply, maintenance and support of IT security software products and the provision of SaaS solutions worldwide.

Talking Points:

Increased Data breaches: Several high-profile data breaches exposed sensitive personal information, leading to financial losses and reputational damage for organizations and individuals:

• Change Healthcare: Exposed protected health information of 100 million individuals, making it the largest healthcare data breach in US history.
• Synnovis: Ransomware attack crippled pathology services across London, impacting hundreds of thousands of patients and demonstrating the fragility of critical healthcare infrastructure.
• Ticketmaster: Over 500 million customer records stolen by ShinyHunters, likely exploiting a vulnerability in a third-party cloud data warehouse.
• AT&T: Unauthorized access and download of call and text records of nearly all AT&T customers, highlighting privacy concerns and risks associated with third-party cloud platforms.
• Dell: “Grep” accessed and stole data belonging to over 10,000 employees and partners, likely through a phishing campaign.
• MediSecure: Ransomware attack compromised personal and health information of 12.9 million Australians, making it one of the largest healthcare data breaches in the country.
• Snowflake Attacks: UNC5537 targeted Snowflake customers, exploiting compromised credentials to access data. The attacks highlighted the importance of multi-factor authentication.

Importance of ISO 27001 Certification: SentryBay, a leader in endpoint isolation technology, achieved ISO 27001 certification, demonstrating its commitment to information security best practices. The certification provides clients and partners with peace of mind, knowing that SentryBay’s technology aligns with data protection and information security standards.