On March 28, 2022, RTCOMM, a leading Russian internet service provider, began blocking their users from Twitter. Due to a (mis)configuration, RTCOMM’s networks also attempted to isolate Twitter from the entire global Internet network. Fortunately, Twitter was successful in stopping the hijack. This is just one of many examples of how the cracks in the… Read more »
Month: May 2022
REN Member Spotlight: Getting the Most Out of Your Cyber Liability Insurance with Mike Gioia
For over the past decade, higher education institutions have been relying on cyber liability insurance (CLI) to act as a safety net to cover costs of a major incident; however, with the prevalence and ever-rising costs of ransomware incidents, cyber liability insurance is not the saving grace it used to be. So what can higher… Read more »
Breaking a Botnet: Microsoft, Health-ISAC Talk Taking on ZLoader
In mid-April 2022, Microsoft, Health-ISAC (H-ISAC), and Financial Services-ISAC (FS-ISAC) disrupted a malicious Zloader botnet variant. Tomorrow, REN-ISAC will host a webinar featuring Rich Boscovich (Assistant General Counsel-Digital Crime Unit/Malware Analysis & Disruption Team, Microsoft) and Errol Weiss (Chief Security Officer, H-ISAC) to discuss ZLoader, Microsoft’s disruption techniques, and what you can do to participate… Read more »
Being a REN-ISAC Peer Assessor with Hal Stone
The REN-ISAC Cybersecurity Peer Assessment Program enables colleges and universities to get an unbiased assessment and actionable recommendations from cybersecurity experts specializing in the higher education sector. But what is it like to be a peer assessor? Hal Stone knows. Hal is one of the highly experienced, cybersecurity professionals in REN-ISAC’s cadre of assessors and… Read more »