Cybersecurity agencies are advising organizations to strengthen their defenses against Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks. These preemptive security measures include risk assessments, network monitoring, and incident response planning. CISO Tyler Farrar suggests integrating AI-driven predictive models to anticipate vulnerabilities, particularly with the rise of shared cloud services and interconnected supply chains. Farrar emphasizes decentralizing this knowledge and granting authority to CISOs to encourage greater information sharing and create more resilient security strategies.
Fred Hutch notifies more patients of November 2023 attack
In December 2023, a cyberattack hit the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center (Fred Hutch), resulting in the exfiltration of patient data and attempted extortion. Threat actors,