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Cyber Security Byte Saturday March 2nd
Cybersecurity Layoffs and LockBit's Revenge ⚔️
It’s the weekend! 🌞 Here’s your dose of the latest cyber news 📰 stories from the week.
Industry layoffs spark 🔥 debate on downsizing versus greed, with insights from veteran CISO Ira Winkler, and the LockBit ransomware gang 🦹♂️ resurfaces post-raid, claiming future attacks.
Dive 🏊♀️ into these stories and more in this week's Cyber Security Byte!
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Navigating the Nuances of the Cybersecurity Industry Layoffs
The recent layoffs at Proofpoint, Secureworks, Rapid7, HUMAN, and Splunk, and countless other companies make people question the industry. People in the industry bemoan these companies and talk about how unfair they are. Having been on both sides of the issue, I thought I would provide some insight into the layoffs and their unfortunate inevitability.
Before I go on, if you really need a job, unless you have multiple offers, you should take whatever comes along, even if it is a bad company. You need to eat, and your work environment is important, but a secondary consideration.
By Ira Winkler, Contributing CISO ● Read More…
CYBER TRENDS
LockBit, who was recently targeted by a comprehensive international law enforcement operation named “Operation Cronos,” has made a comeback on the dark web.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has unveiled the latest version of its Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) 2.0, its first major overhaul since 2014.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul recently announced the State Cybersecurity Grant, a pioneering program to bolster cybersecurity defenses across local governments statewide.
U-Haul has confirmed it fell victim to a cyberattack, compromising the personal data of approximately 67,000 customers in the U.S. and Canada.
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