Ticketmaster, Synnovis and the NHS UK, Advance Auto Parts, Los Angeles Unified School District, Cylance, Neiman Marcus, AMD and Ascension Healthcare. These are the names of organisations that have been severely impacted by cybercrime in June 2024. The month has seen some of the cruelest ransomware attacks, to say the least. And these attacks are, sadly, just the tip of the cyber crime iceberg.
We’ve covered all the data breaches, cyber attacks and ransomware attacks that made it to the headlines in June 2024. The idea as always is merely to educate readers about the consistent and perpetual spike in cyber crime every day. If there was a warning bell for focussing on cyber resilience with a vengeance, consider this month’s list of attacks as one.
The wave of sophisticated cyber attacks in June 2024 has underscored a stark reality: every organisation, regardless of size or sector, faces a massive threat from cyber crime. In the past month, cyber criminals have targeted critical infrastructure, healthcare systems and financial systems, literally sparing nobody.
It’s more than apparent now, that all it takes is a single vulnerability, in your network or your third-party vendors’, to create crippling consequences within moments. Another lesson to be learnt this month? The cost of inadequate preparation extends way beyond financial loss.Now more than ever, robust cyber security measures are imperative to safeguarding your business, your reputation, sensitive customer data and even human lives in some cases. Having a solid Cyber Incident Response Plan is an absolute essential today. It will help you ensure swift containment and mitigation of cybersecurity incidents, minimising potential damage and downtime
