Why did Dell, the UK Ministry of Defence, Australian Mortgage Lender FirstMac, WebTPA, Entertainment ticketing giant TicketMaster, ABN AMRO Bank and London Drugs make headlines in the month gone by? Either they were impacted by cyber crime or there were major updates on the impact they suffered from recent cyber attacks. We’ve covered all this news and more in our monthly roundup of the biggest cyber attacks, ransomware attacks and data breaches of May 2024, including news on vulnerabilities and malware discovered, and patches released.
Each month, organisations from different industries and countries suffer serious blows on account of cyber crime. Apart from empowering our readers with knowledge and insights, we compile these monthly cyber attack lists to keep reminding ourselves and others that nobody is safe today.
Accepting that an attack is likely to happen eventually is wise. Learning from the experiences and mistakes of others is a valuable tool in the journey to enhanced cyber resilience. This help us understand what are the next steps to take to be as secure as possible.
Here are some things you can look at today if you want to dramatically improve your chances of bouncing back after a cyber-attack with minimal damage:
1. Have a plan of action to recover from a cybersecurity incident. In other words, get your Cyber Incident Response Plan in order. Make sure it’s relevant, up-to-date and is easy to implement in the chaos that follows a cyber crime.
2. Invest in effective Cyber Incident Planning & Response training for your staff, especially the first responders. This not only fosters a cybersecurity-focused team culture with high awareness of good cyber hygiene practices. It also helps employees understand their roles and responsibilities in keeping the organisation safe and responding correctly in case of an incident.
3. Practise your cyber response plans with scenario-based Cyber Attack Tabletop Exercises. Keep yourself informed about current and new threats and emerging tactics of threat actors. Stay updated with the recent cyber attacks, ransomware attacks, and data breaches listed below for your easy reference.
