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LockBit Developer Rostislav Panev Charged for Billions in Global Ransomware Damages

A dual Russian and Israeli national has been charged in the United States for allegedly being the developer of the now-defunct LockBit ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation since its inception in or around 2019 through at least February 2024. Rostislav Panev, 51, was arrested in Israel earlier this August and is currently awaiting extradition, the U.S. Department […]

Modern Day Vendor Security Compliance Begins with the STAR Registry

We require a modern approach to accurately assess our use of current technology.This month marks 25 years since I managed my first cybersecurity attack. At the time, I was CTO for an internet service provider that suffered the compromise, which in those days was mostly script kiddies defacing webpages to show they had circumvented what […]