Mathew Schwartz, Freelance Journalist Profile

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Living in a Fairytale: PowerSchool's Failures Continue

1 week ago | inforisktoday.com | Mathew Schwartz

Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Incident & Breach Response , Ransomware Criminals Extort School Employees After Vendor Paid for Data-Deletion Promise Mathew J. Schwartz (euroinfosec) • May 8, 2025 Let's gather around and listen to the story of the ransomware hackers who deleted stolen data. (Image: Shutterstock) Students, gather round for the sad story of how PowerSchool got schooled not once, but twice.
Marko Polo: the Inner Workings of a Global Infostealer Empire

1 week ago | healthcareinfosecurity.com | Mathew Schwartz

Cybercrime as-a-service , Events , Fraud Management & Cybercrime Recorded Future's Leslie on How to Respond to Cybercrime Groups Mathew J.
CISA's KEV List: Essential for Real-World Cyber Defense

1 week ago | healthcareinfosecurity.com | Mathew Schwartz

Events , Governance & Risk Management , RSAC Conference RunZero's Beardsley on CVE Program Role in Securing U.S. Agencies Mathew J. Schwartz (euroinfosec) • May 8, 2025 Tod Beardsley, vice president of security research, runZero The Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, or KEV, has quickly become a cornerstone in most organizations' cybersecurity strategies.
Attribution in Cybersecurity Needs Evidence, Not Speculation

1 week ago | thetechstreetnow.com | Mathew Schwartz

an hour ago bankinfosecurity Analyst1's Jon DiMaggio on Critical Thinking Framework for Threat Research Mathew J. Schwartz (euroinfosec) • May 7, 2025 Recent ransomware developments showed a concerning lack of rigorous methodology in attributing security incidents to specific threat actors, with many researchers making claims without sufficient evidence to support their conclusions, said Jon DiMaggio, chief security strategist at Analyst1.
AI-Based Fraud: Criminals Are 2 Years Ahead of Defenders

1 week ago | inforisktoday.com | Mathew Schwartz

AI-Based Attacks , Events , Fraud Management & Cybercrime Arkose Labs' Kevin Gosschalk on How Criminals Exploit Generative AI for High ROI Mathew J. Schwartz (euroinfosec) • May 6, 2025 Kevin Gosschalk, CEO, Arkose Labs Cybercriminal groups have weaponized AI without the constraints of regulation or ethical concerns, maintaining approximately a two-year technological lead over the companies they target.
The Current State of Ransomware and Data Extortion

1 week ago | inforisktoday.com | Mathew Schwartz

Cybercrime as-a-service , Events , Fraud Management & Cybercrime Stacey Cameron, CISO of Halcyon, on Latest Cybercrime Trends Mathew J.
Breaking Through the Hype of AI in Cyber

1 week ago | inforisktoday.com | Mathew Schwartz

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning , Events , Next-Generation Technologies & Secure Development Sandra Joyce, VP of Google Threat Intelligence, on AI Use by Attackers, Defenders Mathew J.
Humans, Emails and Endpoints Are Hacker Gateways

1 week ago | bankinfosecurity.asia | Mathew Schwartz

Cyber Insurance , Events , Governance & Risk Management Cyber Insurer Says Firms Recover More When They Report Incidents Within 72 Hours Criminal exploitation of information systems happens through three distinct attack vectors, according to Coalition's analysis of cyber insurance claims. As the largest cyber insurance provider in North America, the company's data offers unique insight into security failures that result in financial losses.
Ransomware Attacks Up 9% but Payments Are Down

1 week ago | inforisktoday.com | Mathew Schwartz

Data Security , Events , Fraud Management & Cybercrime Recorded Future's Liska on What Happens Next When Ransomware Gets Less Profitable Mathew J.
Cyber Warfare's Limitations: Lessons for Future Conflicts

1 week ago | inforisktoday.com | Mathew Schwartz

Cyberwarfare / Nation-State Attacks , Events , Fraud Management & Cybercrime Silverado's Alperovitch on Why Cyber Is Not Effective for Deterrence Mathew J. Schwartz (euroinfosec) • May 2, 2025 Dmitri Alperovitch, co-founder, Silverado Policy Accelerator Recent conflicts, notably involving Ukraine, reveal the potential and limitations alike of cyber operations in warfare, said Dmitri Alperovitch, co-founder of Silverado Policy Accelerator.