CNA Central, CNA Surety Now Back Online; Work on Other Portals Continues

April 6, 2021/in bleepingcomputer, cna cyber attack, CNA Insurance, cyber response, cyber security, National News, ransomware /by wpmaddoxins

CNA Insurance said it continues to make progress in restoring its operations following a March 21 cyber attack. Today it announced that cna.com, including CNA Central and cnasurety.com, are back online. This means that CNA’s small business agents and brokers …

Homeland Security Chief Prioritizes Disrupting Ransomware in Cyber Efforts

April 5, 2021/in Alejandro Mayorkas, Department of Homeland Security, National News, ransomware, U.S. cyber security /by wpmaddoxins

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said last Wednesday that dealing with ransomware will be a top priority, highlighting the growing threat of the data-scrambling software. Ransomware – which effectively holds files and networks hostage unless a payment …