UnitedHealth Group Pays Ransom After Cyberattack: What You Need to Know
In an alarming revelation, officials from the Minnesota-based UnitedHealth Group disclosed on Monday that the health insurance and services giant fell victim to a cyberattack, resulting in the breach of […]
Navigating the Cyber Typhoon: Safeguarding Data Amidst US-China Geo-Political Tensions.
Nick Shevelyov, Senior Executive Reporter, Cyber Defense Magazine On February 7, 2024, the US Government Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued an advisory titled “PRC State-Sponsored Actors Compromise and […]
Safeguarding America’s Future: Mitigating the Implications of Chinese Control Over U.S. Critical Infrastructure
by Lena Allen Introduction In this era of unprecedented technological interconnectedness, the safeguarding of critical infrastructure against cyber threats has ascended to a pinnacle of national security importance for the […]
CISO Life: the Good, the Bad, the Ugly
What type of things can go wrong with Senior Leadership, the Org, Legal, HR, etc. by Dan K. Anderson In today’s hectic Cyber world, the role of CISO continues to […]
OT Security Q&A for Cybersecurity Leaders with Difenda and Microsoft
Securing Operational Technology ACCESS THE RECORDING Kick-start your OT security program, wherever you are in your journey. Gain industry-specific insights into OT cybersecurity challenges and equip yourself with practical strategies […]
Halting Hackers on the Holidays 2023
by Gary S. Miliefsky, Publisher of Cyber Defense Magazine As we saw with major holidays including Black Friday and Cyber Monday and now right around the corner and a massive […]
Spotlight: Whitepaper: Information security for the medical device industry
With a focus on the medical device industry, this paper provides software developers, hardware developers, and manufacturers with an understanding of the necessity and benefits of cybersecurity preparedness that can […]
Publisher’s Spotlight: Radiant Security: Your AI-powered SOC Co-pilot
Radiant Security helps you harness the power of AI in your SOC to boost analyst productivity, detect real attacks through unlimited in-depth investigation, and rapidly respond to incidents. Radiant Security […]
Publisher’s Spotlight: Fortra: Best-in-Class Cybersecurity Portfolio
When it comes to cybersecurity, the landscape is full of single-solution providers, making it easy for unexpected cyberthreats to sneak through the cracks. Fortra is creating a stronger, simpler strategy […]
Publisher’s Spotlight: IANS: Providing Expert Guidance to CISOs and their Teams
IANS Research has been working for the last two decades to create a way for InfoSec practitioners to collaborate in ways that are often difficult in other settings. The IANS […]
Publisher’s Spotlight: Black Hat USA 2023 Closes on Record-Breaking Event in Las Vegas
Black Hat, the producer of the cybersecurity industry’s most established and in-depth security events, today announced the successful completion of the in-person component of Black Hat USA 2023. The event […]
An Internet of Things Future Means Securing Entire Supply-Chains
By Nils Gerhardt, Chief Technology Officer for Utimaco The ‘Internet of Things’ (or IoT) is far more than smart speakers and app-connected lightbulbs: in less than a decade it has […]
Red Cross Red Flags: The Human Repercussions of Cyberattacks
By Tim Wallen, UK and Ireland Regional Director, Logpoint Many expected the war in Ukraine to be fought on two fronts – on the ground and in the ether – […]
Improve Data Security Through Automation
Human error is endemic to data breaches. Process automation can minimize the risk. By Gregory Hoffer, CEO, Coviant Software Human error is the most common cause of a data breach, […]
Top 10 Node.Js Security Best Practices
Best Security Practices in Nodejs By Harikrishna Kundariya, CEO, eSparkBiz Node.js is one of the most popular frameworks for web and mobile application development. It is JavaScript runtime which works […]
Credential Stuffing; Ny Attorney General Reveals More Than 1.1m Compromised Accounts Discovered
Password-Guessing Is the Attackers’ Latest Weapon of Choice By Ekaterina Khrustaleva, Chief Operating Officer, ImmuniWeb In January 2022, the New York Attorney General Letitia James revealed the results of major […]
Why Now Is the Time to Prepare for The Quantum Threat
Quantum computers are set to bring about many changes to cybersecurity and beyond, but why should companies start preparations for the quantum threat today? By Ali El Kaafarani, CEO & […]
The Truth About Data Privacy in Healthcare
Realizing the value of personal data and the risk of connected healthcare as bad actors prevail in their attacks against Healthcare Delivery Organizations (HDOs) By Samuel Hill, Director of Product […]
The Seven Deadly Sins of Blockchain Security
By Professor Ronghui Gu, Co-Founder, CertiK Blockchain is, at heart, a security technology. Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) is essentially an improved method of record-keeping, one which achieves a consensus shared […]
There’s No Place for Guesswork in Cyber-Attack Investigations
Accelerating Incident Response with Digital Forensics By Harsh Behl, Director of Product Management, Exterro Responding To Today’s Threat Landscape You can’t ignore the headlines. From the Irish health service to […]
Fighting The International Cyber War with Ai
As Ukraine fights to maintain a stronghold on its besieged capital, cyberattacks are escalating. Governments on both sides of the Atlantic are concerned about a potential full-on cyberwar. By Jarred […]
The Quantum Tipping Point
Fixing Cryptography Before It Is Broken By Carmen Kempka, Head of Corporate Technology, WIBU-SYSTEMS AG Ever since Peter Shor showed how a quantum computer could factorize large numbers with exponential […]
Half of Organizations Have Experienced a Cyber Attack on Their Critical IT Assets
By Diem Shin, Product Marketing Lead at Telos Corporation Today’s organizations are cloud-centric and are more connected than ever before. Many organizations are ladened with legacy systems and complex IT […]
Three Ways IP Data Enhances Cyber Security
By Jonathan Tomek, VP of Research and Development, Digital Envoy Cyber security professionals were never worry-free; there are simply too many nefarious players who have much to gain by hacking […]
Log4j Showed Us That Public Disclosure Still Helps Attackers.
Public disclosure is still a bit of a mess By Alex Haynes, CISO, CDL At 2:25 pm on the 9th of December an infamous (now deleted) tweet linking a 0-day […]
Cybersecurity, Especially in Critical Infrastructure and State Government, Is A Huge Issue Right Now
There is little doubt that continued effort at all levels across infrastructure and government is required to ensure the resilience required is in place By Ben Lane, Events Manager, Torch […]
Executive Order Instructs Certain Organizations to Improve Their Cybersecurity Stance
Financial Institutions Should Boost Their Efforts to Thwart Cyberattacks By Bob Thibodeaux, Chief Information Security Officer, DefenseStorm Consumer data is one of the most valuable assets for organizations around the […]
Monetized ransomware: emergent cyber threats and rise of the Ransomware-as-a-Service industry
Technological progress also enhances the danger of cyber threats By C. Max Farrell¸ senior technical marketing specialist & Chiyi Lin, product line manager TXOne Networks Until about ten years ago, […]
Too Hot to Handle:The case for Zero Trust and SASE
By Jonathan Lee, Senior Product Manager, Menlo Security Insecurity today we often see the continued reliance on legacy systems and solutions. As cybercriminals have evolved their methods, the security adopted […]
Lessons Learned: In the Principle Of “Least Privilege,” Where Do Companies Fall Short?
By Raj Dodhiawala, President, Remediant Lateral movement using compromised admin credentials is integral to almost all ransomware and malware attacks today. Specifically exploiting privilege sprawl—or the always-on, always-available administrative access […]