Killware is the Next Big Cybersecurity Threat
By Brian Erickson, Vice President or Strategy and Solutions and retired U.S. Navy Captain, Vidoori Today’s battlefield has expanded to a digital landscape, and the impact affects the general population […]
Responding To the Ransomware Pandemic
By Tom McVey, Solution Architect, Menlo Security Last year, Kaseya became the victim of the largest ransomware attack in history when Russian-linked hacker group REvil breached the US software company’s […]
Why Ransomware is Only a Symptom of a Larger Problem
While ransomware is arguably the greatest current security threat to organizations, its rise has distracted us from the true issue at hand: extortion-based crimes. By Jeff Palatt, Vice President, Technical […]
Today’s Digital Battlefield Demands Resilience Beyond Infrastructure
By Mohammed Al Mohtadi, Cyber Information Security Officer, Injazat There is a battle underway globally that requires every business to identify their risks of attack, fortify their defences, and continually […]
5 Ways to Protect Your Workplace from Cybersecurity Threats
The cybersecurity environment is rapidly evolving. Meanwhile, technological advancements are steadily improving the ability for cyber criminals and hackers to exploit data security flaws. By Nicole Allen, Marketing Executive, Salt […]
Web Application Penetration Testing Checklist with OWASP Top 10
We’ve gone ahead and compiled this article to shed some light on the top ten web application security risks according to OWASP and how you can use this as a […]
Mitigating Risk from Insider Threats in 2022
By Isaac Kohen, Teramind Back in August 2020, a story of an insider threat caught headlines when the employee turned down a $1M bribe to put ransomware on Tesla’s servers […]
How To Improve Federal Endpoint Detection and Response Tactics and Gain Network Visibility
By Matt Marsden, Vice President, Technical Account Management, Federal, Tanium Endpoint detection and response (EDR) was put on center-stage when the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released a memo requiring that agencies must collaborate […]
How Do I Reliably Identify You If I Cannot See You?
eKnow Your Customer Requirements Driving Change By John Callahan, CTO, VeridiumID KYC – Know Your Customer is a process used around the globe for many years to validate the identity […]
Cybercriminals Hunt For Medical Data. Zero Trust As The Only Good Option To Keep The Healthcare System Secure
By Tomasz Kowalski, CEO, Secfense According to a Trustwave report, medical data may cost up to $250 per record on the black market, while stolen payment card data is sold […]
The Top 5 Cloud Security Predictions for 2022
New threats, new apps, new players – but data plays the biggest role in shaping the future. By Amit Shaked, CEO, Laminar 2021 Attacks Set New Records Looking back, 2021 […]
How Criminals Have Migrated Through Identity Theft and Privacy into Cyber Attacks
By P. William Zivanchev, Executive Director, Institute of Consumer Financial Education Introduction At first glance, readers may wonder why an article on identity theft appears in Cyber Defense Magazine, and […]
Cyber Defense Media Group – 10 Year Anniversary – Daily Celebration in 2022
IT’S A BIG, BOLD, BEAUTIFUL 2022 – OUR 10TH ANNIVERSARY We’re celebrating this milestone every day this year in different, exciting and creative ways. We’re expanding our teams, platforms and […]
How to Protect All Five Stages of the IoT Security Lifecycle
Smarter security for smart devices By Mitchell Bezzina, Senior Director, Product Marketing, Cloud-delivered Security Services, Palo Alto Networks The dependency on IoT devices to enable business, capture data, and facilitate […]
Our Cyber Defenses Need to Be Battle-Tested to Withstand Future Threats
By Hugo Sanchez, Founder and CEO of rThreat Just a few weeks ago, the FBI released a statement confirming that their server was hacked over the weekend, resulting in thousands […]
Cybersecurity Experts Share Their Predictions for 2022
By Danny Lopez, CEO of Glasswall The year 2021 raised many major cybersecurity concerns including the rise in ransomware attacks, phishing scams, and data breaches. Many organizations have embraced a […]
Three Key Facts About AI-Driven Network Detection and Response
By Eyal Elyashiv, CEO, Cynamics Most network detection and response solutions and network performance monitoring and diagnostic tools are using the same paradigm that was invented three decades ago. However, networks themselves […]
Protecting Critical Infrastructure Against Cyberattacks
Understanding how attackers get in is the critical first step to mounting an effective defense. By Sean Deuby | Director of Services, Semperis Cyberattacks in any industry cause multiple forms […]
WatchGuard Technologies’ 2022 Predictions: State-Sponsored Mobile Threats, Space-Related Hacks and More
A look at the future of cybersecurity in 2022 and beyond By Corey Nachreiner, Chief Security Officer, WatchGuard Technologies 2021 was another wild year in cybersecurity with the industry facing […]
OT/IT Security – Two Sides of the Same Coin
By Sachin Shah, CTO of OT, Armis The distinction between information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT) is rapidly converging as the Industrial Internet of Things (iIoT) – with cross-boundary […]
Looking Ahead: Five Security Trends For 2022
A look at some of the key security trends for next year By Mark Guntrip, Strategy Leader at Menlo Security. Ransomware and the fight back Ransomware has dominated the […]
Prominent Carding Marketplace UniCC announced it’s shutting down
One of the biggest underground carding marketplaces, UniCC, announced it’s shutting down its operations. UniCC, one of the biggest underground carding marketplaces announced it is shutting down. The site was […]
First Steps to Alleviate Long-Term Consequences from A Cyberattack
Brief Guide By Sergey Ozhegov, CEO, SearchInform When a cyberattack occurs it is easy to panic and forget all the steps you have been told to make before. What is […]
Russian government claims to have dismantled REvil ransomware gang
Russia’s FSB announced to have dismantled the REvil ransomware gang, the infamous group behind Kaseya and JBS USA. The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) announced to have shut down the […]
Why Americans Joined Europe in Not Paying Security Ransoms
By Lee Pitman, Global Head of Response Services, BreachQuest As we close out 2021, the biggest trend in the security and insurance space has to be the heightened regulatory scrutiny […]
USCYBERCOM: MuddyWater APT is linked to Iran’s MOIS intelligence
US Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) has officially linked the Iran-linked MuddyWater APT group to Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS). USCYBERCOM has officially linked the Iran-linked MuddyWater APT group (aka SeedWorm and TEMP.Zagros) […]
How to Avoid Spam Texts and Protect Personal Information in the Digital Age
With Spam Texts on the Rise Consumers Must do their Due Diligence By Reinhard Seidel, Director Products at Clickatell How to Avoid Spam Texts and Protect Personal Information in the […]
Why Hackers Attack Mobile Devices and How to Prevent It
By Nicole Allen, Marketing Executive at Salt Communications According to a Gallup poll, the frequency of remote work cyber-attacks has nearly doubled since the beginning of the pandemic. Employees were […]
FIN7 group continues to target US companies with BadUSB devices
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warns US companies that the FIN7 cybercriminals group is targeting the US defense industry with BadUSB devices. The US Federal Bureau of Investigation issued […]
It’s 2022 And Cyber Deception Has Arrived – Defeat Tomorrow’s Threat Today
Lessons from The Cheshire Cat in Concealment & Misdirection Cyber deception has come a long way from deploying honeypots on the external interface to research attack activity. Nowadays, deception technology […]