Jupyter infostealer continues to evolve and is distributed via MSI installers
Cybersecurity researchers spotted a new version of the Jupyter infostealer which is distributed via MSI installers. Cybersecurity researchers from Morphisec have spotted a new version of the Jupyter infostealer that […]
5 Steps to Protect Your Organization from the Next Ransomware Attack
By Paul Kohler, CTO, S3 We have witnessed the largest ransomware attacks in history in the first half of 2021 alone. From SolarWinds to CNA Financial Corp, Colonial Pipeline, JBS […]
US CISA, FBI, and NSA warn an escalation of Conti ransomware attacks
CISA, FBI, and the NSA warned today of an escalation of the attacks of the Conti ransomware gang targeting US organizations. CISA, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the […]
Black Matter gang demanded a $5.9M ransom to NEW Cooperative
U.S. The farmers cooperative NEW Cooperative was hit by Black Matter ransomware gang that is demanding a $5.9 million ransom. BlackMatter ransomware gang hit NEW Cooperative, a farmer’s feed and […]
Europol arrested 106 fraudsters, members of a major crime ring
Europol, along with Italian and Spanish police, dismantled a major crime organization linked to the Italian Mafia that focuses on online frauds. Europol, along with law enforcement agencies in Italy […]
Misconfigurations are the biggest threat to cloud security, period
By eSentire There is no doubt that cloud adoption is accelerating at an exponential rate. Whether it’s for business collaboration or to store critical data assets, organizations are increasingly relying […]
Defeat Ransomware with Immutable Backup Data and Encryption
Move beyond traditional security strategies to protect against the two most common types of ransomware threats By Jon Toor, CMO, Cloudian The Director of the FBI recently described ransomware as […]
Cyber EO and Meeting Cloud Modernization Effort
By Stephen Kovac, Vice President of Global Government and Head of Corporate Compliance, Zscaler In wake of recent high profile attacks and an evolving hybrid work environment, agencies are working […]
New CIOs: 5 Key Steps in Your First 100 Days
Getting the first 100 days right is critical to achieving momentum, credibility, and long-term success. By Etay Maor, Senior Director, Security Strategy, Cato Networks Starting off as a new CIO […]
Offense Activities Sharing in Criminal Justice Case
By Milica D. Djekic The criminal justice case could include a broad spectrum of details getting the need to be deeply explored and investigated by the case management team and […]
Why Your Hospital Network Needs an IoT Security Policy
By Marc Laliberte, Technical Security Operations Manager, WatchGuard Technologies The Internet of Things (IoT) industry has a security problem that has existed since its inception. From the Mirai botnet that […]
Microsoft warns of a zero-day in Internet Explorer that is actively exploited
Microsoft warns of a zero-day vulnerability in Internet Explorer that is actively exploited by threat actors using weaponized Office docs. Microsoft warns of a zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2021-40444) in Internet Explorer […]
Keeping Health Records Safe from Cyber Criminals
By Dexter Caffey, Founder and CEO, Smart Eye Technology The healthcare industry is currently one of the most lucrative targets for hackers. A recent report by a mobile security company […]
Considering Collateral Intrusion in Digital Forensics
Achieving A Balance Between Public Protection and Public Privacy By Alan McConnell, Forensic Advisor, Cyan The importance of digital evidence contained on the personal devices of suspects, victims, and witnesses […]
FBI IC3 warns of a spike in sextortion attacks
The FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) warns of a spike in sextortion attacks since the beginning of 2021 that caused $8M losses. The FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) […]
Combatting Industry Burnout by Building Resilient Security Teams
By Rick McElroy, Principal Cybersecurity Strategist, VMware We have reached a pivotal point in the history of cybersecurity. Catalyzed by the shift to an anywhere-work environment during COVID-19, attack surfaces […]
Time to Act: How Real-Time Analytics Can Help Stop the Cyber Kill Chain
Access to Real-Time Contextualized Information through In-Memory Computing Can Help Security Teams Spot Evolving Threats Before It’s Too Late By Dr. William Bain, CEO and Founder of ScaleOut Software In […]
How Trustworthy is Your Cyber Defense?
Make your cybersecurity spending pay off with added defense tactics and provider accreditation By Tom Brennan, Chairman, CREST USA Cyber criminals are branching out from the big guys, the Facebook-type […]
Looking Back at Executive Order on Cybersecurity and What it Means for Your Business
By James Gorman, CISO of AuthX On May 12, 2021, President Biden issued an Executive Order focused on improving the nation’s cybersecurity. This executive order strives to accomplish several important objectives for the United States’ approach to safeguarding its data and […]
ChaosDB, a Critical Cosmos DB flaw affected thousands of Microsoft Azure Customers
Microsoft has fixed a critical flaw in Cosmos DB that allowed any Azure user to remotely take over other users’ databases without any authorization. Researchers from Cloud security company Wiz […]
CISA urges enterprises to fix Microsoft Azure Cosmos DB flaw
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued an alert urging enterprises to address the recently disclosed vulnerability in Microsoft Azure Cosmos DB. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security […]
The FBI issued a flash alert for Hive ransomware operations
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) published a flash alert related to the operations of the Hive ransomware gang. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has released a flaw alert […]
Gold Optis: Most Innovative and Socially Conscious Technologies at Black Hat
By Olivia Gallucci, Cybersecurity Reporter, Cyber Defense Magazine I interviewed approximately sixty industry leaders from over forty companies who attended Black Hat. Although this article series—The Optis—can be read as […]
U.S. State Department was recently hit by a cyber attack
The U.S. State Department was recently hit by a cyber attack, the Department of Defense Cyber Command might have suffered a serious breach. The U.S. State Department was recently hit […]
Looking Back at Executive Order on Cybersecurity and What it Means for Your Business
By James Gorman, CISO of AuthX On May 12, 2021, President Biden issued an Executive Order focused on improving the nation’s cybersecurity. This executive order strives to accomplish several important objectives for the United States’ approach to safeguarding its data and […]
Silver Optis: Innovative and Socially Conscious Technologies at Black Hat
By Olivia Gallucci, Cybersecurity Reporter, Cyber Defense Magazine I interviewed approximately sixty industry leaders from over forty companies who attended Black Hat. Although this article series—The Optis—can be read as […]
Looking Back at Executive Order on Cybersecurity and What it Means for Your Business
By James Gorman, CISO of AuthX On May 12, 2021, President Biden issued an Executive Order focused on improving the nation’s cybersecurity. This executive order strives to accomplish several important objectives for the United States’ approach to safeguarding its data and systems. […]
T-Mobile data breach could be worse than initially thought, 54 million customers impacted
T-Mobile data breach could be worse than initially thought, an update to the investigation reveals that over 54 million individuals were impacted. T-Mobile data breach could be worse than initially […]
Defending Against Increasing DDOS Attacks in The Light Of COVID-19 And 5G
By Amr Alashaal, Regional Vice President – Middle East at A10 Networks Cybercriminals had a busy year in 2020, with rapidly increasing numbers of distributed denial of service (DDoS) weapons, […]
Evaluating Security Practices in Response to Colonial Pipeline And South Korean KAERI Attacks
Zero Trust and Enforcing the Principle of Least Privilege Have Become Crucially Important. By Garret Grajek, CEO, YouAttest In recent news, we have seen several high-profile attacks on major institutions […]