Publishers Spotlight: CyTwist: Defend Forward – Stop Your Attacks without IOCs
CyTwist has launched its Preemptive Cyber Attack Management Platform (PCAM) to enable defenders to expose attacks early and accurately while creating efficiencies in the SOC. They are building a platform […]
Publisher’s Spotlight: The Zero Day Initiative (ZDI): Financially Rewarding InfoSec Researchers
Formed by TrendMicro, the Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) was created to encourage the reporting of 0-day vulnerabilities privately to the affected vendors by financially rewarding researchers. At the time, there […]
4 Ways to Improve Azure Active Directory Security
Why identity has emerged as the security perimeter in hybrid deployments By Guido Grillenmeier, Chief Technologist at Semperis Cloud-led innovation has accelerated the digital transformation of many organizations that have […]
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 […]
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 […]
On The Frontline in The War Against Hackers
By Damien Fortune, Chief Operations Officer of Secured Communications In the wake of a global shift toward remote work, crime is moving from physical space to cyberspace. Businesses are conducting […]
Phishing Techniques in Disguise: What to Look for And Why You Should
By Rotem Shemesh, Lead Product Marketing Manager, Security Solutions, at Datto Phishing is a familiar concept to cybersecurity professionals – and hackers. According to a recent study, phishing attacks are […]
3 Cybersecurity Certainties for 2022
By Bill Moore, XONA As businesses transitioned to hybrid work models in 2021, critical integrations between IT and OT technologies introduced new vulnerabilities that threat actors exploited with shocking frequency […]
Have We Learned from Our Past Mistakes to Prevent Future Cyberattacks?
By Marc Packler, President, CISO Advisory, Silent Quadrant Gartner’s article, “The Top Cybersecurity Predictions for 2021-2022,” contains a quote from philosopher George Santayana: “Those who cannot remember the past are […]
Don’t Become a Horrible Headline: Some Tips on Redesigning Your Threat Posture for The 2022 Threat Landscape
By Omar Zarabi, Founder and CEO, Port53 Technologies As in previous years, the DefCon of the cybersecurity industry is best illustrated by the headlines – each a cautionary tale. The […]
Endpoint Malware and Ransomware Volume Already Exceeded 2020 Totals by the End of Q3 2021
By Corey Nachreiner, CSO, WatchGuard Technologies The cybersecurity landscape of today is constantly evolving and threat actors are not far behind as they target users with increasingly sophisticated and complex […]
Why Changing Classified Document Status Can Affect Risk Levels and How Proactive Cybersecurity Methods Can Help
By Sam Hutton, SVP, Glasswall As ransomware attacks, insider threats, data breaches and phishing attacks against government agencies continue to skyrocket, organisations are at constant risk. There are many recent […]
Data Security Must Be a Priority as Employees Quit in Record Numbers
By Tim Sadler, Co-founder and CEO, Tessian The massive labor upheaval that dominated headlines in 2021 shows no signs of slowing down. The latest U.S. jobs report showed that 4.5 […]
Cyber Insurance: What Executives Need to Know Before Obtaining Coverage
By Amanda Surovec, Director of Security Engagement and Claims, Resilience Cyber Insurance Solutions, and Shawn Melito, Chief Revenue Officer, BreachQuest Introduction In the last six months, cyber attacks increased by […]
Combining True MDR & SOC for Robust Cybersecurity
By Jon Murchison, Founder, and CEO, Blackpoint Cyber Assessing the Current Threat Landscape The only constant in the cyberthreat landscape is that it is ever evolving. Amid a global pandemic, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Getting Started with Active Directory Security
Evaluating, Benchmarking and Creating a Strategy By Justin Kohler, Director of BloodHound Enterprise, SpecterOps Over 90% of the Fortune 1000 use Microsoft Active Directory (AD) for identity and access management. […]
“Owning Your Identity” Through Biometric and Passwordless Innovations
By Bob Eckel, CEO, Aware Consumers around the world have become increasingly comfortable engaging with businesses digitally. Between 2020 and 2021, driven in part by the pandemic, the proportion of […]
North Korea-linked threat actors stole $1.7 billion from cryptocurrency exchanges
North Korea-linked threat actors are behind some of the largest cyberattacks against cryptocurrency exchanges. North Korea-linked APT groups are suspected to be behind some of the largest cyberattacks against cryptocurrency […]
Cyber (In)Secure: Business Sentiment on Cyber Security Challenges
By James Edgar, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer, FLEETCOR Undoubtedly the last two years have been incredibly challenging for businesses, as many companies grappled with the health […]
It’s About Time: The Unappreciated Fundamental Metric for Security
By Winn Schwartau During the Cold War, the US defended us poor, soon-to-be-nuked citizenry, with time. If the Soviets got it into their heads to send over a six-pack of […]
StayHackFree – Don’t Be Barry
The Holiday call from a buddy you do not want to get – much less make. By James Gorman, CISO, Authx Friday the week before Thanksgiving, driving home for the […]
Cuba ransomware gang hacked 49 US critical infrastructure organizations
The FBI has revealed that the Cuba ransomware gang breached the networks of at least 49 US critical infrastructure organizations. A flash alert published by the FBI has reported that […]
SOAR Into More Integrated Cybersecurity
By Josh Magady, Section Manager, Senior Cybersecurity Consultant, and Practice Technical Lead, 1898 & Co. Why is being cybersecurity compliant not the same as preparedness for threats? Shouldn’t compliance mean full […]
The rise of millionaire zero-day exploit markets
Researchers detailed the multi-millionaire market of zero-day exploits, a parallel economy that is fueling the threat landscape. Zero-day exploits are essential weapons in the arsenal of nation-state actors and cybercrime […]
Multicloud Rolls In: Federal IT Professionals Share Insights and Challenges
By Rick Rosenburg, Vice President and General Manager, Rackspace Government Solutions, Rackspace Technology Federal agencies kicked into IT modernization overdrive during the pandemic and, as 2022 approaches, agencies are looking […]