The Importance of Multi-Factor Authentication and Strong Passwords
Understanding and implementing MFA and strong password protocol. By Jeff Severino, CyberLock Defense, Lockton Affinity The importance of multi-factor authentication and password security is critical. Often, it is your best […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Four Ways Smart Cities Can Stay Safe in An Interconnected World
Mitigating the risks of cyber threats through cyber intelligence and frontier technologies By Ritesh Kumar, Chairman & CEO, CYFIRMA Smart cities bring about an abundance of benefits for a nation […]
Vice Society ransomware also exploits PrintNightmare flaws in its attack
Another ransomware gang, the Vice Society ransomware operators, is using Windows print spooler PrintNightmare exploits in its attacks. The Vice Society ransomware operators are actively exploiting Windows print spooler PrintNightmare […]
UNC215, an alleged China-linked APT group targets Israel orgs
China-linked threat actors UNC215 targeted Israeli organizations in a long-running campaign and used false flags to trick victims into believing the attacks was from Iran. A China-linked cyber-espionage group has […]
StealthWorker botnet targets Synology NAS devices to drop ransomware
Taiwanese vendor Synology has warned customers that the StealthWorker botnet is targeting their NAS devices to deliver ransomware. Taiwan-based vendor Synology has warned customers that the StealthWorker botnet is conducting […]
Conti ransomware affiliate leaked gang’s training material and tools
An affiliate of the Conti RaaS has leaked the training material shared by the group with its network along with the info about one of the operators. An affiliate of […]
Maturity-Based Approach vs. Risk-Based Approach: What’s the Right Answer?
By eSentire The influx of cyber attacks within the past few years have painted a dire image for the C-suite and the boardroom. As cyber risks grow in number and […]
Taking Back Control of Today’s Software Supply Chain
By Jasmine Noel, Senior Product Marketing Manager, ReversingLabs Supply chains are under attack. Malicious actors perpetrating these breaches will continue to succeed until security teams abandon common myths and misconceptions […]
No, You Don’t Need
By Daniel Petrillo , Director of Security Strategy, Morphisec Endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions, and their evolution — extended detection and response (XDR) platforms — are increasingly popular. To […]
LockBit 2.0, the first ransomware that uses group policies to encrypt Windows domains
A new variant of the LockBit 2.0 ransomware is now able to encrypt Windows domains by using Active Directory group policies. Researchers from MalwareHunterTeam and BleepingComputer, along with the malware expert Vitali Kremez […]
IBM Cost of a Data Breach study: Cost of a Data Breach hits record high during pandemic
The ‘Cost of a Data Breach’ report commissioned by IBM Security states that the cost of a data breach exceeded $4.2 million during the COVID19 pandemic. IBM Security presented today […]
Trust Not in Third-Parties
You aren’t on your own in cybersecurity, but you should act like you are By Gregory Hoffer, CEO, Coviant Software Cybersecurity management is a dynamic process. There is no “set […]
No More Ransom helped ransomware victims to save almost €1B
The No More Ransom initiative celebrates its fifth anniversary, over 6 million victims of ransomware attacks recover their files for free saving almost €1 billion in payments. No More Ransom […]
Takeaways from The Oldsmar Water Attack & What Security Leaders Can Do About It
With Real Examples & Screenshots of Cyber Attacks on Water & Wastewater Facilities By Michael Yehoshua, VP of Global Marketing, SCADAfence Over the last few months, cybersecurity journalists and the […]
Maximizing the Impact of AI/ML Threat Detection Tools
By Cary Wright, VP Product Management, Endace Companies are increasingly looking to Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) threat detection tools to improve the security posture of the enterprise. […]
Regula Delivers Remote Identity Verification for Everyone
A modern world requires modern solutions. Fraudsters constantly improve their skills; do not let your services lag behind! By Arif Mamedov, Ph.D., President of Regula Forensics, Inc. Previously an opportunity, […]
BIOPASS malware abuses OBS Studio to spy on victims
Researchers spotted a new malware, dubbed BIOPASS, that sniffs victim’s screen by abusing the framework of Open Broadcaster Software (OBS) Studio. Researchers from Trend Micro spotted a new malware, dubbed BIOPASS, that […]
Biden discussed Russian ransomware gangs with Putin in a phone call
President Joe Biden expressed concerns about ransomware attacks carried out by Russian gangs during a phone call with President Vladimir Putin. The recent wave of ransomware attacks carried out by […]
Morgan Stanley discloses data breach after the hack of a third-party vendor
The American multinational investment bank and financial services firm Morgan Stanley discloses a data breach caused by the hack of an Accellion FTA server of a third-party vendor. Investment banking firm Morgan Stanley has […]
Understanding Why Multi-Signal MDR Matters
Cloud adoption, business applications and remote users continue to expand at exponential rates. Your cybersecurity team is fighting a losing battle to keep pace with your business requirements and growing […]
The Mobile Attack Pyramid
Identifying Attack Surfaces is Key to Protecting Mobile Applications By David Stewart, CEO, Approov, Inc. A regular pyramid has 5 surfaces, 4 sloping ones and another as its base. In […]
REvil gang exploited a zero-day in the Kaseya supply chain attack
Kaseya was addressing the zero-day vulnerability that REvil ransomware gang exploited to breach on-premise Kaseya VSA servers. A new supply chain attack made the headlines, on Friday the REvil ransomware […]
Linux version of REvil ransomware targets ESXi VM
The REvil ransomware operators added a Linux encryptor to their arsenal to encrypt Vmware ESXi virtual machines. The REvil ransomware operators are now using a Linux encryptor to encrypts Vmware […]
New LinkedIn breach exposes data of 700 Million users
A new massive LinkedIn breach made the headlines, the leak reportedly exposes the data of 700M users, more than 92% of the total 756M users. A new massive LinkedIn breach […]