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…
Microsoft Successfully Defended The Azure Cloud From A Massive DDOS Attack. (Spoiler: You Can, Too.)
How can you fend off the largest DDoS attack in history? For Microsoft, early detection and investing in software as a service was key. Read on to learn more. By…
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…
Cybersecurity Alone Is Not Enough, Systems Need Cyber Resiliency
Electronics systems today need to go beyond preparedness for an attack to resiliency during and after one. By Eric Sivertson, VP of Security Business Development, Lattice Semiconductor The National Vulnerability…
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….
Surviving The New Era of Terabit-Class DDoS Attacks
By Richard Hummel, Threat Intelligence Lead, NETSCOUTy In March 2018, a massive Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) disrupted service for the developer platform GitHub. The attack, which lasted for approximately…
“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…