Publisher’s Spotlight: Dataminr: Real-time AI for Event and Risk Detection
Dataminr delivers the earliest warnings on high impact events, emerging risks, threats, and other critical information far in advance of other sources. Recognized as one of the world’s leading AI […]
Credential Stuffing; Ny Attorney General Reveals More Than 1.1m Compromised Accounts Discovered
Password-Guessing Is the Attackers’ Latest Weapon of Choice By Ekaterina Khrustaleva, Chief Operating Officer, ImmuniWeb In January 2022, the New York Attorney General Letitia James revealed the results of major […]
The Seven Deadly Sins of Blockchain Security
By Professor Ronghui Gu, Co-Founder, CertiK Blockchain is, at heart, a security technology. Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) is essentially an improved method of record-keeping, one which achieves a consensus shared […]
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 […]
Executive Order Instructs Certain Organizations to Improve Their Cybersecurity Stance
Financial Institutions Should Boost Their Efforts to Thwart Cyberattacks By Bob Thibodeaux, Chief Information Security Officer, DefenseStorm Consumer data is one of the most valuable assets for organizations around the […]
Lessons Learned: In the Principle Of “Least Privilege,” Where Do Companies Fall Short?
By Raj Dodhiawala, President, Remediant Lateral movement using compromised admin credentials is integral to almost all ransomware and malware attacks today. Specifically exploiting privilege sprawl—or the always-on, always-available administrative access […]
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 […]
Are You Prepared for the New Normal of Jekyll and Hyde Data?
An organization’s data and secrets are simultaneously its greatest assets and its greatest risks. By Howard Ting, CEO, Cyberhaven Recently Twitch suffered a devastating hack that exposed its most sensitive […]
Directed Analytics – The Future of Data Management
By Simon Rolph, CEO & Founder of Such Sweet Thunder The world as we know it has changed – it’s undisputed. Industries of all kinds face a wholly different landscape […]
Detect Ransomware Data Exfiltration Immediately
By Randy Reiter CEO of Don’t Be Breached Ransomeware Attacks Have Increased During the COVID-19 Pandemic An off-site workforce has resulted in new security concerns since hackers now have many […]
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 […]
Decision Trees in Case of a Ransomware Attack
Does Your Organization Have a Procedure to Handle a Ransomware? Is It Worth Paying the Attackers? By Zsolt Baranya, Information Security Auditor, Black Cell Ltd. The number of ransomware attacks […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
12 Tips for Improving Access Control in Your Organization
By Bryon Miller ASCENT In today’s world, we have more access to essentially all that’s available in our lives. More access to people and places. More access to information and […]
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 […]
The 5 Most Common Cyber-Attacks on Mobile Devices In 2021
By Nicole Allen, Marketing Executive, Salt Communications. Many companies are prioritising mobile efforts these days with research suggesting that increased mobility helps businesses enhance their operations and efficiency. Verizon’s 2021 […]
Iran-linked APT groups continue to evolve
The researchers at Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) are warning of increasingly sophisticated operations carried out by Iranian threat actors. The Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) shared the results of […]
What To Know to Fight Against Cyber Attacks
By Gergo Varga, Senior Content Manager / Evangelist at SEON Cyber attacks have become a part of our reality, not only that we are all constantly getting phishing emails, but […]
Electric Vehicle Charging: The Next Cyberattack Frontier
By Prof. Thomas R. Köhler, Member of the Board of Juice Technology AG The International Energy Agency estimates the global number of electric cars, buses, vans and heavy trucks on […]
Being Mindful of Communication Security
The potential risks of communication APIs and CPaaS and secure vendor selection criteria. By James Ryan, Director of Information Security, BISO, IntelePeer The pandemic accelerated the demand for various things, […]
Intercepting data traffic via iPhone
Intercepting data traffic via iPhone By Jordan Marcus Bonagura Introduction This article aims to demonstrate in a simplified way different approach for capturing and intercepting network traffic data originating from […]
The Top 6 Cyber Attacks Of 2021 So Far
By Nicole Allen, Marketing Executive, Salt Communications. Cyberattacks have been on the rise for years, and the trend shows no signs of slowing down. To add salt (no pun intended) […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
Australian Cyber Security Centre warns of a surge of LockBit 2.0 ransomware attacks
The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) warns of a surge of LockBit 2.0 ransomware attacks against Australian organizations starting July 2021. The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) warns of an escalation in LockBit 2.0 ransomware […]
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, […]