Mitigating Ransomware: A New Paradigm Shift
By CISO T.J. Minichillo Ransomware is a global epidemic from which no organization — small, medium or large — is immune. Cyber criminals launch a new ransomware attack every 11 seconds, regardless…
Trustwave released a free decryptor for the BlackByte ransomware
Trustwave’s SpiderLabs researchers have released a free decryptor for the BlackByte ransomware that can allow victims to recover their files. Researchers from Trustwave’s SpiderLabs have released a decryptor that can…
Is the Edge Really Secure?
By Chetan Venkatesh, CEO and Co-Founder of Macrometa The simplest answer is… No. But, if history has taught security professionals anything it’s that the most secure network is the one…
Application Modernization and Other Best Practices of Securing Legacy Infrastructures
By Roman Davydov, Technology Observer, Itransition Legacy systems continue to play a vital role in the operations of many enterprises. However, over time, things like poor user adoption, increased maintenance…
UK newspaper The Telegraph exposed a 10TB database with subscriber data
The UK media outlet The Telegraph has leaked 10 TB of subscriber data after failing to properly secure one of its databases. The UK newspaper The Telegraph’, one of the…
SQL Cyber Attacks Are a Danger to Your Company
By Ryan Ayers, Consultant Cyber attacks cost the global economy more than $1 trillion last year, making it responsible for the theft of one percent of the global GDP. The…
Rethinking Ransomware Resiliency
Did you know an organization is hit with a ransomware attack every 11 seconds? As the global attack surface grows every day, and with everyone’s security perimeter now everywhere and…
Port of Houston was hit by an alleged state-sponsored attack
Last month, the Port of Houston, one of the major US ports, was hit by a cyber attack allegedly orchestrated by a nation-state actor. One of the major US ports,…
HTML Smuggling: A Resurgent Cause for Concern
By Vinay Pidathala, Director of Security Research, Menlo Security Cybersecurity is never straightforward. While defense techniques, technologies, policies and methodologies continue to evolve at pace, such defenses often trail in…
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…
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 systems….