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Making the case for MDR: An ally in an unfriendly landscape

Webroot

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

For MSPs, their mid-market customers may not be at the scale or size of an enterprise to respond effectively to cyber threats. Managed detection and response (MDR) offers a reliable defense and response approach to cyber threats. What is MDR?

Small Business

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5 holiday Cybersecurity tips retailers need this year

CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 6, 2021

This blog was written by an independent guest blogger. Retailers are becoming more vulnerable to cyber threats, especially as the industry continues to digitize and more e-commerce businesses emerge. More technology being used to increase operational efficiency means retailers face a higher risk of cyber incidents.

Retail

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Proactive Intelligence: A Paradigm Shift In Cyber Defense

Security Boulevard

MARCH 6, 2024

Traditionally, cybersecurity has been a reactive game: We respond to cyber threats as they arise, analyze the incidents, add pertinent information to “deny lists”, and update stakeholders on “what happened.” million — 15% more than it was in 2020. It may sound difficult, but change always sounds hard at first.

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Webinars

Human-Centered Cyber Security Training: Driving Real Impact on Security Culture

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Cybersecurity in 2022, Predictions for digital ecosystem facing more challenges and sophisticated threats

CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 7, 2021

This blog was written by an independent guest blogger. through September of 2021 has already surpassed the total number of compromises in 2020 by 17%, according to the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC).” As we near 2022, the cyber threat landscape remains just as ominous. . forbes.com). TACTICAL FORCAST.

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Rising volume of email fatigue opens doors for Cybercriminals

CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

This blog was written by an independent guest blogger. The Revere Health data breach was small scale compared to the 2020 MEDNAX data breach. A fine example of this is the 2020 Magellan Health ransomware attack where the records of over 1 million individuals were revealed. The data of over 1.2 competitors and hackers).”

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Menlo Security Finds Cloud Migration and Remote Work Gives Rise to New Era of Malware, Highly Evasive Adaptive Threats (HEAT)

CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

.–( BUSINESS WIRE )– Menlo Security , a leader in cloud security, today announced it has identified a surge in cyberthreats, termed Highly Evasive Adaptive Threats (HEAT), that bypass traditional security defenses. Cyber Threats are a mainstream problem and a boardroom issue that should be on everyone’s agenda.

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AT&T Alien Labs finds new Golang malware (BotenaGo) targeting millions of routers and IoT devices with more than 30 exploits

CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

The malware maps each function with a string that represents a potential targeted system — such as a signature, which we’ll explain later in this blog (see figure 3). Example 1: main_infectFunctionGponFiber function, exploits CVE-2020-8958. The function exploiting the vulnerability CVE-2020-10173 is shown in figure 9.

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BotenaGo strikes again – malware source code uploaded to GitHub

CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 26, 2022

As described in our previous blog, the malware initiates a total of 33 exploit functions targeting different routers and IoT devices by calling the function “scannerInitExploits” (see figure 2). Figure 4 shows the implementation of CVE-2020-10987. Figure 5 shows the implementation of CVE-2020-10173.

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FBI warns of ransomware gang – What you need to know about the OnePercent group

CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 14, 2021

This blog was written by an independent guest blogger. The FBI recently published a warning stating that ransomware gang OnePercent Group has been attacking companies in the US since November 2020. Employee education is a critical element of phishing prevention and threat detection.

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How We’re Using AI to Usher in the Era of the “Smarter SOC”

McAfee

AUGUST 11, 2020

In 2020, months seem to feel like years. Cyber threats are no exception to this rule. Will these technologies drive better outcomes, and improve efficiencies in our cyber defense workforce, or will they introduce more risk to our environment? Amid rapid change, adaptation is essential. How AI is Deployed.

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Manual and semi-automated testing for IDORs using Burp Suite

CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 29, 2021

This blog was written by an independent guest blogger. Silent Breach discovered an IDOR vulnerability on the US Department of Defense website in November 2020 and discreetly notified it to the DOD's Vulnerability Disclosure Program. Primarily, there are two ways to test the IDOR flaw, manual and semi-automated.

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2020 Hindsight – Top 10 Highlights from McAfee

McAfee

DECEMBER 4, 2020

2020 has been a tumultuous and unpredictable year, where we restructured our lives and redefined how we work and interact with each other. Although 2020 has undoubtedly been a year of trials and tribulations, I wanted to share some of McAfee’s top highlights. New Global Managed Detection and Response Platform. Learn more here.

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Manual and semi-automated testing for IDORs using Burp Suite

CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 12, 2022

This blog was written by an independent guest blogger. Silent Breach discovered an IDOR vulnerability on the US Department of Defense website in November 2020 and discreetly notified it to the DOD's Vulnerability Disclosure Program. Primarily, there are two ways to test the IDOR flaw, manual and semi-automated.

Authentication

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DMARC and the prevention of World Health Organization phishing scams

CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

This blog was written by an independent guest blogger. With a growing dependency on technology and cyber security, most organizations rely heavily on email communications both internally and externally. In recent years the outbreak and spread of COVID-19 have left many people with fears and questions.

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Unlearning What We Know In Cybersecurity

Jane Frankland

OCTOBER 1, 2021

It offers a unique environment and is increasingly becoming a logical target for all manner of threat actors, from criminal syndicates to sophisticated state sponsored attackers and hacktivists simply because they hold sensitive client information, handle significant funds, and act as intermediaries in commercial and business transactions.

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The Weakest Link: Managing Supply Chain Risk

Approachable Cyber Threats

DECEMBER 21, 2023

This blog post will explore the evolving threat landscape of supply chain attacks, highlighting recent statistics and offering practical recommendations for organizations looking to strengthen their cybersecurity posture. This may include network segmentation, strong access controls, and continuous monitoring and threat detection.

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The Weakest Link: Managing Supply Chain Risk

Approachable Cyber Threats

DECEMBER 21, 2023

This blog post will explore the evolving threat landscape of supply chain attacks, highlighting recent statistics and offering practical recommendations for organizations looking to strengthen their cybersecurity posture. This may include network segmentation, strong access controls, and continuous monitoring and threat detection.

Risk

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M&A Trending In Cybersecurity Industry Vertical For 2022

CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 28, 2022

This blog was written by an independent guest blogger. cybersecurity M&A deals hit 151 in the first three quarters of 2021, compared to 80, 88 and 94 in 2018, 2019 and 2020, respectively, according to data from 451 Research. Requires strong due diligence. In fact, the volume of U.S.

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XDR – Please Explain?

McAfee

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Figure 1: The Impact of XDR in the Modern SOC: Biggest SIEM challenges – ESG Research 2020. McAfee XDR orchestrates both McAfee and non-McAfee security assets to deliver actionable cyber threat management and support both guided and automated investigations. . appeared first on McAfee Blogs. Next Generation SIEM !

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Why access management needs to evolve beyond passwords

CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 13, 2021

This blog was written by an independent guest blogger. Indeed, Infosecurity Magazine shared an April 2020 survey that arrived at the following results: Nearly half (45%) of respondents said that they did not consider reusing their passwords to be a serious problem. Access management is a key element of any enterprise security program.

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Why authorization and authentication are important to API security – and why they’re not enough

CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 2, 2021

This blog was written by an independent guest blogger. In 2020, for instance, Venafi found that attacks involving machine identities increased 400% between 2018 and 2019. Kount also released a report in 2020 in which 81% of enterprises revealed that they now deal with attacks driven by malicious bots.

Authentication

Authentication Accountability Passwords Mobile

A guide to OWASP’s secure coding

CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

This blog was written by an independent guest blogger. As per the 2020 State of Password and Authentication Security Behaviors Report , 50% of IT responders and 39% of users use the same password across organizational accounts. Modern organizations rely heavily on software and systems.

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Cyber Security Informer

Making the case for MDR: An ally in an unfriendly landscape

5 holiday Cybersecurity tips retailers need this year

Webinars

Trending Sources

Proactive Intelligence: A Paradigm Shift In Cyber Defense

Webinars

Cybersecurity in 2022, Predictions for digital ecosystem facing more challenges and sophisticated threats

Rising volume of email fatigue opens doors for Cybercriminals

Menlo Security Finds Cloud Migration and Remote Work Gives Rise to New Era of Malware, Highly Evasive Adaptive Threats (HEAT)

AT&T Alien Labs finds new Golang malware (BotenaGo) targeting millions of routers and IoT devices with more than 30 exploits

BotenaGo strikes again – malware source code uploaded to GitHub

FBI warns of ransomware gang – What you need to know about the OnePercent group

How We’re Using AI to Usher in the Era of the “Smarter SOC”

Manual and semi-automated testing for IDORs using Burp Suite

2020 Hindsight – Top 10 Highlights from McAfee

Manual and semi-automated testing for IDORs using Burp Suite

DMARC and the prevention of World Health Organization phishing scams

Unlearning What We Know In Cybersecurity

The Weakest Link: Managing Supply Chain Risk

The Weakest Link: Managing Supply Chain Risk

M&A Trending In Cybersecurity Industry Vertical For 2022

XDR – Please Explain?

Why access management needs to evolve beyond passwords

Why authorization and authentication are important to API security – and why they’re not enough

A guide to OWASP’s secure coding

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