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How to Think about Threat Detection in the Cloud

Anton on Security

MAY 19, 2022

This is written jointly with Tim Peacock and will eventually appear on the GCP blog. To start, let’s remind our audience what we mean by threat detection and detection and response. MITRE ATT&CK Cloud helps understand how some threat activities apply to public cloud computing. as are the assets being threatened.

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MY TAKE: Iran’s cyber retaliation for Soleimani assassination continues to ramp up

The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Less than 48 hours after the killing of Iran’s General Qasem Soleimani, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued a bulletin calling out Iran’s “robust cyber program,” and cautioning everyone to be prepared for Iran to “conduct operations in the United States.” and Saudi cyber operations. Clearly, the U.S.

Energy and Utilities

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Cyber Adversary Infrastructure, Explained

Security Boulevard

MAY 24, 2023

Cyber threat actors rely on infrastructure hidden to most people not looking for it. Revealing such frameworks shines a light on how cyber adversaries operate. Cyber adversary infrastructure is hidden to those who don’t know how to look for it. What Is Cyber Adversary Infrastructure?

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Reimagining Cybersecurity Training: Driving Real Impact on Security Culture

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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.” It may sound difficult, but change always sounds hard at first. Here are the benefits of pivoting.

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Choosing an MDR Provider: Boutique or Big Brand (Part 1)

Jane Frankland

JANUARY 9, 2024

Many will also use advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, and data analytics to improve detection accuracy and speed up response times. Many will also use advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, and data analytics to improve detection accuracy and speed up response times.

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Unlearning What We Know In Cybersecurity

Jane Frankland

OCTOBER 1, 2021

” His statement couldn’t be truer and as I chaired the European Security Forum 2021 in London this week, I was amazed at how the theme of unlearning what we know glued together (figuratively speaking) all the other speakers’ presentations. It was necessary. The legal sector is an important one.

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Why We Still Haven’t Learned From the Target Data Breach a Decade Later

Security Boulevard

MAY 17, 2023

The threat actor’s methodology wasn’t unique — they used a six-step approach that can be mapped directly to cyber attack frameworks. Even industry giants like Target and Equifax, who have robust security measures, still struggle to combat supply chain attacks.

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How to Think about Threat Detection in the Cloud

Security Boulevard

MAY 19, 2022

This is written jointly with Tim Peacock and will eventually appear on the GCP blog. To start, let’s remind our audience what we mean by threat detection and detection and response. you, the esteemed reader of this blog , do not need this explanation, perhaps, but a typical cloud user might]. After all, cloud is.

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Why HYAS? The Secret to Cybersecurity Lies in Interrupting and Updating Causation Chains

Security Boulevard

JUNE 28, 2023

The frequency and scope of cyberattacks like ransomware and supply-chain attacks is skyrocketing, as are the costs for organizations of all kinds. Cybersecurity has never been more critical. Those costs can include stolen money, intellectual property and data, as well as lost productivity and sullied reputations. trillion by 2025.

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Content Is King: Creating and Maintaining SIEM Alert Rule Content

Security Boulevard

JUNE 15, 2022

This blog post reviews how SIEM alerts are generated and the basic steps a security team can take to set alerts that help them sort through the noise and find what matters – fast. One of the core foundations of effective security monitoring, detection, and response (MDR) is having the right alert rule content.

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IT threat evolution Q2 2022

SecureList

AUGUST 15, 2022

The attackers were using this to hide a last-stage Trojan in the file system. The attackers use these tools to inject code into any process of their choosing. One of the most interesting aspects of this campaign is the group’s use of a man-on-the-side attack to deliver malware and control compromised computers.

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Why is Threat Modeling So Important in 2024?

Centraleyes

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Passive, reactive cyber defenses have long struggled to keep up with the evolving cybercrime market. Coupled with the fact a new attack happens every 39 seconds , the need for more preventative, proactive tactics should be quite clear — it’s past time businesses progress from cybersecurity to cyber resilience. trillion by 2025.

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Game Theory: Why System Security Is Like Poker, Not Chess

ForAllSecure

MAY 18, 2020

In the film, thermonuclear war didn’t make sense but what if, in real life, preemptive cyberattacks were our best hope for winning? Or better yet, what are the cyberwar scenarios and incentives when peace is the best strategy, just like “Wargames”? Or is it the reverse, where the best thing to do is invest in offense?

Energy and Utilities

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Game Theory: Why System Security Is Like Poker, Not Chess

ForAllSecure

MAY 18, 2020

In the film, thermonuclear war didn’t make sense but what if, in real life, preemptive cyberattacks were our best hope for winning? Or better yet, what are the cyberwar scenarios and incentives when peace is the best strategy, just like “Wargames”? Or is it the reverse, where the best thing to do is invest in offense?

Energy and Utilities

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GAME THEORY: WHY SYSTEM SECURITY IS LIKE POKER, NOT CHESS

ForAllSecure

MAY 18, 2020

In the film, thermonuclear war didn’t make sense but what if, in real life, preemptive cyberattacks were our best hope for winning? Or better yet, what are the cyberwar scenarios and incentives when peace is the best strategy, just like “Wargames”? Or is it the reverse, where the best thing to do is invest in offense?

Energy and Utilities

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Ransomware

ForAllSecure

MAY 18, 2021

What if you discovered a flaw in a ransomware payment system that unlocked the data without paying the ransom? Would you use it? Would you help others? Vamosi: That's Chris Krebs, former director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency under the US Department of Homeland Security.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Ransomware

ForAllSecure

MAY 18, 2021

What if you discovered a flaw in a ransomware payment system that unlocked the data without paying the ransom? Would you use it? Would you help others? Vamosi: That's Chris Krebs, former director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency under the US Department of Homeland Security.

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How to Think about Threat Detection in the Cloud

MY TAKE: Iran’s cyber retaliation for Soleimani assassination continues to ramp up

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Cyber Adversary Infrastructure, Explained

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Proactive Intelligence: A Paradigm Shift In Cyber Defense

Choosing an MDR Provider: Boutique or Big Brand (Part 1)

Unlearning What We Know In Cybersecurity

Why We Still Haven’t Learned From the Target Data Breach a Decade Later

How to Think about Threat Detection in the Cloud

Why HYAS? The Secret to Cybersecurity Lies in Interrupting and Updating Causation Chains

Content Is King: Creating and Maintaining SIEM Alert Rule Content

IT threat evolution Q2 2022

Why is Threat Modeling So Important in 2024?

Game Theory: Why System Security Is Like Poker, Not Chess

Game Theory: Why System Security Is Like Poker, Not Chess

GAME THEORY: WHY SYSTEM SECURITY IS LIKE POKER, NOT CHESS

The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Ransomware

The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Ransomware

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