Krebs on Security

APRIL 6, 2022

Since surfacing in late 2021, LAPSUS$ has gained access to the networks or contractors for some of the world’s largest technology companies, including Microsoft , NVIDIA , Okta and Samsung. “They were calling up consumer service and tech support personnel, instructing them to reset their passwords.

Social Engineering 239

Social Engineering Phishing Engineering Accountability 239

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 7, 2021

Of those surveyed, 20% of respondents indicated that they have deferred on-premises technology spend. The traditional IAM model has been to extend remote employees to access applications to employees from VPN and add multifactor authentication (MFA) to add layers of security to the VPN connection. Short term vs. long term.

Authentication 62

Authentication VPN Passwords Risk 62

SecureList

MAY 25, 2021

Energy and Utilities (10%), Finance (10%), Professional and Consumer Services (10%), Transportation (7%), and Healthcare (7%) were also at the top of their list. Make sure commercial VPN solutions and other server-side software are always up to date as exploitation of this type of software is a common infection vector for ransomware.

Ransomware 103

Ransomware Encryption Malware Energy and Utilities 103