CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Building a security culture takes time and effort. Awareness training should be incorporated across all organizations, not just limited to governance, threat detection, and incident response plans. The campaign should involve more than serving up rules, separate from the broader business reality. Exercise your cyber smart.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Cloud workload protection (CWP) is the process of monitoring and securing cloud workloads from threats, vulnerabilities, and unwanted access, and is typically accomplished via Cloud Workload Protection Platforms (CWPP). This necessitates real-time monitoring of cloud workload behavior, which is a critical component of CWP.

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NopSec

AUGUST 23, 2022

In this blog, we’ll add to our cybersecurity considerations the concept of threats and threat intelligence. While these are essential building blocks in constructing a smart cybersecurity program, adding the threat element to the equation is key to any well-run, efficient cybersecurity program.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 13, 2023

In only a few months, ChatGPT became the fastest-growing consumer app in internet history, reaching 100 million users as 2023 began. The generative AI application has revolutionized not only the world of artificial intelligence but is impacting almost every industry. It’s almost down to a coin flip in terms of odds.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 15, 2022

Many of the businesses that already have revenue-generating web applications are starting an API-first program. Protecting APIs against modern cyber threats requires going beyond the traditional solutions. This security tool is far more advanced than a WAF that mostly monitors OWASP application threats. What is WAAP? .

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

As the volume and severity of cyber attacks grow, the need for cybersecurity risk management grows with it. Setting Up Your Risk Management System. Setting Up Your Risk Management System. Risk management is a concept that has been around as long as companies have had assets to protect. What IT Assets Need Protection?

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

DevSecOps means countering threats at all stages of creating a software product. As development fluency is growing every year, many companies are introducing DevSecOps. At the same time, DevSecOps processes are automated as much as possible. The DevSecOps process is impossible without securing the source code. What is SAST?

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 26, 2023

Unfortunately, the increasing reliance on digital systems and capabilities has also attracted an ever-growing number of malicious actors seeking to defraud businesses through phishing , social engineering , or ransomware attacks. Unfortunately the end results of these types of incidents are often devastating for their victims.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 2, 2022

Widespread implementation of decentralized finance (DeFi) systems since 2020 has created new fertile ground for a variety of threat actors to shift the development of cyberattack tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs). The number of threat actors participating in DeFi activity has grown substantially over the past two years.

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Zigrin Security

OCTOBER 11, 2023

In today’s digital age, the threat of data breaches is a constant concern. In this article, we will explore the motivations of the hackers, which threat actors target which data, how to protect yourself or your organization against these threat actors, and most importantly what these threat actors do with your data.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 17, 2022

The estimated value of greater Decentralized Finance and cryptocurrencies surpassed half a trillion dollars in market capitalization in 2018, and then one trillion for the first time in 2021 ( 1 ). New systems of finance are consolidating under significant momentum and threat actors are adapting to this landscape.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 27, 2022

(NYSE: IRNT) (“IronNet”), an innovative leader transforming cybersecurity through Collective Defense, today announced that a Texas-based bank — which is remaining anonymous for operational security reasons — has chosen IronNet’s Collective Defense platform to help it defend against increased cyber threats facing the financial sector.

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Duo's Security Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

We have a lot of thoughts on passkeys – some of which we’ve shared in other posts in this passkey blog series – and today we’re going to explore how passkeys stack up against passwords from the perspective of cloud platforms. Securing access to an ever-expanding list of cloud platforms is top-of-mind for many IT teams.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Targeted attacks Unknown threat actor targets power generator with DroxiDat and Cobalt Strike Earlier this year, we reported on a new variant of SystemBC called DroxiDat that was deployed against a critical infrastructure target in South Africa. This proxy-capable backdoor was deployed alongside Cobalt Strike beacons.

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SC Magazine

MARCH 9, 2021

In the wake of the SolarWinds incident, an increasing number of health care institutions are embarking on threat-hunting missions to seek and destroy exploitable vulnerabilities. In the meantime, however, Tony Cook, head of threat intelligence on GuidePoint Security’s consulting team, sees another approach growing in popularity.

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Jane Frankland

JULY 13, 2020

For the first time, they estimated that the cybersecurity workforce was almost 3 million, and a growth of 145% (just over 4 million) was needed to close the skills gap and better defend organisations worldwide. We were up to our ankles, enjoying the view and smelling the fresh sea air.

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Spinone

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Machine learning is a type of artificial intelligence (AI) that allows computers to learn to look for patterns in data without being explicitly programmed. As cloud computing starts to replace traditional on-site server farms and software, it is no longer realistic to simply attempt to block access from external threats.

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Spinone

JUNE 8, 2018

Organizations are having difficult times trying to keep up with the security levels needed to eliminate or at least minimize modern cyber security problems. The main goal of advanced mechanisms to combat the growing numbers of attacks is to identify the weak points before the hackers do. Big data helps broaden horizons (e.g.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 23, 2018

While human beings still provide the key operational oversight and intelligent insights into today’s infrastructure, machine learning and artificial intelligence are gaining huge momentum in most areas of today’s systems, whether positioned on-premise or in the cloud. What is Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence?

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 19, 2022

This is used to create a heightened sense of immediacy that then leads the victim into acting before they have time to think better of it. A phishing attack takes place when a criminal pretends to be someone they’re not to trick people into giving over their personal information, such as their credit card details.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 6, 2023

As some of these solutions are pretty low-cost, they potentially offer high ROI considering the enormity of the email threat problem. What distinguishes Avanan is its ability to incorporate sophisticated threat intelligence into the email security environment. user/month Coro edge: $11.99/user/month user/month Advanced: $3.75/user/month

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Spinone

NOVEMBER 9, 2019

There is no question that today’s IT infrastructure is growing increasingly complex. There are new and concerning threats to your data such as ransomware that threaten to affect your business. However, there is another rapidly growing concern for your business – compliance. What is the cost of non-compliance?

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SecureList

MARCH 24, 2022

Creating them from scratch over and over again is time-consuming, and not all cybercriminals have the web-development and administration skills it takes. What are phishing kits? One of the most common tricks scammers use in phishing attacks is to create a fake official page of a famous brand. Contents of simple phishing-kit archive.

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NetSpi Executives

JANUARY 16, 2024

This conversation will often center around matching Red Team objectives with the maturity of the security program and your Blue Team to get the most benefit from a Red Team exercise, because this definitely should not be a one-size-fits-all exercise. Who you provide advanced notice to is up to you. Are we ready?

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

We each need to consider how these trends may affect our organizations and allocate our budgets and resources accordingly: AI will turbo-charge cybersecurity and cyberthreats: Artificial intelligence (AI) will boost both attackers and defenders while causing governance issues and learning pains.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 17, 2023

Or even basic low level threat analysis. Chris Gray of Deep Watch talks about the view from the inside of a virtual SOC, the ability to see threats against a large number of SMB organizations, and the changes to cyber insurance we’re seeing as a result. Often they lack the visibility of a SOC. And why is that?

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 18, 2024

Often a combination of disruptive technologies, lagging risk behavior trends, shifts in threat actor capabilities or focus, greater expectations for cybersecurity, and new regulatory structures emerge to wreak havoc. Cybersecurity risks increase every year and bludgeon victims who fail to prepare properly.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Stringent policies and procedures have long dominated the drive behind many organizations' Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) programs. Yet, time and time again, this policy-first mindset proves to be inadequate and can often overlook the essential human factor that exists within organizations.

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ForAllSecure

MARCH 8, 2023

That is, until Chenxi Wang spoke up. She’s an amazing person who has done an amazing number of things in a short amount of time -- CMU professor, Forrester analyst, CSO at a successful startup -- and she’s not done changing the industry. Today she runs a 100% woman owned VC. I went to San Francisco. By accident.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 17, 2023

Networks are complex and connect to a number of critical components — software, applications, databases, and various types of endpoints — that don’t all operate the same way, making it a complicated challenge to keep threats off the network. Also read: What is Network Security?

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ForAllSecure

MARCH 14, 2022

Inside Edition : Andy Greenberg, senior writer at Wired allowed two hackers to remotely control a 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee that they say hadn't been altered in any way while driving on a highway in St. In fact, at the time, the were mixed signals as a result of the report. Could we hack into an airplane, for example. Turns out we can.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

From the results of this survey, security and business leaders can gain valuable insights to help them build the best possible risk-based vulnerability management (VM) program. Today, designing and executing a risk-based vulnerability management program is mission-critical. The status quo is not cutting it.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

And studies support that perception, showing ransomware growing in both prevalence and effectiveness. Attacks against corporate assets like servers and network equipment are growing. QNAP network drives, used to aggregate large amounts of data from companies and individuals, faced a growing number of attacks.

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SecureList

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

We hope this article will help you to stay one step ahead of threats like this one. The group has changed names several times since its inception. onion/ Website of V IS VENDETTA Cuba remains active as at the time of writing this, and we keep hearing about new extortion victims.

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NetSpi Executives

APRIL 27, 2024

Many victims pay a second ransom to get assurance that the threat actor won’t release stolen data. In this section, you learn what is ransomware, how it fuels criminal activity, how ransomware works, and how to stop ransomware. Ransomware adversaries hold the data hostage until a victim pays the ransom. How does ransomware work?

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 22, 2023

Definition, Threats & Protections 10 Network Security Threats Everyone Should Know Overall Network Security Best Practices Best practices for network security directly counter the major threats to the network with specific technologies and controls. For a more general overview consider reading: What is Network Security?

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 17, 2022

The Aqua Platform includes increasingly critical cybersecurity functions like Kubernetes , virtual machine and container security, dynamic threat analysis, and serverless security. This article looks at the best commercial and open source DevSecOps tools and what to consider when evaluating DevSecOps solutions. Table of Contents.

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