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New Tickler malware used to backdoor US govt, defense orgs
2024-08-28 18:36

The APT33 Iranian hacking group has used new Tickler malware to backdoor the networks of organizations in the government, defense, satellite, oil and gas sectors in the United States and the...

New Tickler malware used to backdoor US govt, defense orgs
2024-08-28 18:36

The APT33 Iranian hacking group has used new Tickler malware to backdoor the networks of organizations in the government, defense, satellite, oil and gas sectors in the United States and the...

UK plans to revamp national cyber defense tools are already in motion
2024-08-02 10:34

The UK's National Cyber Security Centre says it's in the planning stages of bringing a new suite of services to its existing Active Cyber Defence program. Existing services under ACD 1.0 such as Logging Made Easy and Protective DNS are already run by external partners - CISA and Cloudflare respectively - but some, such as Early Warning, can only ever be run by the NCSC due to their very nature.

'Error' in Microsoft's DDoS defenses amplified 8-hour Azure outage
2024-07-31 12:58

Do you have problems configuring Microsoft's Defender? You might not be alone: Microsoft admitted that whatever it's using for its defensive implementation exacerbated yesterday's Azure instability. Microsoft has published its strategy to defend against network-based DDoS attacks, noting it was unique due to the global footprint of the company.

Microsoft: DDoS defense error amplified attack on Azure, leading to outage
2024-07-31 10:42

A DDoS attack that started on Tuesday has made a number of Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365 services temporarily inaccessible, the company has confirmed. Microsoft's mitigation statement on the Azure status history page.

CISOs must shift from tactical defense to strategic leadership
2024-07-19 03:30

Fully 95% of IT and security professionals believe security threats will be more dangerous due to AI - yet, despite that elevated risk, nearly one in three security and IT professionals have no documented strategy in place to address generative AI risks. When leaders don't understand vulnerability management, they may not realize how changing leadership priorities can impact the security of their organization.

Strengthening cybersecurity preparedness with defense in depth
2024-07-11 04:00

In this Help Net Security interview, Chaim Mazal, Chief Security Officer at Gigamon, discusses cybersecurity preparedness measures for businesses, the impact of international inconsistencies on global operations, and the board's role in cybersecurity. Practicing defence in depth through layered security monitoring and tooling can prepare organisations to detect suspicious behaviour within a system and react fast, before threat actors can access the most sensitive data and operations.

The impossibility of “getting ahead” in cyber defense
2024-07-02 04:00

A future-oriented cyber defense is therefore not about getting ahead, but about building systems that are inherently more likely to function when components or other systems become compromised, as they inevitably will, sooner or later. Traffic lights "Fail safe" to red, reducing risks of collisions when the system stalls for any reason.

Arm security defense shattered by speculative execution 95% of the time
2024-06-18 01:11

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Why Regulated Industries are Turning to Military-Grade Cyber Defenses
2024-06-14 11:01

As cyber threats loom large and data breaches continue to pose increasingly significant risks. Organizations and industries that handle sensitive information and valuable assets make prime targets...