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Building resilience to shield your digital transformation from cyber threats
2023-11-13 05:00

Digital transformation projects are top of mind for enterprises. 91% of businesses are currently engaged in some form of digital initiative.

Week in review: Sumo Logic breach, 7 free cyber threat maps, Patch Tuesday forecast
2023-11-12 09:00

Aqua Trivy open-source security scanner now finds Kubernetes security risksThe Aqua Trivy open-source scanner now supports vulnerability scanning for Kubernetes components and Kubernetes Bill of Materials generation. Sumo Logic discloses potential breach via compromised AWS credentialCloud-native big data and security analytics firm Sumo Logic is investigating a potential security incident within their platform, the company revealed on Tuesday.

How to withstand the onslaught of cybersecurity threats
2023-11-10 05:30

Gartner describes this as: "A pragmatic, effective and systemic approach to continuously refine cybersecurity optimization priorities. Practices evolve in order to better understand their combined exposure to threats and address gaps in their posture." Another key cybersecurity trend for 2023 and beyond, according to Gartner: cybersecurity platform consolidation.

Atlassian cranks up the threat meter to max for Confluence authorization flaw
2023-11-08 14:00

Atlassian reassessed the severity rating of the recent improper authorization vulnerability in Confluence Data Center and Server, raising the CVSS score from 9.1 to a maximum of 10. In its original advisory, the Aussie-headquartered vendor said exploitation of the vulnerability by an unauthenticated user could lead to "Significant data loss." In the recently updated advisory, it conceded an attacker could reset Confluence and create an administrator account.

Russian-speaking threat actor "farnetwork" linked to 5 ransomware gangs
2023-11-08 09:32

In interactions with threat intelligence analysts, farnetwork shared valuable details that link them to ransomware operations starting 2019 and a botnet with access to multiple corporate networks. According to a report Group-IB shared with BleepingComputer, the threat actor has several usernames and has been active on multiple Russian-speaking hacker forums trying to recruit affiliates for various ransomware operations.

7 free cyber threat maps showing attack intensity and frequency
2023-11-07 06:00

Cyber threat maps are one of the most visually engaging tools in the arsenal of cybersecurity professionals. These real-time visualizations provide a global perspective on digital threats, showcasing the intensity and frequency of attacks as they happen.

Top 50 Cybersecurity Threats
2023-10-30 16:00

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The CISO Report: Emerging Trends, Threats, and Strategies for Security Leaders
2023-10-30 16:00

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The PEAK Threat Hunting Framework
2023-10-30 16:00

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Microsoft Exposes Octo Tempest, One of the Most Dangerous Financial Threat Actors to Date
2023-10-30 15:31

Microsoft exposes Octo Tempest, an English-speaking threat actor that runs extortion, encryption and destruction campaigns at a wide variety of industries. A new report from Microsoft Incident Response and Microsoft Threat Intelligence teams exposed the activities and constant evolution of a financially oriented threat actor named Octo Tempest, who deploys advanced social engineering techniques to target companies, steal data and run ransomware campaigns.