Businesses that invest in and continuously update their cybersecurity can prevent customer experience disruptions, protect their brand reputation and maintain the trust and loyalty of their customers.
Cyber Security
Cyber criminals, state-sponsored hackers and even the occasional disgruntled employee are constantly looking to gain unauthorized access for a variety of purposes: theft of money, cyber espionage, personal information for sale or for use in scams, and damage to critical infrastructure for just a few of the most common.
So how does an organization mitigate an entire world full of continual cyber attacks? Just as buildings have a number of necessary elements of physical security: access control, cameras, alarms and so on; there are similar key elements of cyber security that are absolutely vital for just about any modern business.
It starts with identifying and closing the most common doors that attackers use. For example, phishing attacks on employees are far and away the most common initial point of entry. The breach of even a low-level employee account can quickly turn into an escalation in access privileges and the ability to reach sensitive information. This is also true of smart devices, which are generally more poorly secured than computers and phones.
Organizations must have effective defense against DDoS attacks and weaponization—not just for their own protection but also to limit the field for botnet recruitment and prevent service provider and corporate devices from being used in international cyber warfare.
DHS and FBI published the top 10 most exploited vulnerabilities over the last four years. providing insight into how cybercriminals are taking advantage of well-known software vulnerabilities.
Microsoft warns of social engineering attacks dubbed “payroll pirates” resulting in lost wages after hackers divert employees’ earnings to threat actor-controlled bank accounts.
Cryptojacking incidents are increasing faster than any other types of cyber incident with reports indicate that it has tripled since 2017. Why are cryptojacking rates on the rise and how do you recognize it?
Ransomware gang Cl0p posted a list of victims of its MOVEit cyber attacks. Among what it calls the 'first batch' of its targets are both federal and state government agencies, major banks and investment firms, and universities.
Evolve Bank and Trust has confirmed a LockBit data breach after the Russian ransomware group published the stolen records containing personal information on the dark web.
Organizations need a new security approach designed for the modern world that automatically validates security for continuous resilience instead of assuming Defense in Depth is accurate. Every Defense-in-Depth design requires Validation-in-Depth at its core.
Misconfigured AWS account exposed data from niche dating apps affecting millions of users, leaking over 20 million files amounting to 845 GB of sensitive information including personal details, images and private conversations.
For most organizations, especially small and mid-market businesses, tracking who is behind an attack delivers far less value than understanding what attackers are doing and how to defend against it.










