The resources to get past traditional MFA solutions are now available to even the most rudimentary hackers, and many MFA platforms simply aren’t designed to keep up – with either hackers or evolving guidelines.
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.
Implementing a solution to identify and manage automated traffic can help organizations more effectively address the problem of web scraping and the countless other challenges associated with bad bots.
A wanted Swiss hacker accessed a federal No Fly List containing millions of records that was sitting on an unsecured server operated by a regional airline company.
A joint report from China’s National Computer Virus Emergency Response Centre (CVERC) and cybersecurity firm 360 accuses the US CIA of aggressively hacking China and other countries with advanced cyber weapons, including an assortment of trojans, malware, botnets and zero-days.
While modern collaboration communications tools have helped business continue during a time when face-to-face meetings are impossible, they can also increase the risk of data breaches and regulatory compliance violations.
New US sanctions have been imposed on the creators of the Triton malware, which was designed to specifically target the control and safety systems of critical infrastructure.
Cloud solution provider PCM claimed minimal impact to their customers even though recent breach of Office 365 administrative credentials could lead to exposure of personal data and sensitive business documents.
Unit 42 threat intel division has detected ongoing exploitation of Palo Alto firewalls via patched PAN-OS web interface zero-day vulnerabilities CVE-2024-0012 and CVE-2024-9474.
Innovative healthcare technology solutions are raising serious security and privacy concerns. And that has to be addressed. It needs to start with patient advocacy and transparency. And stricter regulations that can be tested by the patients.
In late December last year, Mario Greco, the chief executive of insurance giant Zurich sent shockwaves through the business world when he announced that cyberattacks are set to become uninsurable. Cyber insurance providers are left with no choice but to tighten their policies, or risk going bankrupt.










