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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.
The US Secret Service is now pointing the finger at state-backed Chinese hackers, accusing a known advanced persistent threat group APT41 of stealing about $20 million of US Covid benefits during the pandemic.
The DoD has published a strategy and roadmap directing all the department's agencies to migrate to zero trust architecture by 2027. Strategy identified 90 target capabilities and 62 capabilities to achieve “more advanced zero trust.”
Amnesty International Canada experienced a security breach on October 5 with the ultimate conclusion being that state-sponsored Chinese hackers penetrated the system for espionage purposes.
Cyberattack methods are constantly changing as criminals find new ways to automate breaches, crack strong networks, and target vulnerable systems. From a growing need for intelligence-led security to increased infrastructure protections, organizations must look years into the future to stay ahead of the attacks of tomorrow.
You can’t control bad actors targeting your brand and customers. What’s most important is to ensure that you’re monitoring for the abuse of your brand online so that you can take action as quickly as possible to disrupt impersonation attacks before your brand falls victim.
Security researchers discovered an Android malware active since 2008 in Google Play Store and third-party app stores stealing Facebook logins of 300,000 users in 71 countries.
A combination of EASM with CMDB delivers real-time visibility of the entire stack. Previously unknown or unmanaged assets come into focus and automated workflows weed out vulnerabilities at scale, which simplifies the previously overwhelming proposition of exhaustive investigation and patching, asset by asset.
Our increasing reliance on SaaS apps is leading to data being left unsecured and vulnerable – and malicious actors know this. The key to safeguarding the data you store on SaaS apps is understanding how the Shared Responsibility Model (SRM) works.
The holiday season is rapidly approaching, and with it, a surge in hacker activity. The massive increase in online shopping around the holidays offers hackers ample opportunity to deceive shoppers with social engineering attacks like phishing campaigns.










