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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.

Hooded hacker showing threat actor attribution

Cyber Security Insights

Threat Actor ABCs: Attribution is Overrated for Most Orgs

October 3, 2025

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.

Hacker working with computer in dark room showing data theft

Cyber Security News

Threat Actor Claims to Have Stolen DARPA Files From GE, Data Theft Remains Unconfirmed

November 30, 2023

IntelBroker claims to have broken into General Electric (GE) and stolen sensitive military files belonging to DARPA. GE has yet to confirm the data theft, only saying that it is still investigating the incident.

Cyber Security News

Threat Actor Leaks Login Credentials Of About 500,000 Fortinet VPN Accounts

September 17, 2021

A threat actor linked to Babuk and Groove ransomware gangs leaked login credentials of 500,000 Fortinet VPN accounts to promote a new underground hacking forum.

Bug on screen showing malware distribution with GitHub accounts

Cyber Security News

Threat Actor Stargazer Goblin Uses Over 3,000 GitHub Accounts for Malware Distribution

August 2, 2024

Security researchers have discovered a network of over 3,000 GitHub accounts involved in an extensive malware distribution campaign.

Hands typing on the keyboard in the dark showing use of voter data for election interference

Cyber Security News

Threat Actors From Russia and Iran Obtained Voter Data To Conduct Election Interference; Some Americans Are Receiving Intimidating Spoofed Emails

October 27, 2020

Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe has issued a statement that Iranian and Russian actors have US voter data and are using it to engage in election interference.

Hacker in dark room showing LockBit ransomware attack on government agency network

Cyber Security News

Threat Actors Lurked on a Government Agency Network for 6 Months Before Deploying LockBit Ransomware

April 25, 2022

A novice hacker lingered on a government agency network for five months before transferring control to an experienced threat actor who deployed LockBit ransomware.

Hacker typing on keyboard with dollar bill showing financial theft

Cyber Security News

Threat Group Elephant Beetle Involved in Financial Theft of Millions Through Small Amounts Over Long Periods

January 14, 2022

Threat group commits financial theft by hiding inside the victims’ networks for months while studying their financial systems and injecting fraudulent transactions into regular activity.

Secondary surveillance radar situation screen display showing threat hunting

Cyber Security Insights

Threat Hunting Best Practices for a Secure Foundation

May 11, 2021

For security teams and, by extension, the business, time directly relates to money. Having a threat hunting team or, at the very least, a dedicated threat hunter in your IT operation is the best way to balance risk vs. cost.

IoT concept on virtual screen showing threat of IoT attacks

Cyber Security News

Threat Intelligence Report Says IoT Attacks Doubled Within a Year, Predicts an Upward Trend

November 2, 2020

Nokia's Threat Intelligence Report noted an increase in IoT attacks stemming from poor security practices, the use of automated tools by attackers, and Internet visibility of devices.

Dramatic wave during heavy storm shows DDoS attacks intensifying

Cyber Security News

Threat Intelligence Report: DDoS Attacks Intensify in Q2 2020

October 2, 2020

While the frequency, intensity, and sophistication of DDoS attacks continues to rise, enterprises do have one factor on their side: the loud, distributed nature of DDoS attacks.

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Cyber Security

Threat Actor ABCs: Attribution is Overrated for Most Orgs

Threat Actor Claims to Have Stolen DARPA Files From GE, Data Theft Remains Unconfirmed

Threat Actor Leaks Login Credentials Of About 500,000 Fortinet VPN Accounts

Threat Actor Stargazer Goblin Uses Over 3,000 GitHub Accounts for Malware Distribution

Threat Actors From Russia and Iran Obtained Voter Data To Conduct Election Interference; Some Americans Are Receiving Intimidating Spoofed Emails

Threat Actors Lurked on a Government Agency Network for 6 Months Before Deploying LockBit Ransomware

Threat Group Elephant Beetle Involved in Financial Theft of Millions Through Small Amounts Over Long Periods

Threat Hunting Best Practices for a Secure Foundation

Threat Intelligence Report Says IoT Attacks Doubled Within a Year, Predicts an Upward Trend

Threat Intelligence Report: DDoS Attacks Intensify in Q2 2020

FTC Investigation Into AI Safety Issues Escalates as Trump Puts DoJ Charges for Frontier AI Developers On the Table

Data Breach Impacts Times Car Ride-Sharing Service as Ransomware Attack Hits Railway Operator Keio

Security flaw in Microsoft’s Analytics Platform Titan Exposes 17 Trillion Records

Meta Muse AI Assistant’s Zero-Day Vulnerability Could Enable Attackers to Inject Malware