There's a need to go beyond simply enhancing cookie consent. Businesses must be able to observe, monitor, and control the browser-related aspects of website engagement that they do not control now. The new endpoint is that.
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.
Blood donation service OneBlood has confirmed that the July 2024 ransomware attack claimed by the Russian RansomHub cybercrime group resulted in personal data breach.
LabMD may have won an appeals case against the FTC, arguing that regulations regarding their cyber security practices were too vague to allow for prosecution, but every organization needs to be warned that the FTC could be coming for you next.
A ransomware attack on supply chain software firm Blue Yonder in turn hit a number of big names in food and retail with business disruptions, Starbucks and Walgreens among them. The software is widely used by a range of Fortune 500 companies.
A Bluetooth authentication bug affecting major devices allows attackers to perform impersonation attacks by spoofing paired devices and stealing sensitive data.
Thycotic survey of global CISOs shows that board decisions about cybersecurity spending are decidedly reflexive, with the primary drivers being fear of regulatory penalties or the costs of a repeat breach.
The LockBit ransomware gang has claimed responsibility for the Boeing cyber attack that allegedly exploited a zero-day vulnerability and leaked substantial data.
Imperva found that bot traffic accounted for 40% of internet activity. Malicious scripts were responsible for 26% of website visits and could interfere with the COVID-19 vaccine.
They key to having a safe working environment is maintaining control over the data. Hardware based secure enclaves, including those inside CPUs, have become a rising trend for encryption on the cloud.
Owner of a botnet has leaked the access credentials for more than 515,000 servers and claimed they were changing business models to make use of cloud service providers instead.










