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Cyber investigations, threat hunting and research: More art than science
While it’s true that threat hunting, incident response, and threat research all have their foundations in science (operating system theory and architecture, computer language …
85% of breaches involve the human element
The 2021 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) examines more breaches than ever before, and sheds light on how the most common forms of cyber attacks affected the …
Most organizations fail to fix cloud misconfiguration issues in a timely manner
A significant majority of companies that move to multi-cloud environments are not properly configuring their cloud-based services, Aqua Security reveals. According to the …
How prepared is the intelligence community to tackle possible threats?
Human psychology is complex. It’s a dynamic and sometimes contradictory system. Compounding this problem is the rapid progress of technology and social media, toppling …
Privacy regulations making cloud migration complex
Digital transformation is driving multi-cloud migrations, as 85 percent of organizations use at least two cloud providers for data storage and analytics, while 40 percent use …
Week in review: Top security threats for power plants, defending against Windows RDP attacks
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: Why threat hunting is obsolete without context Threat hunting is one of the more recent …
DevOps didn’t kill WAF, because WAF will never truly die
The web application firewall (WAF) is dead, they say, and DevOps is the culprit, found over the body in the server room with a blade in its hand and splattered code on its …
Maximizing a hybrid cloud approach with colocation
As a multi-tenant cloud environment, the public cloud offers companies with vast amounts of data a highly affordable option. However, it also presents a number of limitations …
Researchers design a way to make encrypted keys harder to crack
As more private data is stored and shared digitally, researchers are exploring new ways to protect data against attacks from bad actors. Current silicon technology exploits …
When exploit code precedes a patch, attackers gain a massive head start
Cybersecurity researchers that publicize exploit code used in cyberattacks are giving a clear and unequivocal advantage to attackers, new research conducted by Kenna Security …
Data growth as the number one storage management challenge
Datadobi released a report by 451 Research which reveals the major impact that data growth is having on storage management, highlighting the rise in retention of unstructured …
Product Showcase: Acronis Cyber Protect
Considering the breadth and diversity of attacks facing today’s organizations, it’s no wonder cybersercurity and IT professionals are relying on an ever expanding arsenal of …
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