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Unused identities: A growing security threat
In early May 2021, Colonial Pipeline, the operator of the pipeline that pumps 45% of the East Coast’s fuel, announced that they had been hacked. In his testimony before the …
Cybercrime supply chain: Fueling the rise in ransomware
Trend Micro released a research detailing the murky cybercrime supply chain behind much of the recent surge in ransomware attacks. Demand has increased so much over the past …
Guarding against DCSync attacks
Gaining access to domain admin credentials is part of the endgame in many sophisticated attacks where threat actors are trying to maintain persistence. One of the ways that …
As digital shopping surges, researchers predict 8 million daily attacks
Arkose Labs released new data on the latest fraud trends, revealing increased threats during the holidays, rising bot attacks, and a resurgence in attacks on travel companies. …
The world’s worst kept secret and the truth behind passwordless technology
One of the biggest security risks of modern-day business is the mass use of passwords as the prime authentication method for different applications. When the technology was …
80% of organizations experienced employees misusing and abusing access to business apps
Organizations continue to operate with limited visibility into user activity and sessions associated with web applications, despite the ever-present risk of insider threats …
Active Directory control: How adversaries score even bigger goals via attack paths
Microsoft Active Directory and Azure Active Directory are directory services products used for identity and access management at most major enterprises all over the world. All …
Safeguarding the B2B sharing economy
Most people are familiar with business-to-consumer (B2C) sharing economy companies such as Uber, Airbnb, and DoorDash, but what you may not know is that this fast-growing, …
Organizations lack basic cybersecurity practices to combat the growing tide of ransomware
Organizations are not equipped to defend against ransomware due to deficiencies in implementing and sustaining basic cybersecurity practices, including managing privileged …
Human hacking increased as apps and browsers moved completely to the cloud
Human hacking – phishing attacks across all digital channels – has dramatically increased in 2021. SlashNext released its first report showing a 51% increase in attacks …
The biggest problem with ransomware is not encryption, but credentials
With each passing day, the threat of ransomware increases in frequency, sophistication, and effectiveness. What started as a simple annoyance scheme to collect a ransom has …
2 million malicious emails bypassed secure email gateways in 12 months
Two million malicious emails bypassed traditional email defenses, like secure email gateways, between July 2020-July 2021, according to data from Tessian. Who’s being targeted …