Security researchers warn that an Iran-based threat actor has launched cyberespionage attacks against Iranian organizations from the education and technology sectors since the beginning of the year. The attacks have a destructive component as the actor deploys data wipers to cover their tracks, leaving impacted systems unusable. “Our investigation revealed the perpetrators of the attacks … Read more
At the CYBERWARCON 2023 conference, Microsoft and LinkedIn analysts are presenting several sessions detailing analysis across multiple sets of threat actors and related activity. This blog is intended to summarize the content of the research covered in these presentations and demonstrates Microsoft Threat Intelligence’s ongoing efforts to track threat actors, protect customers, and share information … Read more
Salt Security, the API security company, has been named the winner of the API Security category in the 2023 CISO Choice Awards. Judged by a panel of distinguished CISOs at large organisations across the world, the CISO Choice Awards honour security vendors who provide top-tier differentiated security solutions, valuable to CISOs and their enterprises. Salt, … Read more
Complexity is the bane of all network security teams, and they will attest that the more dashboards, screens, and manual integration they must juggle, the slower their response time. It need not be complex, it need not be disjointed, nor does it need to require adroitness in the art of juggling. Your network makes engagement … Read more
Data security platform BigID has announced the release of a new automated, context-based data risk remediation recommendations capability to enable security teams to make informed decisions that reduce risks and elevate data security posture management (DSPM). The capability leverages an in-app recommendation engine that provides actionable insights for addressing critical data risks across environments at … Read more
On 17th November a record number of Year 8 schoolgirls, government cyber specialists and business leaders will gather at one the UK’s leading cyber hotspots, for what will be the largest ever cybersecurity workshop in the UK. Now in its third year and hosted by the UK’s largest non-profit cybersecurity cluster, CyNam, this year’s #EmPowerCyber2023 … Read more
Extended internet of things (XIoT) security platform developer NetRise has released its Trace solution, which the company say allows users to identify and validate compromised and vulnerable third-party and proprietary software assets using an AI-powered semantic search. NetRise, based in Austin, Texas, said Trace introduces intent-driven searches to enhance vulnerability detection and validation in firmware … Read more
As the email dropped into my inbox, I could see clearly right away it was a phishing attempt, yet my email defenses clearly didn’t agree — at least not right away. Several hours later I would get an alert that the message had been flagged as malicious and was removed. So why, if Microsoft 365 … Read more