Category: Heimdal Security Blog

Toyota Data Breach Compromises Customer`s Financial Data

Toyota Financial Services (TFS) reveals that hackers stole their customers’ sensitive data in the last cyberattack. In November 2023, the Medusa threat group claimed the Toyota data breach and asked for a $8,000,000 ransom. The company did not seem to…

How to build a cyber incident response team (a 2024 playbook)

This post is authored by Heimdal’s Valentin Rusu – Machine Learning Research Engineer and overall cybersecurity guru here at Heimdal. As an incident response manager himself, Valentin regularly coordinates security responses for companies of all shapes and sizes – including…

Welltok Data Breach Affects Over 8.5 Million Patients

Welltok, a Healthcare SaaS provider, has issued a warning about a significant data breach that compromised the personal information of nearly 8.5 million patients in the U.S. This breach occurred due to a cyberattack on a file transfer program used…

Patch Management Guide

Patch management involves distributing and applying updates to various endpoints, which is crucial in fixing software vulnerabilities or unforeseen system interactions.  60% of cyber incidents leading to covert data theft link to absent, misconfigured, or incompletely implemented patches.  A concerning…

Vulnerability Prioritization: How to Beat Patching Paralysis

Key Takeaways: Vulnerability prioritization is about deciding what to patch, and in what order.  Many organizations use unsatisfactory methods when prioritizing patches. Learn how a holistic, risk-based approach to vulnerability prioritization can improve patch management.  Find out how automated vulnerability…

Researchers Warn NetSupport RAT Attacks Are on the Rise

Researchers warn of an increase in NetSupport RAT (Remote Access Trojan) infections impacting education, government, and business services sectors. NetSupport Manager is a remote control and desktop management tool by NetSupport Ltd. Its initial role was to aid IT professionals…