SOC 2, ISO, HIPAA, Cyber Essentials – all the security frameworks and certifications today are an acronym soup that can make even a compliance expert’s head spin. If you’re embarking on your compliance journey, read on to discover the differences…
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ShadowSyndicate: A New Cybercrime Group Linked to 7 Ransomware Families
Cybersecurity experts have shed light on a new cybercrime group known as ShadowSyndicate (formerly Infra Storm) that may have leveraged as many as seven different ransomware families over the past year. “ShadowSyndicate is a threat actor that works with various ransomware groups…
Microsoft is Rolling out Support for Passkeys in Windows 11
Microsoft is officially rolling out support for passkeys in Windows 11 today as part of a major update to the desktop operating system. The feature allows users to login to websites and applications without having to provide a username and password, instead…
Critical JetBrains TeamCity Flaw Could Expose Source Code and Build Pipelines to Attackers
A critical security vulnerability in the JetBrains TeamCity continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) software could be exploited by unauthenticated attackers to achieve remote code execution on affected systems. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2023-42793, carries a CVSS score of 9.8 and…
Webinar — AI vs. AI: Harnessing AI Defenses Against AI-Powered Risks
Generative AI is a double-edged sword, if there ever was one. There is broad agreement that tools like ChatGPT are unleashing waves of productivity across the business, from IT, to customer experience, to engineering. That’s on the one hand. On…
Ukrainian Military Targeted in Phishing Campaign Leveraging Drone Manuals
Ukrainian military entities are the target of a phishing campaign that leverages drone manuals as lures to deliver a Go-based open-source post-exploitation toolkit called Merlin. “Since drones or Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) have been an integral tool used by the…
Are You Willing to Pay the High Cost of Compromised Credentials?
Weak password policies leave organizations vulnerable to attacks. But are the standard password complexity requirements enough to secure them? 83% of compromised passwords would satisfy the password complexity and length requirements of compliance standards. That’s because bad actors already have access to…
Watch the Webinar — AI vs. AI: Harnessing AI Defenses Against AI-Powered Risks
Generative AI is a double-edged sword, if there ever was one. There is broad agreement that tools like ChatGPT are unleashing waves of productivity across the business, from IT, to customer experience, to engineering. That’s on the one hand. On…
New Report Uncovers 3 Distinct Clusters of China-Nexus Attacks on Southeast Asian Government
An unnamed Southeast Asian government has been targeted by multiple China-nexus threat actors as part of espionage campaigns targeting the region over extended periods of time. “While this activity occurred around the same time and in some instances even simultaneously…
From Watering Hole to Spyware: EvilBamboo Targets Tibetans, Uyghurs, and Taiwanese
Tibetan, Uyghur, and Taiwanese individuals and organizations are the targets of a persistent campaign orchestrated by a threat actor codenamed EvilBamboo to gather sensitive information. “The attacker has created fake Tibetan websites, along with social media profiles, likely used to deploy browser-based…