Cyberattacks are fast becoming a part of our daily lives. Multiple sources such as Norton Security and Forbes suggest that since the pandemic, attacks are not only increasing in number, but they are becoming more targeted and sophisticated. The attackers using Ransomware as a Service and double extortion techniques are prime examples of how sophisticated attacks are becoming these days. Norton Security states that there are more than 2,200 cyberattacks on a daily basis.

We’re happy to announce the latest version of PAM360 now supports self-service privilege elevation with application whitelisting capabilities. Before exploring the feature in-depth, let’s start with the fundamentals.

Illustration by Dorathe Victor Five worthy reads is a regular column on five noteworthy items we discovered while researching trending and timeless topics. In this week’s edition, let’s explore how artificial intelligence and machine learning are weaponized by hackers to fuel cyberattacks. AI and ML are conquering the world at a rapid pace. AI has made life much easier. In many instances, it speeds up manual processes, reduces costs, and eliminates manual errors.

Cyberthreats continue to evolve, causing trillions of dollars in losses. There will be a 76% increase in cybersecurity breaches by 2024, according to StealthLabs. A report by IBM states that it took an average of 287 days to identify and contain a data breach in 2021. According to Verizon’s 2020 Data Breach Investigations Report, 86% of cybersecurity breaches were financially motivated, and 10% were motivated by espionage.

ManageEngine kicks off the year on a high note as it bags the 2022 Cybersecurity Excellence Awards under various categories. To name a few, ManageEngine has been declared a winner for AD360’s IAM and identity governance (IGA) offerings, Log360’s SIEM and SOAR solutions, and data-centric security.

Every organization has tons of sensitive information stored in the cloud. The unanticipated surge in remote work resulted in an increase in the amount of information stored in the cloud. According to TechJury, 67% of enterprise infrastructure is cloud-based. However, with organizations allowing employees to use both business and personal devices at work, the attack surface has expanded, increasing opportunities for threat actors to target vulnerable devices.

The origins of Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) can be traced back to 2019, when legacy network security systems were extensively used in workspaces. Gartner defined SASE as the combined deployment of cloud-based cybersecurity functions, including Firewall as a Service, a cloud access security broker (CASB), a secure web gateway (SWG), Zero Trust network access (ZTNA), and software-defined WAN (SD-WAN).

Illustration by Derrick Deepak Roy Five worthy reads is a regular column on five noteworthy items we’ve discovered while researching trending and timeless topics. This week, we explore phishing attacks and how they’ve evolved in recent times. Way back in the 1990s, or so the story goes, users unwilling to pay for access to the internet would hunt for others’ login credentials to keep browsing for free.

Windows 11 is coming. Ever since its release in October 2021, users have been checking for updates, eagerly waiting to upgrade. Microsoft’s requirements are stricter than usual, and thus the feature rollout is coming in episodes. Existing Windows 10 users can download it for free. For the rest, there are a few compatibility checks before upgrading.

Ideally, healthcare would be the last industry to be targeted by hackers and cyberattackers—surely no one would want to cripple critical hospital infrastructure and play around with lives. However, the healthcare industry continues to be the most affected in terms of average data breach cost, peaking at $9.2 million in 2021.