A new adversary simulation tool is steadily growing in the ranks of popularity among red teamers and most recently adversaries. Brute Ratel states on its website that it "is the most advanced Red Team & Adversary Simulation Software in the current C2 Market." Many of these products are marketed to assist blue teams in validating detection, prevention, and gaps of coverage.
Do you know bot attacks are turning from bad to worse? Legacy defenses are showing their age. We gear up for this year’s cybersecurity awareness month with the new challenger – sophisticated bad bots.
For the third year in a row, CRN has recognized a WatchGuard channel leader in its annual 100 People You Don’t Know But Should list. Mark Villinski, Field Marketing Manager of National Accounts, was included in this exclusive list that honors the IT channel’s unsung heroes who work tirelessly to support channel partners, while rarely stepping into the spotlight. CRN CEO Blaine Raddon has this to say.
It’s 2022 and as we all know, the world is a very different place. However, one thing that has not changed is the importance of cybersecurity. In fact, it’s more important now than ever before, as the SolarWinds hack and Executive Order prove. That’s why for Cybersecurity Awareness Month this year, we asked cybersecurity pioneers and leaders to get their insights on staying cyber safe. Here are their thoughts on CISA’s 4 Things You Can Do to See Yourself in Cyber.
From the 19th – 22nd September, Amit Rao, Vice President – Sales & Business Development Asia, was asked to be part of the UK’s DEA Mission delegation to Singapore, on behalf of Device Authority. The delegation comprised of high growth legal, cyber and safety tech companies.
As an employer, you have both a moral and legal obligation to shore up sensitive information about your employees. Sensitive information includes genetic and biometric data, medical records, SNNs (social security numbers), and criminal history records, just to name a few. Fail to do so, and you will open yourself up to loads of risk. Hackers are constantly on the hunt for applicant and employee data that they can further sell on the dark web or use to perpetrate fraud.
According to the latest Ransomware Spotlight Year End report, 56% of the 223 older vulnerabilities identified prior to 2021 are still actively exploited and used as the entry points to ransomware attacks. This warrants the question of why enterprises aren’t patching vulnerabilities regularly.
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, which is a good time for everyone to re-evaluate their security procedures and technologies, and the role that they want in their personal and corporate cybersecurity practices. This year’s theme is “See Yourself in Cyber.” At WatchGuard, we take that to mean that all of us, regardless of our role or responsibility, can make a positive contribution to a safer and more secure online world.
Digitalization has catapulted customer purchasing transactions to an unprecedented level. Online transaction payment methods have become so convenient that they have led to an unstoppable buying spree by consumers. These days there is nothing that can stop a desirous buyer from purchasing, probably not even when ‘he is not carrying plastic money or cash, as he has the option to pay using card data.
