On Wednesday night, the Indian cryptocurrency platform WazirX experienced a significant cyberattack, resulting in the theft of at least $230 million worth of cryptocurrency. The breach was first detected by several blockchain security companies, including Elliptic, Arkham, and BlockSec. These firms observed large amounts of digital coins being siphoned out of WazirX before the platform acknowledged the security breach.

An Endpoint Protection Platform is an endpoint security capability designed to protect systems from compromise by preventing malicious software from executing. It is important to understand that Endpoint Protection is often used in conjunction with Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR), however they are not synonymous. The primary purpose of an EDR solution is to record events as they occur while also providing a means of threat resolution.

Mobile devices are now an integral part of the way we work, and because of that, mobile security has become a necessity when it comes to protecting an organization’s data. Yet with many IT and security teams already stretched to the limit, the task of incorporating mobile security into their existing operations may seem like an impossible task.

Knowing Your Supply Chain (KYSC) is becoming an increasingly important component of cyber resilience. Understanding the dependencies within your organization and those of your vendors is critical for responding to incidents effectively. Even the most reliable vendors and partners can experience issues. Today, a widespread outage impacted CrowdStrike Falcon, affecting the global supply chain.

Our team at Arctic Wolf has been following the CrowdStrike issue affecting Windows endpoints since approximately 12 AM EST on July 19th, 2024. Although Arctic Wolf’s service is not impacted, some of our customers who leverage CrowdStrike for endpoint security are experiencing widespread outages. Arctic Wolf continues to protect and monitor these customers’ environments while they focus their attention on recovering from this event.

In today's digital landscape, stealer logs have become a significant threat, targeting sensitive information and compromising security. At Foresiet Threat Intelligence Team, we continuously monitor and analyze these threats to help protect individuals and organizations. Here are the top 5 stealer logs currently affecting users.

Today’s global IT outage affecting Microsoft Windows users was caused by a bug in a CrowdStrike product (Falcon Strike) protection content update. The resulting widespread impact demonstrates an urgent importance for maintaining strong quality assurance (QA) processes before products or their updates are released into production.

When it comes to how employees get work done, personal devices are an ever-growing part of the equation. The 2023 Lookout State of Remote Work Security Report found that 92% of remote workers have performed work tasks on their personal mobile devices. While putting security controls on employer-owned devices is a no-brainer, the increasing overlap of personal with professional means that organizations need to think about how to secure employee-owned devices that are being used for work.

In today’s digital landscape, the importance of robust cybersecurity measures cannot be overstated. Yet, despite the clear and present danger posed by cyber threats, many organizations still underinvest in cybersecurity, operating under a false sense of security. This complacency can be incredibly costly, as the financial ramifications of cybersecurity breaches are staggering.