It’s been more than a year since the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S hit store shelves. These releases, combined with the ongoing pandemic, have led to an unprecedented number of people turning to gaming to spend their free time. But with that increase comes more interest from scammers hoping to take advantage of unsuspecting customers.

In this blog post, we will discuss what ransomware is, how it is used and the risks associated with it. We will also provide tips on how to protect yourself from ransomware attacks. If you prefer to watch Liam explain Ransomware in two minutes, click here.

On Tuesday, May 10, 2022, security researcher Oliver Lyak published a PoC exploit for CVE- 2022-26923, a privilege escalation vulnerability impacting Active Directory Domain Services with a CVSS score of 8.8 and high severity. The vulnerability allows a threat actor who has already compromised a user account to elevate privileges to Domain Admin, if Active Directory Certificates Services is running on the domain. Microsoft patched the vulnerability in May’s Patch Tuesday release.

Security is a critical, if somewhat overwhelming, task for any organization. As products grow and teams expand, the challenge of maintaining a security posture at scale increases as well. This is where automation comes in. The ability to automate security tasks offers obvious benefits such as increased speed, while also driving deeper shifts in a company’s culture and processes.

As delivered from the manufacturer, your network systems’ default configurations are often function-oriented rather than security-oriented. Changing the system’s default configuration to a more secure form is what we refer to as system hardening.

Have you ever dined in a restaurant with a police officer? When choosing a table, or seating location, law enforcement professionals will often choose the seat that positions them with their back to the wall. This plays out quite humorously when a group of law enforcement professionals dine together, all racing toward that coveted “protected” chair. It’s obvious why this occurs.

We are excited to share that NC Protect for Microsoft 365 is now available in both Microsoft Azure Marketplace and Azure Government Marketplace! archTIS customers can now take advantage of the productive and trusted Azure cloud platform, with streamlined procurement, deployment and management of NC Protect for M365 from the Marketplaces.

Dark Reading is a great site to follow if you want to keep up with the latest IT security news and trends. You’ll find plenty of articles on topics like ransomware, supply chain security and insider threats. But one type of security challenge that wasn’t previously covered in a lot of detail on Dark Reading – or on most IT media sites, for that matter – was the risk associated with “citizen development,” an increasingly popular practice within enterprises.

Today, for enterprises and even SMB companies, IT is a sprawling but interconnected universe of applications, devices, and services all running in tandem to maintain the lifeblood of these organizations—data. Navigating the complexities of this arrangement is not just a challenge for security teams (something which Nightfall customers have attested to, before adopting our platform), it’s a genuine challenge for anyone who must manage and use information.