Sniper Dz targets social media and online services, Elastic Security Labs releases its 2024 Global Threat Report, and Andariel launches financial attacks against U.S. organizations.

Tools like ADUC and ADAC enable Sysadmins to create a new user in an Active Directory quite easily, but they has certain limitations when it comes to bulk user creation. PowerShell is a powerful and flexible tool for creating Active Directory accounts, and much more at scale. This blog reviews the process to create a new Active Directory user with PowerShell cmdlet New-ADUser. We’ll cover the top use cases for this cmdlet and provides its full syntax so you can explore it further.

In today’s increasingly complex and evolving threat landscape, Security Operations Centers (SOCs) have become the nerve center for protecting critical national and local government assets. Building and maintaining an in-house SOC is often beyond the reach of many government agencies due to budget constraints, the need for skilled personnel, and the rapid growth of cyber threats.

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Discover the top 10 best practices for Privileged Access Management in 2024 to secure your critical systems and data. Learn expert tips now!

App-to-App SSO enables users to securely access multiple applications using a single set of credentials, simplifying the login process and enhancing user experience across platforms.

Astra Security identified a vulnerability in the InvenTree Inventory Management System on October 2nd, 2024, which has since been patched. This vulnerability, CVE-2024-47610, is stored cross-site scripting (stored XSS) that targets versions of InvenTree below 0.16.5, where ‘Markdown,’ in the Notes feature, can enable attackers to run code. Cross-site scripting vulnerabilities allow a hacker to inject HTML code into an application and affect the users who intercept the code.

Antivirus, malware protection, email security, EDR, XDR, next-generation firewalls, AI-enabled analytics – the list of protective controls and vendors appears to go on forever. Each day, bad actors discover new attack vectors that provide them with new roads to create chaos and destruction. News of data leaks, breaches and exposures has reached the point where it leaves most people numb and apathetic.

The Cyber Essentials assurance scheme is one of the best accreditations you can obtain for improving your organization's cybersecurity posture and reducing the risk of cyberattacks. It offers a robust set of controls you can implement to fortify the security of your data, systems, and other IT assets and build greater trust with your stakeholders.

This article explains how, with 1Password’s Device Trust solution, you can use osquery’s file monitoring capabilities to oversee your Windows fleet.