Top tips is a weekly column where we highlight what’s trending in the tech world and list ways to explore these trends. This week we’re looking at four ways you can protect yourself from increasingly advanced social engineering attacks.

Mitigating application vulnerabilities throughout the software development life cycle (SDLC) is critical—and challenging, especially as applications rely more and more on third-party, open source software (OSS). With this type of architecture, teams often don’t know exactly where vulnerabilities exist in their code, which of those vulnerabilities are actively exposed in production services, and which vulnerabilities are more critical to address than others.

Machine learning has the potential to completely transform the way organizations address their cybersecurity challenges and enhance defenses in the ever-expanding threat landscape.

If the first month-plus of 2024 is any indication, this year is likely to be anything but ordinary in the cybersecurity realm. In January alone, a triad of events unfolded, each more riveting than the last, setting the stage for a year that promises to be as unpredictable as it is exciting. The following recent events have me reflecting on processes and controls that can help you better protect your organization’s most sensitive assets.

Introduction In the realm of cybersecurity, constant vigilance is paramount as threats evolve and attackers become increasingly sophisticated. understanding the sign of compromise, tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTP) employed by threat actors is crucial in effectively combating emerging threats. A recent discovery has unveiled a significant risk stemming from the exploitation of a zero-day vulnerability within Ivanti enterprise VPNs.

Cybersecurity has become a critical part of corporate governance, with board members increasingly held accountable for the digital safety of their organizations. Amid rising breach costs, new cybersecurity regulations like those from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and new studies finding widespread cybersecurity failures, the impact of board-level cyber governance decisions is significant.

New data summarizing the compromises of data in 2023 provides key details on who’s being targeted, what types of data is being compromised, and what attack vectors are being used. I’ve covered reports from the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) – their coverage of attacks over the years has grown to include much more than identity theft.

A phishing campaign is attempting to trick users into downloading remote monitoring and management (RMM) software like AnyDesk, Atera, and Splashtop, according to researchers at Malwarebytes. While these tools are legitimate, they can be exploited by threat actors to carry out many of the same functions as malware. These tools may also be less likely to be flagged as malicious by antivirus software.

Unosecur is a cybersecurity firm focused on protecting cloud infrastructures against identity threats. Their platform offers real-time analysis to visualize and understand cloud permissions, aiming to eliminate access risks. Trusted by cloud-native companies, Unosecur ensures comprehensive identity security through continuous monitoring, malicious activity tracking, and automated remediation with a no-code approach.