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Securing IoMT devices to protect the future of Healthcare from rising attacks

The number of cybersecurity incidents reported within the healthcare industry has been steadily increasing since 2015 as the use of IoMT has become more widespread. With increasing numbers of IoMT devices being used for patient care, the attack surface among hospitals and doctors’ offices has grown dramatically as medical technology continues to expand.

Speed up container fixes with Snyk's new automated parent image detection

Shipping your apps in containers gives you the freedom to build upon the work of others. You can pick from a variety of ready-to-use container images that will run nearly any code or framework you have. Snyk Container already helps users manage their parent images and provide guidance when there are better options available — images with few vulnerabilities, or a smaller footprint overall, or both.

Industry Experts Weigh In: Addressing Digital Native Security Challenges

Keeping up with today’s rapidly evolving threat landscape is an ongoing journey for software development enterprises in cloud-native environments, as many struggle to keep their assets and customers secure while keeping up with the competitive pace of software delivery in cloud native environments. Earlier this summer WhiteSource hosted a roundtable discussion with HackerOne, AWS, and IGT about the new security challenges enterprises face as they shift to a digital native environment.

New Phishing Attacks Exploiting OAuth Authentication Flows (Part 3)

This blog series expands upon a presentation given at DEF CON 29 on August 7, 2021. In Part 1 of this series, we provided an overview of OAuth 2.0 and two of its authorization flows, the authorization code grant and the device authorization grant. In Part 2 of this series, we described how a phishing attack could be carried out by exploiting the device authorization grant flow.

Netskope Threat Coverage: LockBit

LockBit Ransomware(a.k.a. ABCD) is yet another ransomware group operating in the RaaS(Ransomware-as-a-Service) model, following the same architecture as other major threat groups, like REvil. This threat emerged in September 2019 and is still being improved by its creators. In June 2021, the LockBit group announced the release of LockBit 2.0, which included a new website hosted on the deep web, as well as a new feature to encrypt Windows domains using group policy.

How to Build a Startup Security Team: Advice from Security Experts

With the rise of security threats comes an increased need for strong security measures, but it’s hard to know where to invest your time and money, especially if you’re a small startup. Who should own security when you first get started? Is it worth it to hire a Chief Security Officer (CSO) right away? Is it better to build out an internal security team or hire an external agency instead?

A Pie Chart of the Biggest Data Breaches [Revised for 2021]

Below is a pie chart representing the percentage contribution of each data breach victim to the 57 largest data breaches of all time. CAM4 covers the majority of the pie, accounting for almost 50% of all compromised records. If the CAM4 breach is disregarded, the impacts of the other breaches can be better appreciated. The pie chart below represents this updated distribution. Now, it becomes clearer that LinkedIn accounts for the majority of compromised social media records.

How Pipeline Owners and Operators Can Fulfill the TSA's Second Security Directive

Back in June, I wrote about the Transportation Security Agency’s (TSA) new security directive concerning pipeline owners and operators. The order mandated those entities to disclose security incidents such as the ransomware attack that affected the Colonial Pipeline Company back in May to the TSA and the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).

Why social graphs won't save you from account takeover attacks

Account takeover (ATO) is a dangerous form of business email compromise (BEC). Attackers gain access to a legitimate email account within an organisation, often by stealing credentials through spear phishing. They’ll then send emails from the compromised account with the goal of getting a fraudulent payment authorised or accessing sensitive data to exfiltrate.