The SURGe team at Splunk is always exploring new methods and tools to make our lives easier. Today we’d like to share some of that work with you. Before we dive into the what and how, I’d like to briefly explain the why.
Forrester recently predicted that in 2022, 60% of security incidents would involve third parties. Yikes! With such a large percentage of incidents taking place outside the confines of their organizations, corporate leaders need to know what to do to protect their business. So, here is a list of items to address to succeed at supply chain risk (SCR) management.
The latest Internet Security Report, produced by the WatchGuard Threat Lab team, compiles analysis detailing malware evolution and trends based on data collected from 35,180 Firebox devices worldwide. Its key findings are as follows: This rate of incidents that the report has outlined for Q3 2021 does not seem to have decreased in severity in recent months. For these reasons, organizations should adopt several measures in order to be better prepared for upcoming threats.
WannaCry malware was first discovered in May 2017 and a patch was released roughly two months prior to its public release. However, 230,000 computers were globally affected by WannaCry as of 3/31/2021. It is unfortunate to hear, but many companies remain vulnerable to this attack due to unpatched systems. We often see that by the time some companies update their systems, they have already experienced a breach.
We’re kicking off a new series of blogs featuring some of the best live and recorded content from our consultants with Alex’s ‘The Kill Switch’ talk as seen at the Future of Cybersecurity Event. Alex talks us through a hackers methodology. Focusing on threat sources, threat actors and how to analyse said threats. He then walks through the methodology known as ‘The Kill Chain’.
CISA recently advised U.S. business leaders to protect their companies from destructive malware that has been seen targeting Ukraine. This emphasizes the importance of having the right technologies in place. The automated detection and protection capabilities of the CrowdStrike Falcon platform protect customers from this malware, provide them with visibility into their environments and allow for intelligent monitoring of cloud resources.
