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5 Steps to Send An Encrypted Email in Gmail

These days, we use Gmail for everything from customer service to telehealth. Over time, your Gmail account might become a treasure trove of sensitive PII, PCI, PHI, and passwords that hackers can leverage. In fact, as of this year, just under half of all data breaches involve email. So, what can you do to protect your inbox? Enter: email encryption.

What To Do if You Give Your Card Details to a Scammer

Did you fall for a scam and accidentally give your card details to a scammer? To protect yourself and your finances, you should lock your card, contact your card issuer and freeze your credit report. Continue reading to learn what you should do if you’ve fallen for a scam and how you can avoid scams in the future.

Arctic Wolf Observes Akira Ransomware Campaign Targeting SonicWall SSLVPN Accounts

On August 22, 2024, a remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2024-40766) was disclosed in SonicOS, affecting a selection of SonicWall firewall devices. At the time of disclosure, active exploitation was not known and no proof-of-concept exploit was publicly available. As of September 6, 2024, however, the security advisory has been updated with additional details, indicating that the vulnerability is potentially being actively exploited.

Critical Vulnerabilities Patched in Veeam Products

On September 4, 2024, Veeam released a security bulletin announcing that they have fixed several vulnerabilities affecting various Veeam products. Arctic Wolf has highlighted five of these vulnerabilities, which are classified as critical. Arctic Wolf has not observed any exploitation of these vulnerabilities in the wild and has not identified any publicly available proof of concept (PoC) exploit code.

Handala's Wiper: Threat Analysis and Detections

On July 19, 2024, CrowdStrike released configuration updates for its Windows sensor, aiming to enhance security and performance. Unfortunately, this update inadvertently led to widespread downtime, manifesting as Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) on millions of machines worldwide. The BSOD, a critical system error screen, halts all operations, rendering affected systems inoperable until resolved.

Manage Open Source Dependency Licenses Easier With GitGuardian SCA

Get better insight into your third-party licenses and easily stay on top of any changes with GitGuardian Software Composition Analysis (SCA), you can now get a thorough view of all the licenses used by your applications' dependencies from a single view. In your dashboard under the SCA Dependencies view you can easily filter by each particular license used by the components in your applications. Easily check for any unexpected entries from the convenience of the GitGuardian workspace.

Are Cyber Attacks Increasing?

Yes, cyber attacks including phishing, malware and ransomware attacks, continue to increase in 2024. According to Keeper Security’s recent study, 92% of IT leaders say cyber attacks are occurring more frequently today than in 2023. Continue reading to learn which types of cyber attacks have increased in 2024, emerging cyber threats and how to protect your organization from cyber attacks.