This month's product updates and enhancements rollup includes Egnyte Copilot, Copilot for Mobile, and eSignature Templates. Please visit the articles linked below for more details.

Drawing on extensive proprietary research, Trustwave SpiderLabs believes the threat actors behind the Facebook malvertising infostealer SYS01 are the same group that developed the previously reported Rilide malware. Facebook Malvertising Epidemic – Unraveling a Persistent Threat: SYS01 – Part 2 lays out evidence tying the latest Rilide (V4) version to SYS01. The report noted the code from the two malware types overlaps in too many areas to be a simple coincidence.

On July 17, 2024, SolarWinds published a security advisory detailing multiple critical vulnerabilities in its Access Rights Manager (ARM) software. These vulnerabilities were responsibly disclosed to SolarWinds by researchers working with Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative (ZDI). The vulnerabilities have CVSS scores ranging between 7.6 to 9.6. The disclosed vulnerabilities allow for remote code execution (RCE), directory traversal, information disclosure, and authentication bypass.

Data privacy under GDPR is crucial in today's digital age. With increasing data breaches, understanding and protecting personal information is vital. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) plays a significant role in safeguarding personal data and Personally Identifiable Information (PII). GDPR, implemented in 2018, sets strict guidelines on data protection for individuals within the EU.

Companies spend a huge amount of their budget trying to build, manage, and protect cloud environments. Since there is no industry standard for sharing data feeds between development and security, each team is on an island trying to figure out how to keep their side of the room clean. The most robust security incident response teams understand the incredible value of using observability telemetry for security workflows, but are unsure how to make it happen in practice.

At Rubrik, we take software security extremely seriously. That's why we're proud to announce that Rubrik has adopted the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s (CISA) Secure by Design Pledge. This voluntary pledge focuses on enterprise software products and services, and by taking it, we're committing to make a good-faith effort to work towards seven key goals over the next year to further enhance the security of our offerings.

Ransomware attacks continue to pose a growing threat to organizations as it has emerged as the number one threat, affecting 66% of organizations in 2023 and pulling over $1 billion from the victims. These attacks have increased in frequency and sophistication, resulting in significant financial loss, operation disruption, theft of sensitive data, and reduced productivity rates. Also, it damages the organization's reputation and results in the loss of customer trust and compliance violations.