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5 Most Common Failures When It Comes to Partnership

Business partnerships can be a great way to expand and grow a business, but they can also be a source of frustration and disappointment. There are many reasons why partnerships fail, and it's important to be aware of these common pitfalls so that you can avoid them. In this article, we will explore the five most common failures when it comes to business partnerships.

11 Ways to Raise Cybersecurity Awareness in Your Employees

Employees are the backbone of any business and can sometimes also be its biggest security risk. Cybercriminals today often view employees as easy gateways to hacking organizations, and rightfully so. A recent study has found that 56% of leaders believe their employees lack cybersecurity knowledge. Such gaps in cybersecurity awareness can sometimes cost organizations huge losses in a data breach. As a business owner, are you taking any steps to raise your staff's awareness? This piece breaks down several useful ways to help you raise their awareness.

Threat Hunting Frameworks and Methodologies: An Introductory Guide

Establishing an effective cyber threat hunting program is among the top priorities of enterprise security leaders seeking a proactive approach to detecting and counteracting potential threats. Furthermore, implementing a proactive threat hunting program, security teams that leverage formalized frameworks or threat hunting methodologies are far more likely to detect vulnerabilities or in-process malicious activities in their environments than those that do not.

Best Practices to Address SharePoint Security Concerns

Modern enterprises are increasingly relying on cloud collaboration to enhance their business productivity, efficiency, and communication. While these cloud-based solutions offer numerous benefits, they also come with a range of potential security risks. Among these risks, enterprise SharePoint security concerns are some of the most significant. It is essential to adopt best practices that can mitigate these risks and safeguard your organization’s valuable data and assets.

81% of Organizations Cite Phishing as the Top Security Risk

Organizations are finally dialing in on where they need to focus their cybersecurity strategies, starting with phishing. But the top four cited security risks all have one element in common. Organizations today realize that maintaining operational resilience is a matter of measuring and addressing risk. According to the 2024 Fortra State of Cybersecurity Survey Results Guide there is a distinct cybersecurity risk that stands out among its peers.

Unprecedented Rise of Malvertising as a Precursor to Ransomware

Cybercriminals increasingly used malvertising to gain initial access to victims’ networks in 2023, according to Malwarebytes’s latest State of Malware report. The researchers note that the Royal ransomware group has been using phony ads for TeamViewer to deliver malware as a precursor to its ransomware attacks.

Exploitation of Confluence Server Vulnerability CVE-2023-22527 Leading to C3RB3R Ransomware

On January 4, 2024, Atlassian disclosed CVE-2023-22527, a template injection vulnerability affecting Confluence Data Center and Server versions 8.0.0 to 8.5.3. The vulnerability allows for unauthenticated remote code execution to be achieved on affected versions of the software. Arctic Wolf Labs has observed evidence of C3RB3R ransomware, as well as several other malicious payloads, being deployed following exploitation of CVE-2023-22527. We present our preliminary findings here.

SBOM as a Core Element in Sysdig's CNAPP Strategy for Enhanced Security

In the fast-paced world of application development, the use of open source components offers a quick path to building sophisticated applications. However, this approach introduces critical questions about software composition, licensing, and security. Before pushing any new application to production or even staging, the security and compliance teams alongside the application owner must address the following: This is where the importance of a Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) becomes clear.

A Look Back at Payment Fraud Trends of 2023

2023 repeated some familiar payment fraud trends from 2022.There were some shifts in the prevalence of different fraud types, according to data from Verifi. The persistence of phishing remains at the forefront, posing significant challenges for businesses and consumers. Notably, friendly fraud became the second most prevalent fraud seen in 2023.