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BlackCat Ransomware: Tactics and Techniques From a Targeted Attack

BlackCat (a.k.a. ALPHV and Noberus) is a Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) group that emerged in November 2021, making headlines for being a sophisticated ransomware written in Rust. It has both Windows and Linux variants and the payload can be customized to adapt to the attacker’s needs. BlackCat is also believed to be the successor of the Darkside and BlackMatter ransomware groups.

Automated research-grade file analysis with Stairwell Inception and Tines

Security teams must defend their organizations against both known and unknown threats. With attackers continually targeting existing security tooling, being able to unlock automated research-grade insights across your data allows you to identify threats and their variants that may have evaded detection elsewhere in your technology stack.

New Microsoft Research Emphasizes Critical Importance of Password Management

It’s no surprise that cyberattacks are skyrocketing. Report after report indicates they’ve exploded in recent years as cybercriminals take advantage of the rapid proliferation of endpoints, growing reliance on digital devices, and shift toward remote and hybrid work. However, as the number of attacks increases, the types of attacks remain surprisingly simple. You guessed it. They’re still going after passwords, credentials and secrets.

How to Keep Kids Safe Online

We live in the 21st century, where now kids are able to access the internet on their own from as early as 8 years old. Today’s youth are often called “digital natives” because they are so comfortable with living online. But as much as we may admire their proficiency with their devices, we shouldn’t forget that security is probably not top of mind.

CVE-2022-27510: Citrix Gateway and Citrix ADC Critical Authentication Bypass Vulnerability, along with CVE-2022-27513 & CVE-2022-27516

On November 8th, 2022, Citrix disclosed a critical authentication bypass (CVE-2022-27510), a remote desktop takeover (CVE-2022-27513), and a user login brute force protection functionality bypass (CVE-2022-27516) vulnerability affecting several versions of Citrix ADC and Citrix Gateway. This bulletin only applies to customer-managed Citrix ADC and Citrix Gateway appliances as Citrix-managed cloud services are not affected. A threat actor could leverage these vulnerabilities in specific circumstances.

WEF Report Details Best Practices for Zero Trust Deployment

Cybersecurity, like broader technological disciplines, is an ever-changing landscape that industry professionals must adapt to. The zero-trust model of cybersecurity has grown recently as organizations update their security practices to keep pace with, and stay ahead of evolving threats. Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) increased by 230% from 2019 to 2020, and more than 80% of C-suite leaders cite zero-trust as a priority for their enterprises.

GDPR Training for Employees - Security Awareness

Scenario-Based Security Awareness Training Teaches Users to Make Better Decisions – Proofpoint Essentials Security Awareness Training. What is GDPR Awareness Training? Since 2018, companies and organisations have had to comply with The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), a European data privacy regulation and EU law that was made to give individuals more control over how their data is collected, used, and safeguarded online. Failure to comply with this EU law can result in hefty fines.

3 OPA Trends from Cloud Native Policy Day at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon

This year’s KubeCon + CloudNativeCon NA featured new and exciting updates from the open source community, and we also hosted our own event, Cloud Native Policy Day with OPA, hosted by Styra. At Cloud Native Policy Day, we were fortunate to host a full roster of Open Policy Agent (OPA) luminaries from leading companies to speak at our event, and we wanted to share some high-level takeaways from their talks– each of which showcased unique ways of using OPA.