ReliaQuest warns that the BlackBasta ransomware gang is using new social engineering tactics to obtain initial access within corporate networks. The threat actor begins by sending mass email spam campaigns targeting employees, then adding people who fall for the emails to Microsoft Teams chats with external users. These external users pose as IT support or help desk staff, and send employees Microsoft Teams messages containing malicious QR codes.

In our hyper-connected reality, software applications are the unsung heroes of business operations. But, let's face it, with great tech comes great vulnerability to cyber shakedowns and data leaks. This begs the question: “Is scanning enough to manage risk?” Organizations are playing a high-stakes game of keeping their apps secure to safeguard their secrets.

The adoption of cloud services and the shift to remote work have rapidly expanded the attack surface. In many ways, identities are arguably now at the frontier of cybersecurity – which means traditional identity and access management (IAM) approaches are increasingly inadequate. Cyberattacks are also growing in sophistication, in part through exploiting vulnerabilities in the traditional, fragmented IAM systems that many companies are still using.

It should be no surprise that the costs associated with a corporate data breach can be high. (The average total cost is now nearly $5 million, according to IBM.) What may be more alarming is the average length of time it takes for businesses to recover from a breach – and what that means for their security teams, business operations, and bottom line.

Securing applications is more challenging than ever. Companies are faced with increasingly complex infrastructures that demand higher levels of protection to mitigate security risks effectively. That’s why Jit is thrilled to announce our new partnership with Loom Security, a leading professional services firm dedicated to helping companies secure their applications in the cloud.

Companies across industries have invested a lot of money in Data Loss Prevention (DLP) solutions, thinking these would help protect important data and comply with regulatory mandates like GDPR, HIPAA, and PCI DSS. But as the world of cybersecurity is changing constantly, many companies are realizing that their traditional DLP solutions and strategies aren’t equipped to keep up with growing threats and business needs.

October brought another round of enhancements to LimaCharlie, strengthening your security operations toolkit. Let's dive into the latest features and improvements we've rolled out, plus get a preview of upcoming events.

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In the late 1990s, the rapid expansion of computer networks highlighted the need for affordable network visibility tools. The Berkeley Packet Filter (BPF) emerged as a significant advancement, enabling packet capture and filtering within the BSD operating system. BPF is the precursor of today’s widely used eBPF, and was originally released together with an accompanying library, libpcap.