Security | Threat Detection | Cyberattacks | DevSecOps | Compliance

Managing a cybersecurity program is hard, but also very meaningful, work. Continuously managing the cybersecurity posture of your organization’s supply chain vendors can at times feel near impossible, afterall ensuring the cybersecurity of your suppliers is an order of magnitude leap in difficulty. Yet, criminals are demonstrating that despite these difficulties, this task requires our immediate attention, given the trending success in exploiting our businesses' trusted relationships.

Public sector organizations face unprecedented cybersecurity challenges as artificial intelligence reshapes how adversaries launch attacks. Threat actors now use AI to execute large-scale, highly personalized phishing campaigns, automate the discovery of vulnerabilities, and evade detection faster than traditional defenses can respond.

A piecemeal security strategy almost like having no strategy at all. Simply having a collection of disparate security tools and services isn't enough to protect your organization. The real power lies in seamlessly integrating them into a unified and cohesive defense. Trustwave, a LevelBlue Company, understands that the value of Managed Detection and Response (MDR) is unlocked when it’s not just a standalone service, but the central nervous system of a comprehensive security ecosystem.

This blog is the latest in a series that delves into the deep research conducted daily by the Trustwave SpiderLabs Threat Operations team on major threat actor groups currently operating globally. Trustwave SpiderLabs Cyber Threat Intelligence team has developed a new detailed analysis of Storm-2603, the threat group associated with the recent exploitation of security flaws in Microsoft SharePoint Server.

Security leaders are well acquainted with Shadow IT; the unsanctioned apps, services, and even devices employees adopt to bypass bureaucracy and accelerate productivity. Think rogue cloud storage, messaging platforms, or unapproved SaaS tools. These all often slip past governance until they trigger a breach, compliance issue, or operational failure. Now, a more complex threat is emerging - Shadow AI.

No organization likes to contemplate being successfully hit with a cyberattack, but turning a blind eye to the possibility is the exact wrong thing to do. Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR) planning and retainers, like car, home, and health insurance, are a necessity in case the unthinkable happens.

In a day and age when cyber threats are top of mind, it may be difficult for an organization to shift gears and take its physical security precautions into consideration. This is to protect not only a firm’s physical assets but direct access to networks and information that an attacker could use at a later date for a cyberattack.

Delivering safe and reliable power around the clock is a huge challenge. A task made even more difficult by the sharp rise in cyberattacks on the energy and utilities sector. Recent research from Trustwave SpiderLabs found that cyber threats against the sector have surged by 80% year-over-year, costing organizations nearly half a million dollars more per breach than the cross-industry average of $4.8 million.

Trustwave's Security & Compliance Team is aware of the Salesloft vulnerability affecting Drift chatbot integrations. Trustwave, A LevelBlue Company, and its affiliated entities do not utilize Drift, and Salesforce has confirmed the incident did not impact clients without this integration. Based on current information, we confirm there has been no exposure or impact to us or our clients.

There is nary a government that does not have a long list of acronym-heavy compliance requirements on its books, which can be difficult to meet without the help of a Managed Detection and Response (MDR) solution on your side. This means that whether you operate in healthcare, finance, critical infrastructure, or any sector handling sensitive data, adhering to standards like HIPAA, FedRAMP, DORA, CMMC, GDPR, and others is a legal imperative. And, a good practice.