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More and more, people are completing the entire real estate transaction process online. From searching for properties to signing documents, online convenience can make the process easier and more efficient. However, with all of this activity taking place on the internet, it is important to be aware of the potential security risks that come along with it.

We have been talking about eXtended Detection and Response (XDR) for some years now, but despite being a buzzword in the industry, a fundamental question remains: what are we really talking about here? According to Gartner, which first defined the term in 2020, XDR is a vendor-specific threat detection and incident response tool that natively integrates multiple security products into a cohesive security operations system.

The Dutch Police have arrested three individuals for suspected ransomware activity, which generated at least 2.5M Euro in extortion fees. The actors are believed to have attacked thousands of organizations, compromising the data of tens of millions of individuals. This is another example of successful law enforcement activity against ransomware operations. Such activity has increased over the past year, leading to the arrest of several prominent ransomware group members, such as Revil and Netwalker.

Around 39 billion records were compromised between January and December of last year, according to Flashpoint’s 2022 A Year in Review report. While this result is quite staggering, it also sends a clear message of the need for effective database security measures. Database security measures are a bit different from network security practices. The former involves physical steps, software solutions and even educating your employees.

Achieving any kind of compliance can be grueling. Ensuring your organization is SOC 2 compliant is often a particularly laborious endeavor, requiring extensive resources to obtain and maintain. SOC 2 is a comprehensive cybersecurity compliance framework developed by the AICPA (American Institute of Certified Public Accountants). It helps guarantee third-party service providers handle customer data with appropriate security measures.

Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) acts as a vital bridge between the world of IP addresses and MAC addresses, allowing devices on local area networks to seek out each other's physical address based solely on their IP. ARP (Address Resolution Protocol) can also be defined as a communication protocol used to map a network layer address (such as an IP address) to a link layer address (such as a MAC address).

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While things can sometimes seem “back to normal” in the rest of the world, the devastating war is still going on in Ukraine, affecting millions of innocent civilians. Reflecting on the past year’s suffering of the Ukrainian people, we’d like to summarize the cyber warfare aspect of this conflict. In 2022, Russian government-backed cyberattacks targeted users in Ukraine more than any other country.

Antivirus software is a program you install on your computer that prevents, detects and removes known viruses and malware such as trojan horses, adware, worms and more. Continue reading to learn more about antivirus software, how it works, and the benefits and limitations of having it installed.

On February 27, 2023, LastPass updated their security incident notice to include additional details around the data breach they began investigating in November 2022. According to their notice, the threat actor used information obtained in an earlier, August 2022, data breach to target an employee and obtain credentials and keys used to decrypt storage volumes within their cloud-based storage service.