The latest trend in cybercrime is that attackers don't really focus on “hacking” in; they’re logging in. We see this now in the wild, driven by organized criminal groups like Scattered Spider and BlackCat, who’ve reemerged with a renewed focus on gaining access through legitimate means, often exploiting help desks and social engineering tactics.

Five worthy reads is a regular column on five noteworthy items we have discovered while researching trending and timeless topics. This week’s article elucidates what non-human identities are and why they are garnering attention today. Undoubtedly, today’s digital environment is burgeoning with technological advancements across various spheres, and cybersecurity is no exception. We are in an era where automation, cloud computing, and AI play a more critical role than humans.

While having your own identity stolen is stressful and scary, you will likely be even more terrified if someone steals your child’s identity. Child identity theft occurs when someone steals a minor’s private information to open lines of credit, obtain loans or claim benefits in a child’s name. Based on data from Safe Home, 73% of child identity theft victims know the person who stole their identity, so it’s important to teach children strong online practices.

From GDPR in Europe to CCPA in California, compliance officers and CISOs face a deluge of regulations, standards, and requirements. With every country, industry, and regulator demanding different levels of control, how can teams manage these complex requirements efficiently? In a recent virtual panel discussion, I had the opportunity to join Ashish Tandon, Founder & CEO of Indusface, where I highlighted essential strategies for CISOs to navigate these compliance complexities efficiently.

Businesses need strong cybersecurity steps because threats are always changing. As cyberattacks get smarter and happen more often, it's more important than ever to have good security processes. SOC Support Consulting is becoming an important part of improving cybersecurity because it gives companies the knowledge and tools they need to quickly find and stop threats.

General Data Protection Regulation Compliance, also known as GDPR Compliance, is the European Union’s foundation law on data privacy and security. The objective of GDPR is to provide individual’s control over their personal data from how it’s collected to how it’s use, shared, and storage.

AT&T had a big data breach in early 2024, which let millions of customer records with private and sensitive information become public. People were scared by this event, and it also made people question AT&T's data protection policies. The AT&T Data Breach Lawsuit was started because of this, with customers asking for money and information about the company's safety measures. A lot of people are worried about this case, which shows how vulnerable businesses are in the current scenario.

Security teams are juggling 25+ different security tools that perform different actions across detection, investigation and response. Look up an IP here, send malware to a sandbox there, block an executable over there. What’s worse is that the vast majority of those actions are being performed manually. This approach is simply too slow against fast-moving attackers and malware, and it certainly isn’t sustainable.

The digitalization of healthcare organizations has revolutionized the way patient data is collected, stored, and managed. However, it also introduces many challenges, especially related to data security. As cyberattacks grow more sophisticated, often resulting in expensive data breaches, the importance of data security for healthcare organizations has never been more critical.