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Threat Context Monthly: Executive intelligence briefing for October 2024

Welcome to the Threat Context Monthly blog series where we provide a comprehensive roundup of the most relevant cybersecurity news and threat information from KrakenLabs, Outpost24’s cyber threat intelligence team. Here’s what you need to know from October.

Cost of Ignoring Data Replication: Risks for Modern Businesses

Data replication allows businesses to operate efficiently. The process involves copying data files across multiple systems or locations. At its core, replication prevents downtime and ensures data is synchronized in case of accidental deletion. However, this move could expose your business to risks like data inconsistencies, data loss, limited scalability, and compliance issues. This article will discuss the cost of ignoring data replication for modern businesses.

Mastering Legal Documents in Criminal Defense: Best Practices for Attorneys

Legal documents provide a backbone to any criminal defense case by allowing communication, argumentation, and record-keeping to take place. Proper management of the documents will ensure that case management takes place effectively and assists the attorneys to quickly advocate on behalf of their clients. According to the American Bar Association, successful practice depends upon accurate documentation. This blog will discuss how to master legal documents in criminal defense, which will involve accuracy, organization, and utilizing current technology, such as a case management system for attorneys.

Why Spatial Data Analysis Is a Key Skill for the Future

Data plays a crucial role in almost every aspect of our lives today, from guiding business decisions to helping governments make better policies. One of the most important types of data is spatial data, which refers to information connected to specific locations. Spatial data analysis involves looking at this information to understand trends, patterns, and relationships better, allowing professionals to make informed decisions that are often location-specific.

XDR for Beginners: How to Get Started with Extended Detection and Response

Cyberattacks are getting more sophisticated and frequent. Malicious attackers take advantage of vulnerabilities in security systems, resulting in data breaches, ransomware, and downtime. Tools like EDR and NDR are usually used separately, which may not give the complete effectiveness one is looking for. Whereas Extended Detection and Response (XDR) is a solution that unifies all security data, giving you better insight and quicker threat detection.

An Update on Windows Downdate

In August, I shared a blog on my most recent research project called Windows Downdate, which I first presented at Black Hat USA 2024 and DEF CON 32 (2024). In it, I explained how I was able to develop a tool to take over the Windows Update process to craft custom downgrades on critical OS components to expose previously fixed vulnerabilities. By using this downgrade ability, I discovered CVE-2024-21302, a privilege escalation vulnerability affecting the entire Windows virtualization stack.

What Does Call Escalation Mean in the World of Customer Service

Call escalation is a term frequently used in customer service, yet it can often be misunderstood. Understanding what call escalation means and how it impacts customer experience is essential for both agents and management. This article delves into the concept of What does Call Escalation Mean and its implications in the customer service world.

The Role of GIS in Environmental Conservation and Management

In today's rapidly changing world, where urbanization and industrial activities exert immense pressure on the environment, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) have emerged as crucial tools in environmental conservation and management. These systems, which allow for the visualization, analysis, and interpretation of geographical data, are instrumental in helping researchers, policymakers, and conservationists make informed decisions.

How DDI Central helps in narrowing queries to specific departments

The DNS involves resolving client’s queries with multiple hosts across different regions. Multiple servers help many organizations by increasing response rate and network efficiency for clients. But, some organizations have special demands that require a specific server to resolve queries for a particular domain name. DDI Central can solve this problem with its domain view feature.