The newly released single largest analysis of cyber attacks across all of 2023 show a strong tie between the use of phishing and techniques designed to gain credentialed access. I’ve stood on the “phishing is a problem” soapbox for many years, attempting to focus the attention of cybersecurity teams on the single largest problem within the organization: the employees that fall for social engineering tactics time and time again.

You can remove your personal information from the internet by requesting that Google and people search sites remove it, checking if your credit card offers any removal services, deleting unused accounts and adjusting your privacy settings. Removing your Personally Identifiable Information (PII) from the internet can prevent cybercriminals from stealing your identity, committing fraud and targeting you with spam.

On November 18, 2024, Palo Alto Networks (PAN) fully disclosed two serious vulnerabilities in PAN-OS software that had previously been partially disclosed on November 8th. The first vulnerability, CVE-2024-0012, is a critical severity (9.3) authentication bypass in the PAN-OS management web interface. It allows unauthenticated attackers with network access to gain administrator privileges by bypassing the authentication check entirely, essentially telling the server not to check for authentication at all.

On November 19, 2024, Arctic Wolf began observing active exploitation of the recently-disclosed CVE-2024-0012 and CVE-2024-9474 vulnerabilities impacting Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software. When chained together, these vulnerabilities allow an unauthenticated threat actor with network access to the management web interface to gain administrator privileges.

Microsoft Active Directory is a directory service for Windows domain networks. Active Directory serves as a centralized database which stores information about network resources, including users, computers, and services. It plays a significant role in network management and security, providing a framework for user authentication, authorization, resource management, and policy enforcement. This allows organizations to manage permissions and access rights across the entire network efficiently.

According to our most recent cloud security report, most cloud security incidents are the result of compromised credentials for either human or non-human identities. Once an attacker successfully controls an identity, such as a highly privileged user account, they can quickly move to other areas of an environment, including prevalent targets like sensitive data stores. This pattern of behavior is similar across all cloud platforms and services.

The holiday season is here, and with it comes the thrill of Black Friday deals and holiday shopping sprees. But it's not just shoppers who are gearing up – cybercriminals are ready to take advantage of the holiday rush, hoping to catch unsuspecting consumers off guard. While Trustwave generally focuses on protecting enterprises from cyberattacks and scams, we feel it’s important to help consumers, as well. After all, many people use work devices for online shopping and accessing social media.

Managing sensitive data while meeting compliance and security standards is an ever-growing challenge for organizations. Today, secure data management is a top priority, especially in industries like healthcare, finance, and fintech. This focus is expected to intensify in the coming years. To address these needs, privacy vault solutions like Databunker, Skyflow, and Piiano have emerged. Each offers unique capabilities tailored to specific use cases.

Are you a service organization seeking an audit to gain customers’ trust? Or maybe you are looking to attract prospective clients by proving how serious you are with customers’ data. If that is the case, you have come to the right place.

These days, the bar for proving trust keeps getting higher. A SOC 2 report used to signal the end of security reviews—now, it marks the beginning. Security and GRC teams are tasked with monitoring and remediating a growing web of controls, vendors, questionnaires, and risks, which is made even more complex by discerning buyers.