Although there is no way to stop receiving all spam calls, there are steps you can take to reduce the number of spam calls you receive. According to Truecaller’s 2024 report, Americans collectively receive an average of 2.5 billion spam and unwanted calls every month. While spam calls do not always have malicious intent, like hacking your phone or stealing your money, they can grow annoying since they are unwanted and persistent.

The slow and steady progression of technology has transformed the way we work (and think about work) in so many exciting ways. The past few decades have opened new opportunities to create, automate, and manage just about everything that might exist within the IT ecosystem… but sometimes that progression creates complexity and conflict, as new technology solutions clash with existing standards and operations.

You can tell if you have spyware on your device by looking for signs such as your device’s battery draining quickly, overheating, increased pop-ups or data usage and unfamiliar apps. Spyware is a kind of malware that, once unknowingly installed on your device, allows cybercriminals to spy on you and steal your private information. This information could be used by cybercriminals or sold on the dark web to commit fraud or identity theft.

Supply chain resilience has never been more critical. Recent cyber outages have underscored a harsh reality—supply chains are vulnerable, and disruptions can have far-reaching impacts. But what does it mean to be supply chain resilient, especially in the context of cyber threats? In this post, we will explore lessons learned from recent cyber outages, offering actionable insights for enhancing supply chain resilience.

In an economy where securing data can mean the difference between success and failure, implementing proven data exfiltration prevention strategies is more critical than ever. According to a study conducted by IBM, a data breach can cost global organizations an average of nearly $5 million per incident. In addition to the financial ramifications, data theft can lead to lower customer trust, a loss of future revenue, and even potential lawsuits.

On April 19, 2024, Datadog’s US5 website (app.us5.datadoghq.com) started experiencing elevated error rates, though they were low enough that most of our users didn’t notice them. For the next few days, we worked around the clock responding to multiple episodes of this mysterious attack, which gradually unfolded as we investigated. We also implemented several measures to reduce the impact on our customers.

In this version of the Hacker’s Playbook Threat Coverage round-up, we are highlighting attack coverage for several new threats, including those discovered via original research by the SafeBreach Labs team. SafeBreach customers can select and run these attacks and more from the SafeBreach Hacker’s Playbook to ensure coverage against these advanced threats. Additional details about the threats and our coverage can be seen below.

Software Security is the field mainly concerned with protecting software applications and systems against different threats or risks or the process of defending software applications or systems against various threats, risks, or attacks. It includes the various initiatives, methods, and safeguards to protect the software and data it processes from unauthorized access, alteration, or denial.

Organizations start their cloud migration journey with high hopes for more speed, agility, and innovation. But often, these hopes fall short. Instead of achieving a seamless, cloud-powered enterprise, companies end up with fragmented cloud projects, data security risks, and unpredictable spending. This scattered approach can stall cloud initiatives and prevent organizations from fully benefiting from the cloud. Let’s take a look at some of the impacts and risks.

Thirty-four percent of state and local government entities were hit by ransomware in 2024, a new report from Sophos has found. While this is a decrease compared to the attack rate in 2023, the mean cost of recovery for these entities has more than doubled to $2.83 million. Seventy-two percent of ransom demands made to state and local government organizations in 2024 were for $1 million or more, with 37% of demands for $5 million or more.