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EU Is Tightening Cybersecurity for Energy Providers

The energy sector is having a tumultuous decade. During the COVID pandemic, the price of oil plummeted. In 2021, a ransomware attack forced one of the US’s most significant oil pipelines to cease operations for five days, causing a state of emergency in seventeen states. Putin’s war in Ukraine has disrupted natural gas supplies across Europe. And now, it seems, it is the electricity providers’ turn to suffer a blow.

SQL Server Orphaned Users - Detection and Remediation Steps

Orphaned users SQL Server arise when a database user is associated with a login in the master database that no longer exists and should be removed. This situation can happen when the login is removed or when the database is transferred to a different server lacking the corresponding login. The SQL Server logins existing on a server instance can be seen through the sys.server_principals catalog view and the sys.sql_logins compatibility view.

Fireblocks Integrates with Osmosis

Osmosis plays a crucial role within the Cosmos ecosystem, contributing significantly to its functionality and expansion. As a prominent decentralized exchange (DEX) and a hub for decentralized finance (DeFi), Osmosis supports a notable trading volume and introduces innovative DeFi tools that enhance user engagement. Fireblocks offers secure and efficient access to engage with the advanced DeFi features available through Osmosis.

What is the difference between a root process and a containerized root process?

To answer this question, let’s first look at some history. Processes are software instances running in their own memory spaces. They enable a user to execute multiple software instances in parallel on the same computer. The concepts are derived from operating systems of the 1960s, with UNIX first being released in 1971. In today’s operating systems, every process is associated with an identity to which authorizations are bound. This enables the definition of access controls around processes.

How to track down your expired domain names before hackers do

What happens when your organization’s domain name expires or changes? Expired domains don’t simply disappear, and they can even become attack routes into your organization. Recent news out of Belgium has highlighted the potential danger, with hundreds of expired domain names and email addresses of government services being found available for purchase online.

Data Destruction: The Final Line of Defense Against Cyber Attacks

Data is the lifeblood of modern organizations, and while watertight data protection policies are undeniably crucial, the need for robust data destruction methods has never been more pressing. Ultimately, all parties and vendors in your supply chain trust you to maintain the integrity of their data. Once that data is no longer needed, transparency about its whereabouts is vital.

Understanding Privilege Access Management: A Comprehensive Guide

Why is Privilege Access Management the linchpin of your cybersecurity strategy? Our guide delivers compelling insights into PAM—what it is, why it matters, and how the right privilege access management tactics fortify your defences against data breaches and compliance violations while securing sensitive data and critical systems.

Threat Detection and Incident Response with MITRE ATT&CK and Sigma Rules

Being a security analyst tracking down threats can feel like being the Wile E. Coyote to an attacker’s Road Runner. You’re fast, but they’re faster. You set up alerts, but they still manage to get past your defenses. You’re monitoring systems, but they’re still able to hide their criminal activities.

Data Backup Best Practices and Strategies for MSPs

Managing data effectively has never been more of an imperative for Managed Service Providers (MSPs). The one-two punch of increasing cybersecurity threats and regulatory pressures make this particularly pertinent, and with the proliferation of hybrid and remote work models, the importance of reliable data backup solutions is expanding exponentially. With all that taken into account, here are some effective strategies that will deliver continuity and resilience, while in turn maintaining client trust.

Volatile Data Acquisition on Linux Systems Using fmem

The content of this post is solely the responsibility of the author. LevelBlue does not adopt or endorse any of the views, positions, or information provided by the author in this article. Memory forensics is a critical aspect of digital forensics, allowing investigators to analyze the volatile memory of a system to uncover evidence of malicious activity, detect hidden malware, and reconstruct system events.