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Is your security strategy too focused on the next SolarWinds or Log4j?

Cyber-attacks happen around the clock, far more often than can ever be reported outside of the organizations they affect. But sometimes an attack is so widespread and devastating that it sends shockwaves through the business world and even into the mainstream media. Incidents like SolarWinds and Log4j were front page news, sending organizations scrambling to patch them.

TikTok Breached by BlueHornet

For some time now the Cyberint Research Team has been witnessing attacks targeting China. While most campaigns related to OpChina are focusing on infrastructure and government data breaches, over the past weekend, a major breach of the popular social network TikTok occurred, revealing 1.7 billion records and relations to another popular Chinese app – WeChat. The group taking full responsibility for this breach is none other than the notorious BlueHornet, aka AgainstTheWest, aka APT49.

Boost efficiency in combating cyber threats with Tines and Lacework

Everyone knows that when it comes to cybersecurity, the faster you can detect and remediate a breach, the better. In order to minimize the risk of damage, security teams need to be able to prioritize remediation efforts, so they can actively watch for exploits targeting vulnerable systems -- including those stemming from commercial, off-the-shelf tools they don’t control.

MailMarshal Upgrade Boosts 'Hard to Detect' Phishing by 40%

Trustwave MailMarshal has received a major upgrade to version 10.0.5 adding proprietary technologies to greatly increase the security tool’s ability to detect phishing emails, spam and malicious URLs. MailMarshal is already highly effective against phishing, but the new version’s phishing detection ability is boosted by being able to detect 40% of previously ‘hard to detect' samples the addition of these new capabilities.

What's new in Calico Cloud: General availability of new container security features

Summer is almost over but we are bringing the heat back with the official release of Tigera’s new container security features. With this official launch, Calico leads the industry by offering a complete line of solutions across every stage of a cloud-native application CI/CD pipeline.

Elastic provides the foundation for the DoD's pillars of Zero Trust Networking

The whole point of IT systems, whether deployed via traditional methods or via modern practices (such as Agile methodologies, DevSecOps, and orchestration platforms like Kubernetes) is to make data available for business operations — whether those operations are making business decisions, identifying or troubleshooting system performance and efficiency issues, detecting bad actors, or protecting organizational assets.

2022 Threat Hunting Report: Falcon OverWatch Looks Back to Prepare Defenders for Tomorrow's Adversaries

Another turbulent year for cybersecurity finds itself right at home alongside global economic headwinds and geopolitical tensions. This year has been defined by rampant affiliate activity, a seemingly endless stream of new vulnerabilities and exploits, and the widespread abuse of valid credentials. These circumstances have conspired to drive a 50% increase in interactive intrusion activity tracked by CrowdStrike Falcon OverWatch™ threat hunters this year.

Cloud Threats Memo: Lampion Exploiting WeTransfer to Deliver Malware

Lampion is a banking trojan with a particular predisposition to targeting Portuguese-speaking users (and exploiting cloud services). First documented in December 2019, the malware has gone through multiple releases, characterized by a number of different mechanisms to deliver the initial VBS (Visual Basic Script Loader). All the different variants have an element in common, the malware is distributed abusing legitimate cloud services throughout different stages of the attack chain.

The importance of application security: keeping your web apps safe

Web application security is crucial for any organization that relies on web-based applications. Learn about the importance of web application security and best practices for keeping your organization safe. The importance of web application security cannot be overstated. As organizations move towards web-based applications and services to run their business and connect with customers, it is becoming more vital than ever to secure those systems from malicious attacks.