Security | Threat Detection | Cyberattacks | DevSecOps | Compliance

With the digitalization of patient data, the healthcare industry has significantly improved and transformed healthcare processes. This shift to digital data has brought many benefits, like improved quality of care, reduction in errors, and improved communication. However, the shift to digitalization has also led to the exponential collection of data, which is primarily unstructured. To put things in perspective, a typical healthcare and life sciences organization manages over 32.6 million sensitive files.

Zero-day vulnerabilities have transformed into something of a boogeyman for business owners. They represent a significant threat to sensitive information and assets but are extremely challenging to respond to. Learning the importance of preemptive strategies for zero-day attacks is vital for individuals and organizations wanting to remain safe from threat actors.

This week, federal guidelines were published to assist owners and operators in the water and wastewater systems (WWS) sector on best practices for cyber incident response. Guideline are great, but they are just suggestions unless there are the resources for the WWS operators to enable them and some form industry monitoring to ensure they are met.

We spend a lot of time focusing on simplifying cloud management and many of the most difficult IT challenges for our customers that we sometimes forget how unique this is. Which is why we were pleasantly surprised when CRN told us they were naming 11:11 Systems to its Stellar Cloud Startup list.

AZORult stealer was first discovered in 2016 and is regarded as a high-risk Trojan-type virus created to collect private data. Over time,the AZORult stealer evolved into a free, open-source program. We discovered advertising with instructions for installing the stealer in “TheJavaSea” and “Nulled” within the prominent Darknet forums. AZORult, one of the most dominant stealers, has taken the place of honor among the top 5 stealers worldwide in the last couple of years.

If you’re handling sensitive information, dealing with data loss can be more than just a headache. Log management tools such as Graylog can enhance your incident response and management strategies, and help you mitigate the damage when a breach occurs in your database. Minimizing data loss with a fast and scalable logging solution is key if you want to bring your cybersecurity to the next level.

Nowadays, digital transactions and virtual interactions aren’t exactly optional. People can’t keep their information off the web due to professional reasons, and many processes are exponentially more convenient through an online profile. With the influx of data stored on the web, it’s a veritable treasure trove for malicious hackers. Bits and pieces of the personal details we nonchalantly put in online profiles can lead to severe identity theft cases.