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Stolen Passwords and Ransomware Attacks: How Small Businesses Can Protect Themselves

Stolen passwords and compromised credentials are among the leading causes of ransomware attacks. In 2021, the IC3 received 3,729 complaints identified as ransomware, with more than $49.2 million in adjusted losses. Startups and small business enterprises (SMEs) must take preventative measures to lower their risk of a ransomware attack. Keep reading to learn more about ransomware and what steps your company can take to protect itself.

Planning Your Log Collection

Whether you are planning to use Graylog for security and threat hunting, IT Operations analysis and reporting, or any other use case, getting your logs into Graylog is essential. The process of log collection is sometimes a daunting task, especially if you are planning to collect massive amounts of data. But if you take a minute to answer some key questions before you begin, you can transform the log collection task from daunting to smooth sailing. Here we go with the questions…

Top 5 scary AWS misconfigurations

In 2022, AWS (Amazon Web Services) remains one of the dominant cloud platforms and continues to be recognized as a leader in Cloud Infrastructure and Platform Services. AWS accounts for 34% of the cloud infrastructure service providers, so many organizations today have either all, most, or at least some of their infrastructure on AWS.

How to create SBOMs in Java with Maven and Gradle

When building applications in Java, we highly depend on external libraries and frameworks. And each Java package that is imported likely also depends on more libraries. This means that the amount of Java packages included in your application is often not really transparent. As a developer, these nested (transitive) dependencies create the problem that you probably do not know all the libraries you are actually using.

Cloud Security Posture Management

Arctic Wolf Cloud Security Posture Management security operations identify cloud resources at risk and provide guidance on hardening their posture, simplifying cloud security. Arctic Wolf Cloud Security Posture Management was built to make sure nothing gets missed; to give you greater context into your cloud platforms, identify gaps, and deliver posture hardening recommendations to keep your information safe.

Arctic Wolf Managed Risk

Arctic Wolf Managed Risk enables you to discover, benchmark, and harden your security across your networks, endpoints, and cloud environments. At the core of Arctic Wolf Managed Risk is our Concierge Security Team, providing you with personal security experts who deliver a quantified, real-time understanding of your cyber risk. From technical vulnerabilities like software defects and system misconfigurations, to unsafe practices like reusing passwords, our Concierge Security Team helps focus your team’s efforts to quickly improve your security posture and reduce risk.