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Killnet Cyber Attacks Against Italy and NATO Countries

On May 11, several Italian institutional websites, including the Italian Senate, the Ministry of Defense, and the National Institute of Health, were taken offline and unreachable for a few hours. This was day one of a multiday cyber attack, which targeted other Italian websites as well as other countries.

Coffee Talk with SURGe: 2022-MAY-17 Conti Hits Costa Rica, Cardiologist Ransomware, CISA MSP Alert

Coffee Talk with SURGe! Grab a cup of coffee and join Audra Streetman, Mick Baccio, and special guest Haylee Mills for another episode of Coffee Talk with SURGe. The team from Splunk discussed a ransomware attack that prompted Costa Rica to issue a state of emergency, a cardiologist in Venezuela accused of building ransomware tools, and an alert from CISA warning about cyber threats to MSPs. This week Audra and Haylee competed in a 60 second charity challenge on "certs vs. degrees" in cybersecurity before taking a deep dive into Splunk Risk-Based Alerting.

Introducing the first web3 engine.

Fireblocks Web3 Engine is the most comprehensive and secure suite of Web3 solutions for gaming studios, NFT services, and enterprises building the next generation of Web3 products. The Fireblocks Web3 Engine consists of 3 product suites: The #DeFi Suite: Build new DeFi-enabled Web3 services to generate yield for users, with connection to the widest range of both EVM and non-EVM blockchain protocols.

Canadian privacy laws revisited: Is your organization staying ahead of the curve?

Illustrated by Dorathe Victor The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) is well-known if you are an organization based out of Canada. In place for more than 20 years, it sets out rules for how businesses should collect, use, and disclose personal information while dealing in commercial activities. Some pieces of personally identifiable information (PII) that are protected under PIPEDA are name, age, ID number, income, ethnic origin, blood type, and more.

Scan your software packages for security vulnerabilities with JFrog Xray

Scanning your packages for security vulnerabilities and license violations should be done as early as possible in your SDLC, and the earlier the better. This concept is also known as “Shifting Left”, which helps your organization comply with security policies and standards early on in the software development process. As developers, this may seem like a hassle, but with JFrog CLI it’s easy!

Challenges that impact the Cybersecurity talent pipeline

Cyberattacks are alarming, and establishments must increase protections, embrace a layered attitude, and cultivate security-conscious users to combat growing concerns. Cybersecurity leaders are being inundated with talent development resources offered, encompassing hiring, recruitment, and retention of the talent pipeline. Fifty percent of hiring managers typically deem that their candidates aren’t highly qualified.