Government agencies worldwide are entrusted with safeguarding sensitive data and facilitating seamless operations across various critical infrastructure sectors. However, this pivotal role puts them in threat actors’ sights – from cybercriminals to politically motivated entities to state-sponsored actors from other parts of the world.

As a crucial member of your law firm’s IT team, you hold the responsibility of safeguarding highly sensitive client information – financial records, personal data, and privileged communications. While you might not be managing cases, you’re protecting the very foundation of client trust. However, this trust faces significant risk. Last year alone, 29% of law firms experienced a security breach, with the average cost per breach soaring to $4.47 million.

Modern cybersecurity challenges require a comprehensive approach to attack surface management. As technology evolves, organizations find themselves facing a multitude of cyber threats from various directions. These threats are not limited to internal systems but extend across external attack surfaces and the digital supply chain. To navigate this complex threat landscape, organizations need more than just raw data; they need actionable threat intelligence that provides context and guides targeted action.

In our interconnected online world, the security of applications and the data they process is essential. Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) plays a critical role in enhancing application security by offering valuable insights into potential threats, vulnerabilities, and the overall security posture of an organization.

In today’s interconnected digital landscape, distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks pose a significant threat to organizations of all sizes. To effectively combat this ever-evolving menace, there is a critical need for DDoS threat intelligence and collaborative sharing of data. We’ll explore the importance of DDoS threat intelligence, the benefits of collaborative data sharing, and the collective effort required to mitigate the impact of DDoS attacks.

The goal of every vulnerability management program is to reduce the risk posed by vulnerabilities that exist in the organization’s environments. You can achieve this goal in two ways. The first is to move faster, remediating vulnerabilities faster than they can arise. The problem with this approach is that it doesn’t work. It is inefficient, expensive, and impractical. There are simply too many vulnerabilities.

Many smaller organizations aren’t sure where to start with threat intelligence; it may seem like the kind of maturity reserved for large organizations. Threat intelligence is a proactive cybersecurity strategy focused on collecting information about current threats, analyzing it, and using that information to identify and mitigate threats within the network. It’s approachable even for smaller organizations that don’t have the resources for novel research and analysis.

Time is of the essence, as the transposition deadline for the NIS2 Directive approaches on October 17, 2024, organizations across the EU must brace for its significant impact. This new Directive, updating and expanding its predecessor (NIS1), will dramatically increase the number of regulated entities. According to Ireland’s National Cyber Security Centre, the number of regulated entities is expected to rise from about 120 under NIS1 to an estimated 3,500 under NIS2.

In the ever-evolving landscape of cybersecurity, organizations face a growing number of sophisticated threats. To stay ahead, they must leverage advanced threat intelligence solutions that allow organizations to not only provide comprehensive insights but also empower them to act swiftly and decisively against a wide variety of threats and vulnerabilities. Enter ThreatQuotient, a leading player in the digital threat intelligence management space.