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Cyberattacks have not only become more frequent, sophisticated, and costly, but they are not about to stop. This means unprepared organizations right now are scrambling to protect their sensitive data and systems and part of this scramble is finding people to staff their open cybersecurity positions. This scenario will become a bit more desperate as forthcoming Australian federal cybersecurity strategy is set to make Australia the most cyber-secure nation in the world by 2030.

The role humans play in cybersecurity generally focuses on how people can be the weakest link in an organization’s defense structure. However, when it comes to securing the healthcare industry, people are still paramount, but for quite different reasons.

As technology continues to evolve, there is a growing concern about the potential for large language models (LLMs), like ChatGPT, to be used for criminal purposes. In this blog we will discuss two such LLM engines that were made available recently on underground forums, WormGPT and FraudGPT. If criminals were to possess their own ChatGPT-like tool, the implications for cybersecurity, social engineering, and overall digital safety could be significant.

ChatGPT continues to lead the news cycle and increase in popularity, with new applications and uses seemingly uncovered each day for this innovative platform. However, as interesting as this solution is, and as many efficiencies as it is already providing to modern businesses, it’s not without its risks.

The role of the CISO is expanding alongside the growing adoption of digital technologies, which has resulted in a faster and more interconnected workforce. The dynamic and evolving nature of cyber threats is posing challenges for security teams in terms of visibility and expertise required to defend against them.

The digital transformation of healthcare, involving patients, staff, doctors, and technology, presents significant challenges to security teams in terms of skills and capacity. This challenge can be seen in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights which reported 609 data breaches with more than 500 records being compromised in 2021.

Trustwave SpiderLabs discovered a new version of the Rilide Stealer extension targeting Chromium-based browsers such as Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Brave, and Opera. This malware uses a creative way to work around the Chrome Extension Manifest V3 from Google which is aimed at blocking the installation of malicious extensions for chromium browsers.

Since Redis is becoming increasingly popular around the world, we decided to investigate attacks on the Redis instance. We didn’t have to wait long for the first results of the Honeypot. The trap caught an activity about which the Western world does not hear too often while analyzing SkidMap. More importantly, this variant turned out to be a new, improved, dangerous variation of the malware. Its level of sophistication surprised us quite a bit.

For threat actors looking to create widespread damage, attacking a third-party supplier with services and software that organizations can’t always control the security measures for continues to be an enticing target. The supply chain is now the weakest link.

In modern network environments focused on cloud technology, organizations have undergone a significant transformation in the development and deployment of their IT assets. The introduction of cloud technology has simplified and expedited the deployment process, but it often lacks centralized change management. The cloud's shared responsibility model enables quick deployment and scaling but can pose security risks if not properly managed and understood.