Cyber attackers are constantly innovating new ways to compromise users and steal credentials. Among these techniques, credential harvesting through phishing attempts is one of the most prevalent methods. This deceptive strategy often involves attackers creating a fake site that mirrors a legitimate login page.

The Impersonate a client after authentication Windows security setting allows a program or service to act on behalf of a user after the user has logged in. This is essential to the running of many applications, from printing and accessing user files in web applications, to the systems service control manager. This ability to temporarily act as another user is also known as impersonation and the application must have the correct security configuration in order to do so.

I am proud to announce that Rubrik has been recognized as a leader not just once but five consecutive times – we believe this is a testament to our vision and commitment to cyber resilience. This recognition in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Backup and Recovery Solutions (EBRSS)1 is a significant milestone for us, and it reaffirms our dedication to empowering organizations to navigate the complexities of data security and protect against evolving cyber threats.

On August 7th, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued an update to an existing advisory (AA23-061A) highlighting new TTPs being leveraged by the recently rebranded “Royal” ransomware gang – now known as BlackSuit. Detailed information about this threat and the associated IOCs and TTPs can be seen on #StopRansomware: Blacksuit (Royal) Ransomware.

The secure exchange of information between the Government, Defence and the supply chain is critical to operational outcomes. A Community of Interest (COI) is often used to facilitate multi-party coordination and collaboration between these parties but is often difficult to implement. Let’s explore the use cases, challenges and tools for creating COIs for secure information exchange.

Kubernetes v1.31 brings about some noteworthy improvements to the popular container orchestration platform that improve security and other aspects within the platform. These enhancements improve account tokens, labeling, policies, and other areas to ensure a more secure and reliable platform for developers and enterprises.

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