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IDC Validates Torq HyperSOC: A Game-Changer for SOC Analysts

IDC declares Torq HyperSOC the first solution to effectively mitigate SOC alert fatigue, false positives, staff burnout, and attrition. In a groundbreaking report, IDC emphatically recognizes the potential of Torq’s latest innovation, Torq HyperSOC, hailing it as a pivotal addition to the SOC analyst toolkit.

DDoS-as-a-Service: The Rebirth Botnet

In March 2024, the Sysdig Threat Research Team (TRT) began observing attacks against one of our Hadoop honeypot services from the domain “rebirthltdio). The threat actors operating the botnet are financially motivated and advertise their service primarily to the video gaming community, although there is no evidence that this botnet is not being purchased beyond gaming-related purposes, and organizations may still be at risk of falling victim to these botnets attacks.

Top 9 Software Supply Chain Security Tools

Imagine this: an attacker sneaks a tiny backdoor into software that hundreds of companies use. It sounds like a plot from a spy movie, but it’s a real threat that recently impacted major Linux distributions through a compromised utility tool, XZ Utils. So far, in 2024, over 35 billion known records have been breached. The Linux attack, potentially in action and undetected since 2021, is just one of the many that highlight the alarming proliferation of supply chain attacks.

Fastify plugins as building blocks for a backend Node.js API

In the world of building backend Node.js APIs, Fastify stands out with its plugin ecosystem and architecture approach, offering a compelling option beyond the conventional Express framework. This highly efficient, low-overhead web framework distinguishes itself through its remarkable speed and streamlined simplicity.

Trojan Warning: Malware Identified in VAHAN PARIVAHAN.apk

The Foresiet Threat Intelligence Team has recently conducted an in-depth analysis of an Android malware Trojan masquerading as the "VAHAN PARIVAHAN.apk" application. This trojan poses a significant threat to users by leveraging a backdoor, utilizing the Telegram API bot, and exploiting the services of GoDaddy.com LLC and Mark Monitor Inc. In this blog, we delve into the specifics of this malware, including its technical details, behavior, and potential impact on users.

Significant Surge in Cyber Activity Targeting Upcoming Indian General Election

Foresiet, your trusted cybersecurity partner, brings to light a dramatic increase in cyber activity aimed at disrupting the upcoming Indian general election. This uptick, primarily driven by various hacktivist groups, has led to the exposure of personal identifiable information (PII) of Indian citizens on the dark web. The election, which will be held in seven phases from April 19 to June 1, 2024, will elect all 543 members of the Lok Sabha, with results announced on June 4, 2024.

ShrinkLocker: Turning BitLocker into Ransomware

Attackers are continually developing sophisticated techniques to bypass defensive measures and achieve their goals. One highly effective approach involves exploiting the operating system's native features to evade detection and ensure compatibility. In the realm of ransomware threats, this can be seen in the use of the cryptographic functions within ADVAPI32.dll, such as CryptAcquireContextA, CryptEncrypt, and CryptDecrypt.

Container Security: Protect your data with Calico Egress Access Controls

23andMe is a popular genetics testing company, which was valued at $6B in 2021. Unfortunately, there was a massive data breach in December 2023, which caused a steep decline in the company’s value and trust, plummeting the company to a penny stock. While this breach was not directly related to Kubernetes, the same risks apply to containers running in your Kubernetes environments.

The basics of securing GenAI and LLM development

With the rapid adoption of AI-enabled services into production applications, it’s important that organizations are able to secure the AI/ML components coming into their software supply chain. The good news is that even if you don’t have a tool specifically for scanning models themselves, you can still apply the same DevSecOps best practices to securing model development.

CrowdStrike Brings Industry-Leading ITDR to All Major Cloud-Based Identity Providers

Today, we’re announcing new capabilities of CrowdStrike Falcon Identity Protection to further strengthen our industry-leading identity threat detection and response (ITDR) technology and help customers secure their cloud-based identity environments from cyberattacks.