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The 443 Podcast, Ep. 282 - A Wild Month in Ransomware

This week on #the443podcast, we’re joined by Ryan Estes, a member of WatchGuard’s Zero-Trust Application Service classification team and resident ransomware expert, to discuss the wild month in ransomware news. We start the episode with a story about a fake ransom operator who scammed cybercriminals out of tens of thousands of dollars before discussing two major Ransomware-as-a-Service operators that have had a rough couple of weeks.

Frost & Sullivan: Trustwave MDR Growth Will Exceed Industry Average

The security analyst firm Frost & Sullivan positioned Trustwave as a leader and top innovator in its research on the MDR market landscape, noting its innovative, industry-leading cloud-native Fusion platform provides visibility into cloud, network, endpoint, OT, and email environments, while its Managed Detection and Response solution will spur faster than average industry revenue growth.

OneLogin Alternatives: Comparing JumpCloud vs. OneLogin

Assigning users to the right devices, applications, networks, VPNs, and files is a critical part of every company’s IT workflow. Get it wrong, and you’ve instantly tarnished a new hire’s experience — or worse, opened the door to security and compliance violations. With so much riding on this one component of IT or MSP work, organizations of any size need to be judicious about the identity and access management (IAM) tools they select.

Detecting New Domains in Splunk (Finding New Evil)

In this installment of Hunting with Splunk we’re showing you how to detect suspicious and potentially malicious network traffic to “new” domains. First, let’s delve into what we mean by “new” domains and why you should make a habit of detecting this activity in the first place. (Part of our Threat Hunting with Splunk series, this article was originally written by Andrew Dauria. We've updated it recently to maximize your value.)

Open Bullet 2: The New Tool for Credential Stuffing Attacks

Cybercriminals are always on the lookout for vulnerabilities to exploit and steal sensitive information. One such threat is credential stuffing, a type of cyberattack that can cause significant damage to both individuals and businesses. Credential stuffing is a cyberattack that involves the use of stolen account credentials to gain unauthorized access to user accounts on other systems.

Essential Cybersecurity Topics

The importance of security awareness It’s well worth taking the time to craft a meaningful and engaging security awareness program. By presenting the right mix of information to your users in a compelling way, you can empower them to help you improve your organization’s security posture as well as create a more robust security culture overall. The cybersecurity topics that you include in your program should be relevant to your business and industry, of course.