The US and UK have officially attributed the SolarWinds cyber attack which affected 18,000 organisations globally to Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (Sluzhba Vneshney Razvedki, the SVR). In a joint advisory, the NSA, FBI and Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) said SVR actors – known among...
While cyberattacks targeting large corporations or government agencies tend to make splashy headlines, the truth is that many attackers are shifting their priorities to focus on small businesses. Unfortunately, these smaller businesses generally lack the resources and security capabilities of larger organizations. In fact, 83%...
The rapid deployment and expansion of cloud technology over the past year has led to a dangerous rise in misconfigurations—a vulnerability that cybercriminals are only too eager to exploit. It’s increasingly critical for organizations to identify and implement tools to protect themselves from opportunistic attackers...
Any martial arts enthusiast—or anyone who at least enjoys martial arts movies—is probably familiar with the concept of "tenkan," or movements that redirect the opponent's attack momentum. The modern Japanese martial art of Aikido places considerable emphasis on this concept and centers around the philosophy of overcoming...
Organizations that want to stay ahead of cybercriminals will find that going beyond user trust and device trust is critical for outwitting their adversaries. The invention of the term "zero trust" is generally credited to former Forrester analyst John Kindervag more than a decade ago. Although...
Deception technology, commonly referred to as cyber deception, is a category of security tools and techniques designed to detect and divert an attacker’s lateral movement once they are inside the network. Deception technology enables defenders to identify a wide variety of attack methods without relying on known...
Educational institutions face a variety of cybersecurity challenges related to the current extended remote learning reality. Not only do they face diverse attack surfaces to secure, but they often do not have control of the devices connecting to the network and lack the budgets or...
Cyber attackers seem to have all the advantages. They choose the time, place, and manner of engagement—while defenders must successfully repel every attack. MITRE experts discuss turning that concept on its head through active defense and MITRE Shield....
Ray Kafity, the Vice President for Middle East, Turkey, and Africa (META) at Attivo Networks, speaks about the current threat landscape and how to handle recent cyber threats. Read the full Q&A with Ray in FutureTech....
Cyber Monday is a critical online event for retailers. Last year, research conducted by Adobe Analytics found that Cyber Monday brought in $9.4 billion in sales, including $3 billion from mobile customers alone. With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic leaving many customers wary of entering brick-and-mortar...