Cyber Defense Magazine Review: BOTsink
The Attivo BOTsink was recently reviewed by P. R. Stephenson, PhD, CISSP (ret), exclusively at Cyber Defense Magazine. ...
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Password Managers Should be A Mandatory Part of Everyone’s Digital Life
Everyone knows it’s a good idea to use strong, unique passwords, and as employees around the world have been forced to work remotely, logging in from multiple devices and multiple locations, the need for strong password security has only grown. But last year’s Verizon Data...
OODAcast – A Conversation with Tony Cole of Attivo Networks
OODA CTO Bob Gourley was joined by Tony Cole of Attivo Networks in an interactive discussion on the state of cybersecurity, with a focus on how deception technologies can be leveraged by organizations of all sizes to mitigate risks. ...
IT Wire: Why deception rules in the defence of Active Directory
A long time target for adversaries, Active Directory is getting a long-awaited defensive makeover. ...
Hackers Target Unpatched VPNs and Work at Home Staff, CISA Warns
Hackers are targeting unpatched VPNs (virtual private networks), work-at-home staff and remote employees amid coronavirus workforce shifts, the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has warned in an alert. CISA is urging organizations to implement the following six recommendations if considering telework...
Sizing Up Today’s Deception Technology
Deception technology is evolving as a powerful asset in the cybersecurity arsenal, providing significant advantages in being able to monitor an attacker's behavior, says Joseph Krull, senior analyst at Aite Group, a research and advisory firm....
3 Popular Domain Name Providers Confirm Data Breach
Web.com and two domain name providers it owns, NetworkSolutions.com and Register.com, suffered a security breach that experts say opens the door to hackers commandeering websites to steal customer information....
NordVPN confirms 2018 breach
VPN provider NordVPN revealed yesterday that a third-party server located in Finland it had been leasing was accessed in March 2018....
Eight cities’ payment records impacted in Click2Gov portal breach
For the second time since 2017, the third-party government bill-payment portal Click2Gov has experienced a significant data breach affecting thousands of individuals in multiple cities across the U.S....
23 state agencies across Texas succumb to a ‘coordinated ransomware attack’
It seems like not a day goes by without a major company being hacked or a government-run institution exposed to ransomware attacks. Now, state agencies in Texas have succumbed to a ‘coordinated ransomware attack‘ that has impacted at least 23 local government entities across the state....