Ransomware is evolving. Threat actors are moving away from indiscriminate attacks, instead choosing their marks very carefully with precisely targeted ransomware to achieve their desired outcome. In addition to targeting specific companies, they are striking at the most important and lucrative parts of the network....
When organizations start transitioning back to the office from the current pandemic-wrought remote work environment, there will likely be some relief for seemingly having made it through lockdown successfully. However, with threat activity reaching record levels in this period, there is every chance employees return to...
When it comes to stopping cyber attackers, most information security teams primarily concern themselves with north-south traffic. This traffic moves between an internal network and the broader internet, and it is where most security tools, including firewalls, intrusion detection and prevention tools, tend to focus...
Ransomware attacks are on the rise – and they are getting more and more sophisticated and destructive. That is bad news for executives struggling to maintain a high level of cybersecurity even as their organizations continue to cope with the massive impact of a pandemic. The...
Attivo Networks®, an award-winning leader in cyber deception and attacker lateral movement threat detection, today announced it will host a live “Ask Me Anything Session” at RiskSec DIGITAL 2020 Conference titled, “The Expanded Attack Surface and Your Security Stack – Are you Ready?” Session speakers...
Comments from Carolyn Crandall, Chief Deception Officer, Attivo Networks When selecting a remote workforce protection solution, CISOs need to consider three key areas: exposed endpoints, security for Active Directory (AD) and preventing malware from spreading. Exposed endpoints: standard anti-virus software and VPNs are no match for advanced...
One of the most popular targets for attackers, cybercriminals, and other bad actors is east/west network traffic. This is network traffic that originates from one internal host or network segment, and whose destination is another internal host or network segment. North/south traffic, on the other hand,...
No one wants to believe that fake data can influence them, but evidence of its impact is all around us. Studies have shown that fake news can influence how we vote, what we buy, who we support, and what we do. This can transpire through dedicated misinformation...
In the sports world, having a one-star player does not necessarily mean your team will be successful. It’s a concept that those in team sports and the cybersecurity industry are very familiar with. When it comes to protecting your network, there is no silver bullet....
Despite investments in security modernization and layered security controls, cyberattacks are consistently occurring – particularly during the COVID-19 crisis, as businesses operate with highly distributed workforces and security limitations related to remote working. ...