Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 8/30/24

Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 8/30/24

Insight #1: North Korean IT spies The threat of state-sponsored cyber espionage is real and evolving. Recent reports reveal North Korean IT professionals are using stolen identities and advanced tactics to infiltrate ...
ransomware, resilience, cyber, ransomware, report

LockBit, RansomHub Lead Ransomware Attacks in July

Global ransomware attacks surged by 19% in July compared to June, climbing from 331 to 395 incidents, according to the latest data from NCC Group ...
Security Boulevard
ransomware, resilience, cyber, ransomware, report

Cyber Resilience Lacking, Organizations Overconfident

| | cyber, IT Security, MFA, Resilience
There are significant gaps in cyber resilience, despite growing confidence in organizational strategies, according to a Cohesity survey of 3,100 IT and security decision-makers across eight countries ...
Security Boulevard
EU, Russia, cyberattacks, cyberthreats Russian Group-IB EU Russia Project Lakhta’s Accountant

Russia-Backed Brute-Force Campaign Targets Microsoft Infrastructure in EU

The European Union (EU) is currently confronting a significant surge in cyberattacks, primarily originating from Russia and these brute-force assaults are targeting corporate and institutional networks ...
Security Boulevard
Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 7/19/24

Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 7/19/24

Insight #1 It's been a while since I reminded everyone that one of the single greatest controls to implement to prevent account compromise is multifactor authentication (MFA). Do it today! ...
Authy Breach Impact & RockYou 2024 Password Leak

Authy Breach: What It Means for You, RockYou 2024 Password Leak

In episode 338, we discuss the recent breach of the two-factor authentication provider Authy and its implications for users. We also explore a massive password list leak titled ‘Rock You 2024’ that ...
customer, experience, security

How to Enhance Security Without Affecting the Customer Experience

Navigating the landscape of customer interactions is a delicate balancing act that requires constant calibration between security and operability (or usability, if speaking from a customer’s perspective) ...
Security Boulevard
campaigns, threat, HEAT, managed detection and response, Apache ActiveMQ, vulnerability, Aqua Cham, threat, elGang APT Meltdown Spectre Threat Detection

Three Nation-State Campaigns Targeting Healthcare, Banking Discovered

Researchers have identified three distinct nation-state campaigns leveraging advanced highly evasive and adaptive threat (HEAT) tactics ...
Security Boulevard

Application Security Check Up