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Written by Deborah Watson Jul 19, 2021 | FEDSCOOP Deborah Watson is the resident CISO at Proofpoint with over 20 years’ experience in security. Cybercrime has become a profitable business model, as evidenced by recent ransomware payments where criminals continue to perfect low-investment, high-return campaigns. While the majority of attacks start in email, the techniques, tools and procedures cybercriminals use are quickly changing. This rapid evolution makes it increasingly difficult for organization leaders to adapt…

By Milica D. Djekic It takes time to get through the journey. Several decades back the global technological landscape has been less developed and different than it is today. In the meantime, our societies have become overwhelmed with the cutting edge stuffs such as the Internet of Things, artificial intelligence, machine learning and much more. Indeed, all of those technologies have the strong root in the past and they are only the part of the…

It’s a common practice for threat actors to exploit users’ social media handles for their illicit activities. From malware payloads to hacking tools, attackers often drop malware payloads by spoofing websites that look legitimate. According to independent security researcher Rajshekhar Rajaharia, cybercriminals are currently targeting Facebook users using malicious URLs and spamming them with copyright complaint notifications. Claiming to be from the Facebook security team, the attackers are sending warning notices to users citing policy violations…

The Kaseya attack is especially unique because it didn’t begin with a password breach, and the companies were following cybersecurity best practices. So, how can we protect against this threat? TechRepublic’s Karen Roby spoke with Marc Rogers, executive director of cybersecurity at Okta, about cybersecurity and the Kaseya attack. The following is an edited transcript of their conversation. SEE: Security incident response policy (TechRepublic Premium) Marc Rogers: The Kaseya ransomware attack should be a wake-up…

Kaseya ransomware attack should be a wake-up call to all of us, expert says Length: 8:10 | Jul 16, 2021 Thousands of small- and medium-sized businesses were affected, just because they trusted their suppliers. How can companies protect against this sort of breach? Source link

The overarching threat facing cyber organizations today is a highly skilled asymmetric enemy, well-funded and resolute in his task and purpose.   You never can exactly tell how they will come at you, but come they will.  It’s no different than fighting a kinetic foe in that, before you fight, you must choose your ground and study your enemy’s tendencies. A lot of focus has been placed on tools and updating technology, but often we are…

By Rui Ribeiro, CEO and Co-founder, Jscrambler If your business operations involve any type of web or mobile app, it’s likely that the source code of these apps represents a very important part of your company’s intellectual property. As a result of the ongoing digital transformation, these apps have often become key pieces of a company’s competitive advantage and thus a strategic business asset. It’s no wonder then that unwarranted access to this source code…

If you’ve already spent the time learning SELinux, but have to deploy Ubuntu as a server operating system, you can install SELinux and be on familiar ground. Jack Wallen shows you how. Image: GettyImages/Yuichiro Chino Ubuntu Server has its own Mandatory Access Control system, called AppArmor, which is similar to SELinux, in that they both provide tools to isolate applications from one another, to protect the host system. But how each of these tools is…