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By John Nowotny, Customer Success Engineer, Exabeam Russian cyberattacks have seemingly become the new normal with the recent spate of high-profile events at SolarWinds, Colonial Pipeline and Kaseya putting U.S. government officials and private sector businesses on high alert. In July, the National Security Agency (NSA), together with partner agencies from the U.S. and the U.K., sounded yet another alarm about a global and likely ongoing “brute-force” cyber campaign by the Russian military intelligence agency,…

A ransomware kit costs as little as $66, though it needs to be modified, while a spearphishing attack can run as low as $100, says Altas VPN. Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto Cybercrime can be a lucrative business for those who specialize in ransomware, phishing campaigns, and other types of attacks. The profit margins are especially healthy because cybercrime products and services often sell at bargain prices on the Dark Web. A new report from VPN provider…

As an  Official Champion of National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM), the Council will be sharing educational resources on payment security best practices on the PCI Perspectives blog, and through our Twitter (@PCISSC) and LinkedIn pages. The Council will align these resources with the four weekly themes outlined by the National Cyber Security Alliance:

Creating a Successful Threat Intelligence Program Cyber threats are relentless and constantly evolving. Staying ahead requires advanced automation and a holistic threat intelligence program (TIP), which lead to a strategic advantage. There are three main pillars to help your organization advance up the maturity curve: people, process, and technology.  People: Identify stakeholders for reporting and feedback in mapping out a process that will effectively channel intelligence.  Process: Processes that take threat intelligence to a more…

How can you protect your network and data from consent phishing attacks? Microsoft’s new app compliance program can help. Image: Shutterstock/AVC Photo Studio For all its importance to modern business, the internet is still very much the Wild West it’s always been. Now, a new generation of cyberattacks goes beyond the traditional phishing or malware delivery, aiming to connect malicious applications to your cloud services. Once connected with legitimate credentials they siphon out valuable data…

Kids engage online far differently than adults. Between group chats, social apps, and keeping up with digital trends, their interests, and attention spans constantly shift, which means online privacy concerns get sidelined.   That’s why, throughout October—Cybersecurity Awareness Month—we will be doubling up on resources and insights your family needs to be safer and more secure online. Ready to roll? Here are a few ways to move online privacy center stage.    5 ways to focus kids on privacy  1. Safeguard the fun.  Few things will put kids to sleep faster than talking with parents about…

Kids engage online far differently than adults. Between group chats, social apps, and keeping up with digital trends, their interests, and attention spans constantly shift, which means online privacy concerns get sidelined.   That’s why, throughout October—Cybersecurity Awareness Month—we will be doubling up on resources and insights your family needs to be safer and more secure online. Ready to roll? Here are a few ways to move online privacy center stage.    5 ways to focus kids on privacy  1. Safeguard the fun.  Few things will put kids to sleep faster than talking with parents about…

Migrating to the cloud doesn’t have to be a painful process—but let’s be honest, it is a significant move, and one that should be done with thoughtfulness and care.  Recently, Vittorio Viarengo, vice president of cloud marketing at VMware, met with several customers who migrated from on-premises infrastructure to VMware Cloud on AWS. They talked about their goals for moving to the cloud, how they prepared, and what challenges they faced along the way. Watch the video here, and read on for some tips and takeaways from the discussion….