The objective of an organization when implementing cybersecurity controls is to eliminate risk, but this oftentimes involves settling for managing risk at an acceptable level. Each organization defines what that acceptable level is depending on several factors including the environment, the criticality of function, the asset type, etc. There are many methods and techniques that an organization can then use to manage this risk. One of the most commonly used methods is patching. At the…

Another year, another new set of cybersecurity threats to overcome, outwit and mitigate against. At the beginning of 2021, the cybersecurity world was informed by CISA (the USA Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency) of a spate of attacks targeting cloud environment configurations, supposedly occurring as a result of the increase in remote working. Once you add to the mix the fact that corporate and personal devices were being used – often simultaneously – to access…

A security researcher released a new PoC exploit for ProxyLogon issues that could be adapted to install web shells on vulnerable Microsoft Exchange servers. A security researcher has released a new proof-of-concept exploit that could be adapted to install web shells on Microsoft Exchange servers vulnerable ProxyLogon issues. Since the disclosure of the flaw, security experts observed a surge in the attacks against Microsoft Exchange mailservers worldwide. Check Point Research team reported that that in…

By Michael Morris, Director of Global Business Development, Endace We’ve all read the news and seen the stats, so it comes as no surprise that SecOps teams are incredibly short-staffed and there is no quick fix. But the actual numbers are quite staggering: more than four million professionals are needed worldwide to close the cybersecurity skills gap, and that number is expected to increase exponentially in years to come ((ISC)2 Research, Nov 2019). SecOps and…

Bitwarden: How to enable biometric login Length: 0:55 | Mar 16, 2021 If you’d rather not have to enter your password every time you open the Bitwarden password manager on your mobile device, Jack Wallen shows you how to enable biometric login. Source link