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How CISOs can Mitigate Cryptomining Malware

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How CISOs can Mitigate Cryptomining Malware

How CISOs can Mitigate Cryptomining Malware Risk Management Learn more about cloud-based cryptomining, its repercussions, and how CISOs can create an effective risk mitigation strategy for this threat. By: Jon Clay March 29, 2022 Read time:  ( words) As cryptocurrencies continue to grow in popularity, organizations are increasingly at risk for cryptomining attacks. In fact, Apache Log4j (Log4Shell)—the holiday gift no one asked for—was observed to be mostly used for cryptomining and ransomware by cybercriminals….

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Terraform Tutorial: Drift Detection Strategies

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Terraform Tutorial: Drift Detection Strategies

A common misconception among DevOps teams using infrastructure as code (IaC) tools is that the templates they use to run their deployments are infallible sources of truth. Instead, a fundamental challenge of architectures built using tools like Terraform is configuration drift. This occurs when the actual state of your infrastructure begins to accumulate changes and deviates from the configurations defined in your code. Configuration drift can occur for many reasons, regardless of how good your…

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This Week in Security News – March 25, 2022

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This Week in Security News – March 25, 2022

Read on:  An Investigation of Cryptocurrency Scams and Schemes The use of cryptocurrency has increased tremendously since it was first introduced in 2009. As blockchain technology has enabled use of cryptocurrency to expand, interest and the assets that are generated in its use also continue to grow. However, the virtual environment that allows it to flourish has also become fertile ground for cybercriminals to exploit, so much so that there has been a constant stream…

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Threat Intelligence: Cyber Risk Management Strategies

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Threat Intelligence: Cyber Risk Management Strategies

4. Old vulnerabilities remain relevant While Apache Log4Shell (Log4j) was arguably the most prominent zero-day vulnerability of 2021, older flaws remained relevant and effective as well. Data from Trend Micro™ TippingPoint™ shows that the greatest number of detections (75 million) this year were of CVE-2019-1225, a memory disclosure flaw in Microsoft’s Remote Desktop Services (RDS) discovered in August 2019. Explaining cyber risk to the board As the digital attack surface expands due to the accelerated…

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This Week in Security News – March 18, 2022

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This Week in Security News – March 25, 2022

Read on:  Navigating New Frontiers: Trend Micro 2021 Annual Cybersecurity Report Trend Micro looks back at the most significant security issues that emerged in 2021, with insights and recommendations to help organizations bolster their defenses. The digital migrations and transformations that had enabled organizations to continue their operations amid the Covid-19 pandemic continued to usher in significant shifts in the threat landscape in 2021. US Has ‘Significant’ Cyber Vulnerabilities, But A Sweeping Russian Cyberattack Is…

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Will Russian Oil Ban Spur Increased Cyber-Attacks

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Will Russian Oil Ban Spur Increased Cyber-Attacks

On March 8, President Biden signed an Executive Order to ban the sale of Russian oil, liquefied natural gas and coal to the United States. With bipartisan support, the decision was made to deprive the Putin regime of the economic resources needed to wage war in Ukraine. However, marking as it does an escalation in punitive actions directed at the Russian state, it may also put US companies more directly in the firing line of…

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This Week in Security News March 4, 2022

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This Week in Security News – March 25, 2022

Read on:  Global Cyberattacks: How to Manage Risk in Times of Chaos As global tension rises, cyber-risk management and security fundamentals are the key to cyber-resilience. Evidence of widespread defacement of government websites, and targeted attacks against government agencies and financial institutions serve yet another layer of risk to deal with, and it has never been more important to be on top of your security game. Trend Micro shares 5 best practices to manage cyber…

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Why IaC Security Should Matter to CISOs

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Why IaC Security Should Matter to CISOs

Speed is the name of the game for organizations building in the cloud. And in order to meet increasingly demanding deadlines, many DevOps teams are turning to infrastructure as code (IaC) to spin up new projects at scale—but are they doing so securely? This article looks at IaC security challenges and how CISOs can choose the right cloud security tool to support quick development and drive innovation. What is IaC? Infrastructure as code (IaC), as…

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This Week in Security News – February 25, 2022

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This Week in Security News – March 25, 2022

Welcome to our weekly roundup, where we share what you need to know about cybersecurity news and events that happened over the past few days. This week, learn about how to protect your organization from cyberattacks targeting open-source servers. Also, read about the most recent cyberattack warnings following Biden’s sanctions on Russia. Read on:  Recent Cyberattacks Increasingly Target Open-source Web Servers As organizations reeled from the Log4Shell vulnerability (CVE-2021-44228), cyberattacks aiming at open-source web servers, like…

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Ukraine Cyberattack 2022: Geopolitical Cybersecurity

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Ukraine Cyberattack 2022: Geopolitical Cybersecurity

Europe is on a knife-edge. With over 130,000 Russian troops amassed on the Ukrainian border, the region is witnessing the biggest build-up of firepower since the cold war. Inevitably, there is also cyber-dimension to this conflict. Mounting attacks on Ukrainian websites and I.T. infrastructure are making policymakers in Washington and elsewhere nervous should tensions rise further. All of this comes amidst unprecedented US-Russian cooperation to crack down on organized cybercrime. However, CISOs should be clear:…

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