The general goal of threat hunting is to actively identify attackers who have made it past an organization’s cyber-defenses so those infiltrators can be halted before significant damage is done. You can think of threat hunters almost like detectives, on a race against time to catch cybercriminals as quickly as possible. As you can imagine, … Read more
Successfully predicting, preventing, detecting, responding, and recovering from cyber-attacks requires you to have in-depth knowledge of the attacker, their tactics, and their techniques. While most organizations operate with some level of threat intel, some still haven’t embraced automation as a way to operationalize intel for the validation of TTPs and IOCs against their security tools, … Read more
The cyber-extortion plague involving file-encrypting ransomware has hit some major roadblocks since it went pro in 2013. It survived a series of successful law enforcement operations, a sharp turn toward the enterprise as the primary target, and the cryptojacking boom that eclipsed ransomware in terms of potential profits. Having gone through a lot of trial … Read more
Cybersecurity threats doubled due to the COVID-19 lockdown, with hackers targeting home-based businesses that have weaker security as a result of new security measures. With that in mind, protecting your organization from such attacks is essential. One effective way to do this is through the use of cyber threat intelligence. This is a crucial element in cybersecurity … Read more
Life Invasion: Your Privacy A problem that has been occurring for years is finally generating concern. 77% of Americans own smart phones. Majority of those people make the mistake of allowing apps such as Facebook to gain access to their camera roll. It all seems innocent until your private photos start trending and get into … Read more
Facebook, WhatsApp, YouTube, Google, Twitter, Telegram etc.. have all been alerted (for years) to the enormous amount of extremist propaganda found on their platforms, yet they aren’t compelled to proactively monitor their platforms. Recently,…
The aviation sector plays such a critical role in the world economy that it has become an attractive target for a variety of malign actor groups. Each year, the air transportation system carries over 2.6 billion passengers and 48 million tons of freight, making it the world’s greatest source of international trade, tourism, and economic … Read more
Protection of information and data has always been one of the top priorities for organizations, governments, and businesses. For example, small restaurants have their “secret recipes” that set them apart from their competition. Larger organizations like Coca-Cola guard their product formulae and protect them like the Crown Jewels of England. On the government side, the … Read more
The behavioral factors that contribute to users falling victim to phishing attacks include a lack of understanding of how computer systems work, lack of attention, and phishers’ increasingly sophisticated methods of visual deception. Attacks on our computer systems continue to increase in frequency and sophistication. Organizations invest significant resources in the development of cyber protection … Read more
Attacks by Russian state-sponsored groups are extremely well executed and typically employ advanced social engineering tactics and watering hole attacks. The Cold War as we knew it is long over, but tension remains between the United States and Russia. Some experts even go as far as to say that we are entering a new cyber … Read more
