The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has just put out a bulletin numbered AA22-074A, with the dramatic title Russian State-Sponsored Cyber Actors Gain Network Access by Exploiting Default Multifactor Authentication Protocols and “PrintNightmare” Vulnerability. To sidestep rumours based on the title alone (which some readers might interpret as an attack that is going …
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Cybersecurity is a fiercely competitive industry. It is unique in the information technology space in that we don’t just face competition from other vendors, we also have human adversaries, and they are the real competition. While our products and services must compete in the market against those from other vendors, it must never happen at …
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Real-world customer experiences of the Sophos cybersecurity system. Imagine cutting the time you spend on day-to-day security admin by over 90% and slashing the number of security incidents that need investigation by 85%. Almost sounds too good to be true, doesn’t it? Almost. Because these are the real-world benefits that organizations are seeing from running …
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The recent MGM Resort hotels cloud server data breach highlights the need to secure sensitive data held in the public cloud. Earlier this week the personal details of more than 10.6 million MGM Resort hotels guests were published on a hacking forum, the result of a cloud server data breach. With this in mind, we take …
This article is part of a series that aims to educate cyber security professionals on the lessons learned by breach victims. Each lesson will include simple recommendations, many of which do not require organizations to purchase any tools. There is a thinking in parts of the IT world that there are some systems that simply don’t need …
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Cloud adoption is enabling enterprises across all sectors to collaborate more efficiently especially in today’s highly remote business environment. More specifically, government agencies are implementing multi-cloud infrastructure with their workloads spread across multiple public, private, and edge cloud platforms. According to Gartner, the government cloud spending is expected to grow on an average of 17.1 percent …
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This article is part of a series that aims to educate cyber security professionals on the lessons learned by breach victims. Each lesson will include simple recommendations. According to the Sophos Active Adversary Playbook 2021, the use of valid accounts (via a user name and password) featured in the top five techniques for initial access in breaches (MITRE …
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Rapid technological advancement and rising global connectivity are reshaping the way the world is functioning. From higher productivity to improved customer satisfaction, technology has played a critical role in the growth of businesses across the world. However, the consequential bad news is that technological advancements have also made organizations increasingly vulnerable to digital risks. This …
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It feels like every day we’re being warned about a new threat to our cyber security, doesn’t it? That’s for good reason. Last year, ransomware attacks alone affected 81% of US businesses. The cost of cybercrime is estimated to hit $10.5 trillion by 2025, according to the ‘2022 Cybersecurity Almanac.’ But we’re still seeing far …
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