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Cybercriminals are Open for Business and Ransomware is the Daily Special When it comes to spear-phishing and ransomware attacks, it’s time to think outside of the inbox and consider these (scary) facts: 80% of web application attacks result in credenti… Continue reading Why Your Security Strategy Needs to Think More About the Browser to stop Ransomware
The current security landscape is filled with targeted attacks, including sophisticated phishing and spear-phishing campaigns, and as many threat actors as defenders. Beyond stealing credentials, attackers are interested in compromising systems and dat… Continue reading SlashNext Reinvents Incident Response with Cortex XSOAR
Ransomware is insidious. It’s a treacherous and crafty way to terrorize individuals, communities, and businesses. It’s also an industry with multiple players, each playing a part in a chain that results in a big payday. Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) g… Continue reading A Swarm of Ransomware Attacks Highlights the Need for High-Quality Threat Detection at the Start of the Attack Chain
The BYOD (Bring-Your-Own-Device) age has been around now for some time. The megatrends of remote work brought on by the pandemic have forced security professionals to sacrifice securing the endpoint with productivity overnight work from home policies o… Continue reading BYOD Trends for Remote Workers -Finding the balance between security and privacy
What the Colonial Pipeline Attack Reminds Us About Phishing and Ransomware As demonstrated with the Colonial Pipeline attack, Ransomware is the number one cybersecurity threat to organizations, but it’s also the number one security threat to humans. It… Continue reading Did One Phish Take Down a Pipeline?
Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) has become increasingly common both in business and personal use. Yet, despite MFA providing increased security, threat actors are using the availability of sophisticated technology and even legitimate infrastructure t… Continue reading Multi-Factor Authentication is Not Foolproof Protection
Learn how Hackers are Bypassing MFA with Astonishing Accuracy Understanding and preparing for how cybercriminals are bypassing Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) is imperative for protecting your organization. The Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Sec… Continue reading Prepare Your Organization for MFA Compromise
Three days before the end of 2020 SlashNext Threat Labs observed a flurry of spear-phishing attacks targeting companies working to deliver Covid-19 vaccines and therapeutics to curb the pandemic. Many of these attacks continue and have been active duri… Continue reading Thousands of Zero-Day Spear Phishing Attacks Continue to Target Covid-19 Pharmaceuticals
It’s been a year since states first enacted shelter in place orders, most employees began working outside their office networks at home. In 2020, phishing attacks grew 42%, according to new data in SlashNext’s State of Phishing 2021 report. The averag… Continue reading Constant Vigilance Required to Defeat Continually Evolving Phishing Threats
Protected with 2FA? Think Again. Two-factor authentication (2FA) is certainly a best practice for corporate security, but cybercriminals are also quite good at defeating it, often without a user’s knowledge. However 2FA is not a panacea and just like c… Continue reading Phishing Attacks that Defeat 2FA Every Time