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Lessons learned from the Microsoft Cloud breach

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In early July, the news broke that threat actors in China used a Microsoft security flaw to execute highly targeted and sophisticated espionage against dozens of entities. Victims included the U.S. Commerce Secretary, several U.S. State Department officials and other organizations not yet publicly named. Officials and researchers alike are concerned that Microsoft products were […]

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Hundreds of Thousands Immigration and COVID Records Exposed in Jamaica

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Jamaica just experienced a massive data breach that exposed the immigration and COVID-19 records of hundreds of thousands of people who visited the island over the past year. Much of the information found on the exposed server was from Americans. … Rea… Continue reading Hundreds of Thousands Immigration and COVID Records Exposed in Jamaica→

2021 Cloud Security Executive Summit Preview

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Coming to our Executive Summit on March 9th? Here’s a peek into what you can expect: CSPM + CWPP + CIEM = Your Path to Innovation Without the Loss of ControlJohnathan Keith, CISO, ViacomCBS Digital will be joining Rapid7’s Brian … Read more
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Chinese Startup’s Open Database Exposes 214 Million Social Media Accounts

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Across the globe there are more than 3.5 billion people who use social media in some capacity. Whether it’s posting life events to Facebook, networking on LinkedIn, or uploading selfies on Instagram, the average person spends at least 3 hours … Read mo… Continue reading Chinese Startup’s Open Database Exposes 214 Million Social Media Accounts→

Cloud Breaches to Become Faster and Bigger, Research Suggests

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Cloud breaches continue to riddle organizations’ threat landscape, with misconfigured cloud storage services and poor security practices leading to more than 200 breaches in the past two years, according to the latest Accurics report.
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Check Point Reveals Azure Cloud Security Flaw

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Check Point Software Technologies revealed today its researchers were able to exploit a flaw to take over servers in the Microsoft Azure Cloud. The flaw in the Azure App Service used to deploy applications could have allowed hackers to bypass the way … Continue reading Check Point Reveals Azure Cloud Security Flaw→