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I discovered an EventID 11 (Microsoft-Windows-Sysmon/Operational) event in the Windows logs, in which the Policy.vpol file is created by the process C:\Windows\system32\lsass.exe on behalf of the system user (NT AUTHORITY\System)
How to ch… Continue reading Creation of the Policy.vpol file by the lsass.exe process [migrated]
Business intelligence / data analytics software vendor Sisense has apparently suffered a data breach that spurred the company and the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to push the company’s customers to “reset credentials … Continue reading CISA warns about Sisense data breach
There is an urgent need to secure tactical, operational, and strategic critical assets from the edge to the core. In this Help Net Security video, Geoffrey Mattson, CEO of Xage Security, discusses the steps enterprises and critical infrastructure must … Continue reading Strengthening defenses against nation-state and for-profit cyber attacks
We all know using a cloud-based identity provider (IdP) expands your attack surface, but just how big does that attack surface get? And can we even know for sure? As Michael Jordan once said, “Get the fundamentals down, and the level of everything you … Continue reading How much does cloud-based identity expand your attack surface?
While the threat landscape continues to shift and evolve, attackers’ motivations do not, according to a Red Canary report. The classic tools and techniques adversaries deploy remain consistent–with some notable exceptions. The report tracked MITRE ATT&… Continue reading Key MITRE ATT&CK techniques used by cyber attackers
In this Help Net Security video, Kory Daniels, CISO at Trustwave, shines a light on the impact the current threat environment can have for both universities and students. Key findings from a recent Trustwave report include: – 1.8 million devices … Continue reading Securing the future: Addressing cybersecurity challenges in the education sector
As development environments grow more complex, applications increasingly communicate with many external services. When a software development project communicates with an external service, it utilizes a token or “secret” for authentication…. Continue reading Using AI to reduce false positives in secrets scanners
In 2023, cybercriminals saw more opportunities to “log in” versus hack into corporate networks through valid accounts – making this tactic a preferred weapon for threat actors, according to IBM’s 2024 X-Force Threat Intelligence Index… Continue reading The old, not the new: Basic security issues still biggest threat to enterprises
In 2023, malicious email threats bypassing secure email gateways (SEGs) increased by more than 100%, according to Cofense. In just two years, Cofense identified over 1.5 million malicious emails bypassing their customers’ SEGs, signaling a 37% increase… Continue reading Secure email gateways struggle to keep pace with sophisticated phishing campaigns
The speed of cyberattacks continues to accelerate at an alarming rate, according to CrowdStrike. Adversaries increasingly exploit stolen credentials The speed of cyberattacks continues to accelerate at an alarming rate. The report indicates that the av… Continue reading Attack velocity surges with average breakout time down to only 62 minutes