Beyond Identity’s solution secures the software supply chain against insider threats and malicious attacks

Beyond Identity announced a solution that closes a critical vulnerability and secures the software supply chain against insider threats and malicious attacks. Beyond Identity’s new Secure DevOps product establishes a simple, secure, and automated way t… Continue reading Beyond Identity’s solution secures the software supply chain against insider threats and malicious attacks

Beyond Identity’s solution secures the software supply chain against insider threats and malicious attacks

Beyond Identity announced a solution that closes a critical vulnerability and secures the software supply chain against insider threats and malicious attacks. Beyond Identity’s new Secure DevOps product establishes a simple, secure, and automated way t… Continue reading Beyond Identity’s solution secures the software supply chain against insider threats and malicious attacks

Execs concerned about software supply chain security, but not taking action

Venafi announced survey results highlighting the challenges of improving software supply chain security. The survey evaluated the opinions of more than 1,000 IT and development professionals, including 193 executives with responsibility for both securi… Continue reading Execs concerned about software supply chain security, but not taking action

Protecting your company from fourth-party risk

In a world that is becoming ever more interconnected, organizations are learning firsthand that they are not only vulnerable to the adverse events that their vendors experience but also to the incidents that happen to those vendors’ vendors. Recent eve… Continue reading Protecting your company from fourth-party risk

SMBs increasingly vulnerable to ransomware, despite the perception they are too small to target

Acronis released a report which gives an in-depth review of the cyberthreat trends the company’s experts are tracking. The report warns that small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are at particular risk based on the attack trends seen during th… Continue reading SMBs increasingly vulnerable to ransomware, despite the perception they are too small to target

The destructive power of supply chain attacks and how to secure your code

In this Help Net Security podcast, Tomislav Peričin, Chief Software Architect at ReversingLabs, explains the latest and most destructive supply chain attacks, their techniques and how to build more secure apps. Here’s a transcript of the podcast for yo… Continue reading The destructive power of supply chain attacks and how to secure your code

Hackers are using CAPTCHA techniques to scam email users

More email users fell for scams using CAPTCHA technology in 2020, a new report from security firm Proofpoint shows. The technique, which uses a visual puzzle to help authenticate human behavior, received 50 times as many clicks in 2020 compared to 2019. That’s still only a 5% overall response rate, researchers note. Comparatively, one in five users clicked attachment-based emails with malware disguised as Microsoft PowerPoints or Excel spreadsheets. Campaigns using attachments to hide malware made up one in four of the attacks researchers at Proofpoint monitored. “Attackers don’t hack in, they log in, and people continue to be the most critical factor in today’s cyber attacks,” Ryan Kalember, executive vice president of cybersecurity strategy at Proofpoint said in a statement. Researchers found that quantity continues to beat quality in email attacks. Proofpoint found that the highest number of clicks came from a threat actor linked to the Emotet botnet. […]

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AppOmni’s platform protects companies against cloud and SaaS breaches

From ransomware to data breaches, global cybersecurity incidents against organizations, governments, and individuals are on the rise. There have been a multitude of attacks over the past year, from SolarWinds and Kaseya to the Microsoft Exchange attack… Continue reading AppOmni’s platform protects companies against cloud and SaaS breaches

TrapX DeceptionGrid 7.2 protects containers against cryptojacking and other malicious attacks

TrapX Security launched TrapX DeceptionGrid 7.2 featuring a new capability to protect containerized environments such as Kubernetes. TrapX DeceptionGrid secures container environments across on-premises and cloud infrastructures (AWS, Azure), independe… Continue reading TrapX DeceptionGrid 7.2 protects containers against cryptojacking and other malicious attacks

The Perils of Cyber Insurance

On this episode of The View With Vizard, host Mike Vizard talks with Max Pruger, general manager of compliance for Kaseya, about the pros and cons, benefits and pitfalls of cyber insurance. The video is below, followed by a transcript of the conversat… Continue reading The Perils of Cyber Insurance