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The Qakbot botnet has been disrupted by an international law enforcement operation that culminated last weekend, when infected computers started getting untethered from it by specially crafted FBI software. Arranging a widespread Qakbot removal The Qak… Continue reading The removal of Qakbot from infected computers is just the first step
In its inaugural 2023 Offensive Security Vision Report, NetSPI unveils findings that highlight vulnerability trends across applications, cloud, and networks. Vulnerability patterns The report offers a look back — and forward — at some of the most signi… Continue reading Fresh perspectives needed to manage growing vulnerabilities
A research from SecurityScorecard and The Cyentia Institute revealed only 60% of organizations have improved their security posture despite a 15-fold increase in cyber-attacks over the last three years. The joint research sought to measure the speed of… Continue reading Only 10% of vulnerabilities are remediated each month
Determining the security posture for an increasing quantity of cloud accounts and services used by many organizations can feel overwhelming, but Tripwire Configuration Manager can help you find, fix, and even enforce settings for common security proble… Continue reading Cloud Auto-Remediation and Enforcement with Tripwire Configuration Manager
Microsoft Exchange servers around the world are still getting compromised via the ProxyLogon (CVE-2021-26855) and three other vulnerabilities patched by Microsoft in early March. While the initial attacks were attributed by Microsoft to a threat actor … Continue reading As attacks on Exchange servers escalate, Microsoft investigates potential PoC exploit leak
As companies continue to respond to the global pandemic, millions of their employees are working remotely, often from home. While this is the recommended response, it’s also creating new cyber risks. More specifically, organizations face four daunting … Continue reading Why you should make cyber risk a business gain, not a loss
Like many people, I’m glad 2020 is almost over. I am, however, excited about 2021. Here are three trends I believe will impact how well (or not) companies will be able to remediate vulnerabilities. 2021 will be the year of cloud vulnerability If you th… Continue reading Transitioning from vulnerability management to vulnerability remediation
84% of security and IT leaders feel their enterprise programs are mature, but a deeper dive reveals a major disconnect between perception and reality, Vulcan Cyber reveals. “We already know most enterprise programs are immature – we see it every day in… Continue reading Most security leaders feel their programs are mature, but data reveals otherwise
There are unrealized gaps between the rate of implementation or operation and the effective use of cloud security access brokers (CASB) within the enterprise, according to a global Cloud Security Alliance survey of more than 200 IT and security profess… Continue reading Half of IT teams can’t fully utilize cloud security solutions due to understaffing
IT teams require comprehensive visibility into the network driven by a number of factors, including tremendous disruption from the COVID-19 pandemic, relentless technological advances, remote working reaching an all-time high and the expanding security… Continue reading In the age of disruption, comprehensive network visibility is key