Cybersecurity in 2023: Russian escalation, Chinese espionage, Iranian “hacktivism”

In 2022, state-sponsored cyber activity has been drawn into sharp focus, ransomware continued to dominate as the primary threat facing organizations, and there have been several highly publicized incidents. Beyond the headlines, there have been some in… Continue reading Cybersecurity in 2023: Russian escalation, Chinese espionage, Iranian “hacktivism”

Secureworks launches Taegis XDR and MXDR in Japan to help organizations reduce cyber risk

Secureworks has announced that its extended detection and response (XDR) platform Taegis will be generally available in Japan from November 1, 2022. Secureworks Taegis XDR and Taegis ManagedXDR will enable organizations in Japan to augment their overal… Continue reading Secureworks launches Taegis XDR and MXDR in Japan to help organizations reduce cyber risk

Secureworks partners with Netskope and SCADAfence to protect users against threats

Secureworks announced the expansion of its alliances program into several new solution areas. With threats expanding into critical production environments and the service edge, detection capabilities must expand, too. Through two new partners, Netskope… Continue reading Secureworks partners with Netskope and SCADAfence to protect users against threats

Can your passwords withstand threat actors’ dirty tricks?

Password security hinges on the answer to that seemingly simple question. Unfortunately, you can’t know the answer until you’ve engaged a ruthless penetration tester to find out if your environment can stand up to the frighteningly good password cracki… Continue reading Can your passwords withstand threat actors’ dirty tricks?

Black Hat USA 2022 video walkthrough

In this Help Net Security video, we take you inside Black Hat USA 2022 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas. The video features the following vendors: Abnormal Security, Adaptive Shield, Airgap, Akamai, Anomali, Arctic Wolf Networks, Aris… Continue reading Black Hat USA 2022 video walkthrough

5 critical questions to test your ransomware preparedness

I’m a pentester – that is, a professional penetration tester. Some call me an ethical hacker, a white hat, or red teamer. In the heat of the moment, I’ve been called much worse – because I’ve spent countless hours attacking organizations like yours wit… Continue reading 5 critical questions to test your ransomware preparedness

Analysis of well-known Iranian hacking group points to more purely financial attacks

The government-linked hacking activity is both an intel-gathering effort as well as a money maker, researchers say.

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Research points to a Chinese hacking effort targeting a Russian border unit

The findings add detail to other suspected Chinese hacking campaigns in Europe related to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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