Mastercard to Acquire Threat Intelligence Firm Recorded Future for $2.6 Billion

Financial services giant Mastercard is acquiring Recorded Future from private equity firm Insight Partners for $2.6 billion.
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Check Point to Acquire External Cyber Risk Management Firm Cyberint

Check Point says the acquisition will enhance its own SOC capabilities and expand its managed threat intelligence offerings.
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From Cybercrime to Terrorism, FBI Director Says America Faces Many Elevated Threats ‘All at Once’

Wray declined to talk about any specific investigation or threat but said investigations into cyberattacks, including against election infrastructure, candidates or campaigns, require help from the private sector.
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OpenCTI: Open-source cyber threat intelligence platform

OpenCTI is an open-source platform designed to help organizations manage their cyber threat intelligence (CTI) data and observables. The platform structures its data using a knowledge schema built on the STIX2 standards. It features a modern web applic… Continue reading OpenCTI: Open-source cyber threat intelligence platform

Unlocking the Front Door: Phishing Emails Remain a Top Cyber Threat Despite MFA

SecurityWeek spoke with Mike Britton, CISO at Abnormal Security, to understand what the company has learned about current social engineering and phishing attacks.
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IntelOwl: Open-source threat intelligence management

IntelOwl is an open-source solution designed for large-scale threat intelligence management. It integrates numerous online analyzers and advanced malware analysis tools, providing comprehensive insights in one platform. “In late 2019, I faced a s… Continue reading IntelOwl: Open-source threat intelligence management

Ransomware in 2024: More Attacks, More Leaks, and Increased Sophistication

The ransomware scourge is still growing and still successful for attackers, Rapid7’s Ransomware Radar Report 2024 shows.
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AWS Deploying ‘Mithra’ Neural Network to Predict and Block Malicious Domains

AWS says a massive neural network graph model with 3.5 billion nodes and 48 billion edges is speeding up the prediction and detection of malicious domains.
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MISP: Open-source threat intelligence and sharing platform

MISP is an open-source threat intelligence and sharing platform for collecting, storing, distributing, and sharing cybersecurity indicators and threats related to incident and malware analysis. MISP is designed by and for cybersecurity, ICT professiona… Continue reading MISP: Open-source threat intelligence and sharing platform