Category Archives: Threat Management

IOCs vs. IOAs — How to Effectively Leverage Indicators

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Cybersecurity teams are consistently tasked to identify cybersecurity attacks, adversarial behavior, advanced persistent threats and the dreaded zero-day vulnerability. Through this endeavor, there is a common struggle for cybersecurity practitioners and operational teams to appropriately leverage indicators of compromise (IOCs) and indicators of attack (IOAs) for an effective monitoring, detection and response strategy. Inexperienced security […]

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IOCs vs. IOAs — How to Effectively Leverage Indicators

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Cybersecurity teams are consistently tasked to identify cybersecurity attacks, adversarial behavior, advanced persistent threats and the dreaded zero-day vulnerability. Through this endeavor, there is a common struggle for cybersecurity practitioners and operational teams to appropriately leverage indicators of compromise (IOCs) and indicators of attack (IOAs) for an effective monitoring, detection and response strategy. Inexperienced security […]

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Omnichannel E-commerce Growth Increases API Security Risk

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Today, a lot of the digital innovation we see is largely thanks to the application programming interface (API). Without APIs, rapid development would be nearly impossible. After all, the API is the link between computers, software and computer programs. But wherever there’s a link, a potential data security weakness exists.      Essential for modern mobile, SaaS […]

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Taking Threat Detection and Response to the Next Level with Open XDR

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The challenges facing today’s security industry can easily be described as a perfect storm: increasingly sophisticated cyber attackers combined with the proliferation of security tools to cover an expanding attack surface driven by remote work and cloud adoption. These dynamics can lead to disconnected insights and data, putting even more pressure on the existing shortage […]

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Supply Chain Attack: What It Is (and What to Do About It)

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The past two years have delivered major disruptions for supply chains. The pandemic pushed supply chain attack issues front-and-center, with disruptions up 67% in 2020 and problems expected to persist as global markets adjust to ‘new normal’ operations. Increasing reliance on digital supply solutions, however, has also set the stage for increasing supply chain attacks. […]

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What Is a Botnet Attack? A Guide for Security Professionals

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What is a botnet attack, and how do you stop one? A botnet (derived from ‘robot network’) is a large group of malware-infected internet-connected devices and computers controlled by a single operator. Attackers use these compromised devices to launch large-scale attacks to disrupt services, steal credentials and gain unauthorized access to critical systems. The botnet […]

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Critical Infrastructure Attack Trends: What Business Leaders Should Know

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Amateur threat actors have been able to compromise critical infrastructure like industrial control systems (ICS) and other operational technology (OT) assets more often lately. Compromises of exposed OT assets rose over the past 18 months, according to threat researchers at Mandiant, with attackers using readily-available tools and common techniques to gain access to the systems. […]

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How AI Will Transform Data Security

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I’ve often wondered whether artificial intelligence (AI) in cybersecurity is a good thing or a bad thing for data security. Yes, I love the convenience of online stores suggesting the perfect items for me based on my search history, but other times it feels a bit creepy to have a pair of shoes I looked […]

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AI Security Threats: The Real Risk Behind Science Fiction Scenarios

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We often hear about the positive aspects of artificial intelligence (AI) security — the way it can predict what customers need through data and deliver a custom result. When the darker side of AI is discussed, the conversation often centers on data privacy. Other conversations in this area veer into science fiction where the AI works […]

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Zero Trust and Insider Threats: Was Brutus the Original Bad Actor?

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Insider threats have been a problem for as long as there have been insiders. What’s changed over time? Well, for one, Brutus and his conspirators didn’t exactly leave a trail of logs and flows when they plotted against Julius Caesar and the Roman Republic. Fast forward 2,000 years, and there’s a good news/bad news update […]

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