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Detection, isolation, and negotiation: Improving your ransomware preparedness and response

The risks presented by ransomware and cyber extortion events have likely found a place in your own security team’s discussions, and rightfully so. Ransomware attacks have proliferated in the last decade. The numbers are staggering if not overwhelming, and make it abundantly clear that ransomware attacks are not a threat that any organization, however big or small and across industries, can afford to ignore. It follows, then, that proactively protecting company assets and mitigating cyber … More → The post Detection, isolation, and negotiation: Improving your ransomware preparedness and response appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Exploring the insecurity of readily available Wi-Fi networks

In this video for Help Net Security, Andy Thompson, Global Research Evangelist at CyberArk, talks about Wi-Fi security. He walks you through various protocols we see in the wild, and introduces specific hacking techniques to crack Wi-Fi passwords. CyberArk researchers have already proven the ease with which attackers can access Wi-Fi networks, having recently gone on wardriving exercises in San Francisco, Dallas and Tel Aviv to uncover how many Wi-Fi networks could be could cracked … More → The post Exploring the insecurity of readily available Wi-Fi networks appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Trends to watch when creating security strategy for the next two years

Executive performance evaluations will be increasingly linked to ability to manage cyber risk; almost one-third of nations will regulate ransomware response within the next three years; and security platform consolidation will help organizations thrive in hostile environments, according to the top cybersecurity predictions revealed by Gartner. In the opening keynote at the Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit in Sydney, Richard Addiscott, Senior Director Analyst and Rob McMillan, Managing VP at Gartner discussed the top … More → The post Trends to watch when creating security strategy for the next two years appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Threat actors increasingly use third parties to run their scams

Abnormal Security released new research that showcases a rising trend in financial supply chain compromise as threat actors impersonate vendors more than ever before. In January 2022, the number of business email compromise (BEC) attacks impersonating external third parties surpassed those impersonating internal employees for the first time and has continued to exceed traditional internal impersonations in each month since. In May 2022, external, third-party impersonation made up 52% of all BEC attacks seen by … More → The post Threat actors increasingly use third parties to run their scams appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Properly securing APIs is becoming increasingly urgent

Imperva released a new study that uncovers the rising global costs of vulnerable or insecure APIs. The analysis of nearly 117,000 unique cybersecurity incidents estimates that API insecurity results in $41-$75 billion of losses annually. The study, conducted by the Marsh McLennan Cyber Risk Analytics Center, found that larger organizations were statistically more likely to have a higher percentage of API-related incidents. In fact, enterprises with revenues of at least $100 billion were 3-4x more … More → The post Properly securing APIs is becoming increasingly urgent appeared first on Help Net Security.
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48% of security practitioners seeing 3x increase in alerts per day

Panther Labs surveyed 400 active security practitioners, primarily, security analysts and security engineers, to reflect the “boots on the ground” perspective for security teams. The goal of the research was to better understand how effective their current tools and processes are, improvements they recommend making going forward, the challenges they face, and projections for the future. Key findings The biggest challenge is efficiency. Most respondents say efficiency issues, like time wasted on false positives and … More → The post 48% of security practitioners seeing 3x increase in alerts per day appeared first on Help Net Security.
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ISC Stormcast For Monday, June 27th, 2022 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail.html?id=8064, (Mon, Jun 27th)

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