NSW Premier’s Department CISO exits – Security – Training & Development
The NSW Premier’s Department is to start looking for a new CISO following the departure of Adam Smith. Smith joined the state’s central policy agency,…
Month: October 2024
Microsoft Entra “security defaults” to make MFA setup mandatory
Microsoft says it will improve security across Entra tenants where security defaults are enabled by making multifactor authentication (MFA) registration mandatory. This move is part…
Establishing Security Guardrails in the Age of Shadow IT
Staying on top of customer expectations in the digital age means adopting new software at a dizzying pace. Enabling a remote workforce also requires provisioning…
Interview: Rahul Todkar, head of data and AI, Tripadvisor
Rahul Todkar, head of data and AI at Tripadvisor, has a broad remit. As well as leading a spectrum of data functions, from artificial intelligence…
Cyber Expert Points SMB Leaders to Patching as Important Tool for Avoiding Attacks
In recent years, the alarming surge in ransomware attacks has left small to mid-sized businesses (SMBs) grappling with unprecedented security challenges. The exponential increase in…
Autumn Budget 2024: Chancellor emphasises importance of tech for UK growth
Amid an Autumn Budget that raised taxes by £40bn while increasing capital investment by £100bn over five years, Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves has…
QNAP patches second zero-day exploited at Pwn2Own to get root
QNAP has released security patches for a second zero-day bug exploited by security researchers during last week’s Pwn2Own hacking contest. This critical SQL injection (SQLi)…
Cynet Security Achieves 426% ROI in Forrester Total Economic Impact™ Study
Cost savings and business benefits were quantified in “The Total Economic Impact™ of Cynet All-in-One Security,” a commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf…
Elections and Financial Crime: Navigating a Shifting Landscape
As global elections reshape the political landscape, the future of financial crime regulation and enforcement hangs in the balance. Explore how changing leadership across major…
Data classification: What, why and who provides it
When it comes to managing data, we need to know where it is – but we also need to know what it is. With the…
How To Write A Malware Analysis Report
The analyzed malware, a fileless ransomware variant named “Cryptomine,” infiltrates systems by exploiting vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange servers. Once inside, it leverages PowerShell to execute…
Detection Engineering in Post SIEM and SOAR World
A few years back, my security team was tasked to create and maintain a green field environment for FEDRAMP compliance. We made a radical decision,…