Is human threat hunting a fool’s errand?
We all have witnessed automated advances creep into our modern threat hunting processes – and with good reason. As the rate of cyberattacks steadily increases,…
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Bad bots are coming for APIs
In 2022, 47.4% of all internet traffic came from bots, a 5.1% increase over the previous year, according to Imperva. The proportion of human traffic…
Week in review: Microsoft fixes two actively exploited bugs, MSI private code signing keys leaked
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Dragos blocks ransomware attack, brushes aside extortion attemptA ransomware group…
Greatness phishing-as-a-service threatens Microsoft 365 users
Manufacturing businesses, healthcare organizations, and tech companies in English-speaking countries are the most targeted by phishers leveraging a relatively new phishing-as-a-service (PaaS) tool called Greatness,…
Top 3 trends shaping the future of cybersecurity and IAM
The need to protect sensitive information from unauthorized access and theft has never been greater, and cybersecurity and IAM technologies are evolving to meet this…
New infosec products of the week: May 12, 2023
Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from Aqua Security, Feedzai, Nebulon, OpenVPN, Trua, and Zscaler. Aqua Security…
Fraud victims risk more than money
Digital fraud has significant financial and psychological repercussions on victims, according to Telesign. Businesses may find a new reason to fear digital fraud as the…
CISOs’ confidence in post-pandemic security landscape fades
Most CISOs have returned to the elevated concerns they experienced early in the pandemic, according to Proofpoint. Elevated concerns among CISOs Globally, 68% of surveyed…
Dragos blocks ransomware attack, brushes aside extortion attempt
A ransomware group has tried and failed to extort money from Dragos, the industrial cybersecurity firm has confirmed on Wednesday, and reassured that none of…
Google notifies users about dark web exposure
Google has announced new tools, features and updates to improve users’ online safety, help them evaluate content found online, and alert them if their Gmail…
Automotive industry employees unaware of data security risks
30% of automotive employees don’t check security protocols before trying a new tool, according to Salesforce. This could put their company and customer data at…
Refined methodologies of ransomware attacks
Adversaries were able to encrypt data in 76% of the ransomware attacks that were conducted against surveyed organizations, according to Sophos. The survey also shows…