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Ransomware is notably one of the top threats to businesses in today’s digital age. With the rise of online business operations, ransomware and malware attacks have surged. These ransomware attacks involve encrypting or transferring data, with cybercriminals demanding payment for data unlocking or file restoration.commonplace. According to SANS, ransomware attacks […]
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We are deeply saddened by the recent invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces. As cyber defenders, we are on high alert. 2022 yields a cloud-reliant world: war is not only fought on land, air, and sea, but also digitally, in cyberspace. Cybercriminals and hackers are cunning, ruthless, and cruel. They […]
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Most businesses use the cloud to store and share documents and data. Cloud computing saves money and resources and can offer better security flexibility than in-house hardware and networks. However, it comes with some risk when businesses fail to do their due diligence, leaving their cloud vulnerable to threat actors […]
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Earlier this month, the federal government confirmed data breaches in various agencies, including the Treasury and Commerce Departments, due to the SolarWinds hack. Limited knowledge exists about the extent of compromise and the specific information accessed. Russian hackers are suspected to be responsible for these cyber attacks, making it the […]
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There has been a new 0-day exploit discovered by Chen Zhaojun of the Alibaba Cloud Security Team. This exploit, CVE-2021-44228, is particularly alarming as it is within Apache Log4j2, a very popular logging platform used for Java. There is functionality within Log4j2 that supports replacement of log entries through JNDI […]
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October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Since 2004, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) have joined together every October. The goal is to raise awareness regarding the growing threat of cyberattacks for both individuals and businesses — while providing educational resources on ways […]
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Answer this question honestly: “Are you prepared for a sophisticated cyber attack?” If you’re reading this as a C-suite member of a company, you should be able to respond quickly and with details as to why you are. Depending solely upon a CTO or CISO to worry about your cybersecurity […]
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Cyber threat-modeling is the process of evaluating your organization’s threats, risks, and vulnerabilities. It identifies the likelihood of threats that could compromise your organization and assesses your ability to respond to and prevent those risks. Like incident response protocols, threat-modeling helps you proactively defend and prepare against situations that would […]
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Cybersecurity is consistently gaining attention for companies of all sizes. An encouraging trend we’re seeing is that companies are increasingly committing to cybersecurity proactively, even before they have a product or revenue stream. They are baking in cybersecurity at the conception stage to create a huge competitive advantage. Too often […]
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In the 1800s, many male-only industries finally began opening their doors to women. This quickly became a catalyst for women interested in science and technology to pursue jobs in related fields. While opportunities for advancement in those fields were limited for women, many still found a way to make their […]
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The healthcare industry has been flooded, overwhelmed, and exhausted over the last 15 months. COVID-19 has stretched hospitals, clinics, and private medical offices to their limits trying to treat and mitigate the virus. However, simultaneously, the healthcare industry has been fighting another pandemic — cybersecurity attacks. While inundated with global […]
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As I sit here at 5:30 AM on a Sunday morning, having billed over 100 hours in the last two weeks in addition to my full-time job as CEO of Cyber Defense Group, I am struck by something that has become blatantly apparent to me: there’s no way to fake […]
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