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Phishing Threats Rise as Malicious Actors Target Messaging Platforms
As messaging apps like Telegram gain popularity, cybercriminals are increasingly finding they are an attractive vector for phishing attacks ...
What’s the Difference Between Attack Surface and Attack Vector?
Vulnerability management is essential in security, but more is needed. Attack surface and attack vector are two terms that can help you understand where vulnerabilities are most likely to occur, so you ...
Flawed MFA Opens Doors to Ransomware
Use multifactor authentication and be protected from ransomware—at least that’s what dozens of cybersecurity experts and the government advised. Even the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) states on its website: “MFA ...
The Business Value of the Social-Engineer Phishing Service
Phishing attacks continue to plague organizations across the globe with great success, but why? Cybercriminals are targeting the human element of organizations. Additionally, they are developing techniques to use an ...
Stop Treating Your Data Center Like a Block Tower
Today, data centers are taking on new shapes and sizes and are existing in all-new locations, from traditional on-site operations to subsea locations with special cooling mechanisms. But one simple fact remains: ...
Auditing Cloud Administrator Behavior as a Matter of Data Breach Preparedness
New technologies often present interesting challenges for security teams, with cloud services such as AWS, Azure and GCP providing particularly novel cases in comparison to “classic” on-premise systems. As cloud services race ...
What Security Leaders Should Consider When Building a Business Case for Integrity Monitoring
We all know there are a number of different security devices that need to be continually monitored because they represent attack vectors. That’s why understanding configuration management is critical to security hygiene ...
