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White House international ransomware initiative outlines hopes and challenges
More than 30 nations discussed tactics for collaborating in the fight against ransomware, but it competes with a Russian-led UN initiative.
Microsoft's very bad year for security: A timeline
Microsoft has had a horrible 2021, with vulnerabilities impacting its biggest services.
6 zero trust myths and misconceptions
If you’ve fallen for one of these myths, you may need to rethink your zero trust strategy.
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Top cybersecurity M&A deals for 2021
The cybersecurity market is hot, and vendors are buying competitors to solidify their position or acquiring other firms to expand their offerings.
How shape-shifting threat actors complicate attack attribution
Researchers explain how they identified—or failed to identify—the threat actors behind three high-profile incidents and why attribution is so difficult.
REvil ransomware explained: A widespread extortion operation
The REvil group, a.k.a. Sodinokibi, re-victimizes its targets by threatening to release stolen data even after the initial ransom demand is paid.
Chinese APT group IronHusky exploits zero-day Windows Server privilege escalation
The attackers used the exploit to deploy a new remote shell Trojan called MysterySnail.
Google forms Cybersecurity Action Team to support customer security transformation
Google’s initiative will offer security and compliance services to guide governments, critical infrastructure, enterprises, and small businesses through digital transformation.
AT&T launches managed XDR suite to provide endpoint-to-cloud security
AT&T is combining security tools including its threat intelligence and detection platform USM Anywhere with endpoint and network security services from partners to roll out a cloud-based, managed XDR platform for end-to-end detection...
Northwestern Mutual’s Laura Deaner: Resist the urge to solve stuff fast
Technologists want to “solve stuff really fast,” says Northwestern Mutual CISO Laura Deaner. But to cement their roles as business leaders, CISOs must take the time to understand the business and build a security strategy that solves...
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Twitch breach highlights dangers of choosing ease of access over security
Attackers essentially broke into the Twitch house and cleaned out everything. Following least-privilege access principles and encrypted datasets will help others avoid that scenario.
Time to check software and security settings for Windows network vulnerabilities
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and that's a good excuse to review what's running on your network to identify security risks.
October is high season for cyberattacks, Infosec Institute study shows
A study by Infosec Institute indicates that there has been an exponential increase in cyberattacks globally in the last five years, and a major part of it happened in the month of October each year as attackers apparently exploit...
Securing the edge: 4 trends to watch
The global COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated some of the security risks associated with the move to a more distributed computing model. Here are 4 ways security organizations are responding as edge computing threats evolve.
SAML explained: How this open standard enables single sign on
Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) is a standard that defines how providers can offer both authentication and authorization services. Here's what you need to know.
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