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February 2024

Qilin Ransomware: Get the 2024 Lowdown

Qilin operates as an affiliate program for Ransomware-as-a-Service, employing a Rust-based ransomware to target victims. Qilin ransomware attacks are often tailored for each victim to maximize their impact, utilizing tactics like altering filename extensions of encrypted files and terminating specific processes and services.

How MSSP Adaptivity Breeds Business Success

Operating a thriving Managed Security Service Provider, or MSSP, business can be tough. Not only do MSSPs need to keep up-to-date with constantly evolving security trends and threats, but they must also adapt as the security market and tooling change. Otherwise, MSSPs face a real risk of becoming outdated – and losing out on customers and major revenue opportunities.

Why Consolidation is Key in Cybersecurity

This is not only important for Cyberint's bottom line, but also crucial to demonstrate to investors that we are spending responsibly. One of the problems that CFOs encounter frequently is product sprawl. Where teams are using separate solutions for different purposes, each with their own price tag. Many of these point solutions aren’t better than a consolidated product; if they were using one, the information shared would make the tool more valuable. Despite this product sprawl occurs. The same is true for cybersecurity products.

Cryptocurrency on the Underground

Over the past decade, cryptocurrency has significantly disrupted the economic and business landscape. Its popularity has soared, driven by the promise of anonymous transactions and the potential for substantial returns on investment. However, the crypto market’s vulnerabilities, coupled with limited government oversight, have provided fertile ground for cybercrime to flourish.

Legal Takedowns vs. Cyber Takedowns: What to Use When

Imagine you’ve just discovered that threat actors have registered a lookalike domain and are using it to host content that impersonates your business. It’s a safe bet that your customers will soon begin falling for the ruse and handing over personal information to the threat actors, if they’re not already. Faced with this threat, how can you protect your business’s reputation and brand? There are two main options.

A Guide to the 2 Main Types of Retail & E-Commerce Fraud

The first step in combating retail fraud is learning which forms it takes. That’s easy enough, because there are two main types of retail and eCommerce fraud today: The second step in stopping retail fraud from harming your business is to understand how each type of fraud works, then implement a strategy to protect against it.

Finance's Cyber Armor: External Risk Mitigation and Management

Businesses of all types face a variety of direct and indirect cybersecurity risks that originate from external sources. Protecting against them is where External Risk Mitigation and Management, or ERMM, comes into play. Here’s a look at the role that the ERMM process plays in providing the intelligence, scoping and discovery capabilities that modern organizations need.