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Birthday Week recap: everything we announced - plus an AI-powered opportunity for startups

This year, Cloudflare officially became a teenager, turning 13 years old. We celebrated this milestone with a series of announcements that benefit both our customers and the Internet community. From developing applications in the age of AI to securing against the most advanced attacks that are yet to come, Cloudflare is proud to provide the tools that help our customers stay one step ahead.

AT&T Cybersecurity: championing global cybersecurity education & awareness

In an era dominated by technological evolution, Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2023, now celebrating its 20th year, accentuates the growing significance of cybersecurity. This initiative encourages individuals and organizations to embrace crucial cybersecurity measures to help with online safety. AT&T Cybersecurity once again demonstrates its commitment to this cause by actively participating in this pivotal educational month.

What Is a Watering Hole Attack?

A watering hole attack is a type of cyberattack in which a threat actor targets an organization by hacking a website often visited by an employee in order to infect the employee’s device with malware. Once the device of one employee is infected, the threat actor targets other members of the organization and steals their confidential information.

Build sufficient security coverage for your cloud environment

In the ever-changing world of cybersecurity, Security Operations Centers (SOCs) are responsible for building comprehensive threat detection strategies for their environments. A key indicator of success for any SOC team is their level of security coverage, which correlates with the breadth, depth, and accuracy of their threat detection tools and workflows.

What is a Remote Access Trojan (RAT)?

A Remote Access Trojan (RAT) is a type of malware that enables an attacker to gain remote access over an infected system. Once a machine is compromised by a Remote Access Trojan, your system is at high risk of covert surveillance, data exfiltration, and other methods of malicious remote compromise. This article defines what a Remote Access Trojan (RAT) is and how you can take action to protect your system with UpGuard BreachSight.

Best practices for creating custom detection rules with Datadog Cloud SIEM

In Part 1 of this series, we talked about some challenges with building sufficient coverage for detecting security threats. We also discussed how telemetry sources like logs are invaluable for detecting potential threats to your environment because they provide crucial details about who is accessing service resources, why they are accessing them, and whether any changes have been made.

Fighting AI Cybercrime with AI Security

On August 10th, the Pentagon introduced "Task Force Lima," a dedicated team working to bring Artificial Intelligence (AI) into the core of the U.S. defense system. The goal is to use AI to improve business operations, healthcare, military readiness, policy-making, and warfare. Earlier in August, the White House announced a large cash prize for individuals or groups that can create AI systems to defend important software from cyberattacks.

Understanding GDPR Vendor Management and Compliance for your Business

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a framework for data protection that gives strict obligations for organizations within the European Union. For many businesses, understanding and implementing GDPR vendor management is a daunting task. That’s why we are going to break down what GDPR vendor management is, who is involved in it, and what the requirements are.

ICS Environments and Patch Management: What to Do If You Can't Patch

The evolution of the cyber threat landscape highlights the need for organizations to strengthen their ability to identify, analyze, and evaluate cyber risks before they evolve into security incidents. Known unpatched vulnerabilities are often exploited by criminals to penetrate Industrial Control Systems (ICS) environments and disrupt critical operations.