Over the past twenty years, I have navigated a unique journey through the cybersecurity landscape. My path has taken me from the realms of hacking and academia into the heart of threat intelligence (TI), culminating in my current role. Since I joined Cato in 2021, I’ve been leading security strategy and am proud to share the culmination of Cato’s research efforts in Cyber Threat Research Lab (Cato CTRL), our cyber threat research team.

In the ever-evolving cybersecurity landscape, staying ahead of threats is not just a priority but a necessity. Today, we’re announcing a strategic partnership with 4Data Solutions, a renowned technology solutions provider. This alliance is poised to redefine cybersecurity solutions across the UK while elevating the standards of protection for businesses worldwide.

Right now, to boost efficiency and achieve economies of scale, businesses want to automate as much as possible. In back office processes, approaches like Robotic Process Automation (RPA), for example, are now increasingly standard and are expected to be a $20bn-plus market by 2030. In parallel, enterprises are looking to ChatGPT and Generative AI to help them speed up everything from creating marketing brochures to drug discovery.

Netskope Threat Labs publishes a monthly summary blog post of the top threats we track on the Netskope platform. This post aims to provide strategic, actionable intelligence on active threats against enterprise users worldwide.

On April 15th, Fabian Bäumer and Marcus Brinkmann of Ruhr University Bochum disclosed that PuTTY had a vulnerability that can allow an attacker to compromise private keys, then forge signatures, and log into any remote servers on which those keys are used. PuTTY is a free and open-source terminal emulator, serial console and network file transfer application that supports several network protocols, including SCP, SSH, Telnet, rlogin, serial port and raw socket connections.

Digital transformation powers critical infrastructure, the protection of systems is paramount. ThreatQuotient has announced its participation in the vendor affiliate program of the Electricity Information Sharing and Analysis Center (E-ISAC). This collaboration marks a significant step forward in fortifying North America’s electricity grid against cyber threats.

Welcome to the Threat Context Monthly blog series where we provide a comprehensive roundup of the most relevant cybersecurity news, and threat information from KrakenLabs, Outpost24’s cyber threat intelligence team.

Cybersecurity teams are under immense pressure in 2024. They need to be more efficient than ever to stay ahead of evolving threats. This means embracing new technologies, strategies, and frameworks. One powerful tool in their arsenal is the threat intelligence lifecycle—a vital but challenging aspect of proactive cyber defense. Forward-thinking enterprises understand the value of a structured approach to threat intelligence.