The first deadline for compliance with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) Version 4.0 is March 31, 2024. If your v4.0 compliance initiative is not already underway, it should be a major priority over the next 2–3 quarters.
In this version of the Hacker’s Playbook Threat Coverage round-up, we are highlighting newly added coverage for several recently discovered or analyzed ransomware and malware variants, including NoEscape ransomware, AvosLocker ransomware, and Retch ransomware, amongst others. SafeBreach customers can select and run these attacks and more from the SafeBreach Hacker’s Playbook™ to ensure coverage against these advanced threats.
On November 21st, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Multi-State Information Sharing & Analysis Center (MS-ISAC), and Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Center (ASD’s ACSC) released an advisory highlighting the ongoing exploit of the Citrix Bleed Vulnerability (CVE-2023-4966) by Lockbit 3.0 affiliates.
From compliance with more rigorous cybersecurity regulations to navigating the shifting complexities of cyber liability insurance, CISOs and other cybersecurity leaders are gaining a growing number of non-technical responsibilities.
Since the start of Bitcoin in 2009, the popularity and prevalence of cryptocurrencies has exploded, resulting in a net worth of over $1 trillion that continues to grow. Cryptocurrency—held in virtual wallets—is obtained by users who purchase coins on a cryptocurrency exchange, receive coins as payment from someone else, or “mine” coins virtually themselves.
In the first two installments of this three-part series based on our recent white paper, The Skeptic’s Guide to Buying Security Tools, we provided an evidence-based approach to helping your organization justify a new security tool purchase and key considerations to future-proof that investment. In today’s post, we’ll discuss how to evaluate the efficacy of that tool once you’ve made the purchase and implemented it within your security ecosystem.
