Microsoft’s Active Directory (AD) runs your Windows network and keeps mission-critical legacy apps and workflows running at some organizations. Replacing can be a big commitment and migration planning is an essential step to undertake before kicking off your project. Big commitments are made for very good reasons. Consider that AD has become a top target for cyber attackers and doesn’t meet modern IT requirements.
An Economist article published in June 2024 claimed that China is actively targeting US SMEs for long-term sabotage and for financial gain through sustained IP theft. With China using previously undetected methods of ‘cyber warfare’, it’s increasingly important that US companies adopt Zero Trust protection for their most valuable IP data.
Last week (19-July-2024), a significant IT outage occurred because CrowdStrike distributed a faulty update to its Falcon security software running on millions of computers using the Microsoft Windows operating system. This faulty update caused many of these computers to crash, which interrupted the operations of businesses across the globe.
Over the last few months, there have been a number of credential-based breaches, including the attacks on Ticketmaster, Santander Bank, and others. As details regarding this string of attacks continue to be uncovered, it is critical that organizations take precautionary measures in order to protect themselves and their customers from potentially being compromised by cybercriminals.
The digital economy runs on APIs, the building blocks of the modern internet. From effortless mobile payments to convenient food deliveries, APIs work silently behind the scenes to power the applications we use every day. While APIs aren't new, their usage has exploded in recent years. Cloud computing, agile development practices, and the pandemic-driven surge in digital services have fueled this rapid growth.
SenseOn is a direct competitor to CrowdStrike. On 19th July 2024 BST, an update to CrowdStrike endpoint software caused worldwide IT outages that resulted in over 8 million Windows devices being disabled. This caused major disruption to organisations in a range of industries, including aviation and healthcare. Quality assurance gaps and deployment processes were not the only factors, or even the most significant factors, in the widespread disruption.
According to security researchers at Cisco Talos, emails impersonating legitimate officers at the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission are being sent to prior Opteck customers that offer victim's with investment advice.
Protecting your financial information has never been more crucial. With the rise of sophisticated scams, it's becoming increasingly difficult to distinguish between legitimate bank communications and fraudulent attempts to access your accounts. So, how can you be sure it's really your bank contacting you? The Vulnerability of Personal Information First, it's important to understand that our personal details are more accessible than we might think.