Security | Threat Detection | Cyberattacks | DevSecOps | Compliance

Follow the Money: How eCriminals Monetize Ransomware

The transaction details and monetization patterns of modern eCrime reveal critical insights for organizations defending against ransomware attacks. Cybercrime has evolved over the past several years from simple “spray and pray” attacks to a sophisticated criminal ecosystem centered around highly effective monetization techniques that enable adversaries to maximize success and profitability.

How to Configure Single Sign-On (SSO) for Amazon RDS Access

This blog is part two of a series about identity-aware access for Amazon RDS. In Part I, we covered how to use OSS Teleport to access Amazon RDS instances running in private subnets. In Part II, we will guide you through the steps to configure single sign-On (SSO) for Amazon RDS with Okta, SAML and Teleport.

Cybersecurity 101: Basic Terminology You Need to Know

The constantly changing world of cybersecurity can leave you longing for an understanding of today's modern threats. A solid foundation of cybersecurity terminology is a great first step toward understanding the world of cyber threats and how to help minimize and mitigate risk for your organization. But with more acronyms added every year, it can be a daunting task to keep up. Thankfully, we're here to help.

Top Security Information and Event Management Use Cases

Cyber ​​security threats and measures mandated by regulations require an advanced security solution for organizations. Many reasons, such as false positives, difficulty in budget control, vulnerable protocols, and misconfigurations, can be confusing when choosing the right security solution. In order to get rid of all these concerns, security information and event management (SIEM) solutions come to the fore as solid and centralized security platforms.

How to counter smart home device breaches

This blog was written by an independent guest blogger. Businesses that allow employees to work from home are more likely to encounter a new security threat — compromised smart home devices. Smart technology connected to an employee’s home network, like smart thermostats, appliances, and wearables, can all fall victim to hackers. Workers that join their employer’s network remotely can unwittingly allow compromised devices to open the doors to hackers.

Elastic and Tines partner to detect security threats and reduce mean time to respond

Today, we’re happy to announce that Elastic and Tines are partnering to help our joint users detect security threats and reduce mean time to respond. Many of the world’s best security teams rely on the power of Elastic’s high-speed, cloud-scale detection, prevention, and response capabilities to investigate and contain potential security threats within their environments.

Mobile App Security & Google's Data Safety Launch - Yay or Nay?

Internet and software giant Google recently recalibrated how it categorizes its Playstore apps. Google's Android applications are tagged with 'nutrition labels' based on the security practices and the data they collect from users to share with third parties. The recently announced Google Play's Data Safety section goes into action from July 20th.

CrowdStrike Falcon Pro for Mac Achieves Highest Score in AV-TEST MacOS Evaluation for Business Users (March 2022)

CrowdStrike is the only vendor to achieve the highest possible score of 18 points in protection, performance and usability out of all four tested vendors during the AV-TEST MacOS evaluation for business users in March 2022.