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Mandiant has reported an instance in which a group of North Korean hackers tainted the PuTTY SSH client through a malicious ISO package.

Illustration by jcomp On Sept. 15, Uber Technologies Inc. was breached by an 18-year-old. The hacker purchased an employee’s stolen credentials from the dark web and pushed a flood of multi-factor authentication (MFA) requests and fake IT messages to them in hopes of getting into their account. Irritated by the non-stop pop-ups, the employee caved in and approved the request, unwittingly setting off a cyberattack.

With the alarming increase in cyberattacks across the globe, it is becoming evident that no organization is immune to cyberthreats. As a result, there is a question pending in the minds of IT security leaders: What happens to their organization in case of a cyberattack?

In recent times, the widespread use of cloud services has become common for most organizations. While many organizations now enjoy the savings and convenience afforded by hosting their data and services on cloud platforms, this shift towards the cloud brings with an increased vulnerability to data theft and cyberattacks.

Organizations have started considering cybersecurity as a top priority lately. The amount of money invested in IT infrastructure is increasing at an exponential rate. Further, dedicated teams are formed to monitor and optimize the performance of the different solutions that each organization has in its environment. Similarly, when it comes to cybersecurity, it’s become essential to evaluate and quantify the security posture of every organization.

Five worthy reads is a regular column on five noteworthy items we have discovered while researching trending and timeless topics. This week, we delve into digital footprints for individuals, organizations, and explore how much power these “e-footprints” have over us. Illustration by Vimal Kumar Pandiyan A digital footprint, also referred to as a dossier, is a body of data that results from your online activity.

We’re elated to announce that ManageEngine has been recognized in the 2022 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Privileged Access Management.

We’re delighted to announce that ManageEngine has been recognized among five other vendors in 2022 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Unified Endpoint Management. Vendors were evaluated based on their ability to execute and completeness of vision. This recognition comes after IDC naming us a Leader in the IDC MarketScape reports for UEM tools.

Cyberattacks have become an unavoidable part of the technology landscape in recent years with attacks like ransomware, phishing, and whaling reaching an all-time high. According to IBM’s Cost of Data Breach Report 2022, the average cost of a ransomware attack is $4.54 million and the average cost of a breach in the US alone is $9.44 million. Cyber insurance is important in these instances, because it helps cover the financial losses incurred.