Security | Threat Detection | Cyberattacks | DevSecOps | Compliance

Starting on Oct. 15, 2024, Microsoft Entra ID, Microsoft Intune, and other Microsoft Azure applications will require users to sign in with Microsoft Entra MFA. With increasing threats of account takeovers and large-scale phishing attacks targeting Entra ID users, this looks to be a step in the right direction.

Microsoft Purview is a data governance and compliance solutions platform that helps organizations manage data security, classification, and regulatory compliance. It provides enterprises with tools to discover, classify, and protect sensitive information across hybrid cloud and on-premise environments. Microsoft Purview leverages automation and AI to streamline data governance processes, minimizing manual effort while improving AI accuracy.

On September 26, 2024, security researcher Simone Margaritellidisclosed the details of four OpenPrinting Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS) vulnerabilities, that, when chained together, can allow malicious actors to launch remote code execution (RCE) attacks on vulnerable systems. CUPS is a widely used, open-source printing system that supports Linux and other Unix-like operating systems. It also supports ChromeOS and macOS.

Splunk has implemented SCIM (System for Cross-domain Identity Management), a standardized protocol designed for efficient and secure management of user identities across various systems. With the release of this feature, Splunk customers can automatically deprovision users within Splunk when a user(s) are removed from the customer’s Okta Identity Provider (IdP) with following benefits for the customers.

Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of the Inspector General released a report on how the Department could improve its approach to combat ransomware attacks. The report included an audit and evaluated the Department’s strategy to respond and counter ransomware attacks during a two-and-a-half-year period from April 2021 through September 2023.

Ralph Waldo Emerson, the renowned American writer, lecturer and philosopher, is often credited with the phrase “It’s not the destination, it’s the journey.” Legal, Compliance, Risk and Security professionals would be wise to consider Emerson’s wise words and philosophy. The path to optimal compliance outcomes and practices is long and full of twists and turns – with new and increasingly complex rules, regulations and legal regimes.

October 1 marks the start of Cybersecurity Awareness Month and traditionally Trustwave has discussed the general security concepts highlighted by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and National Cybersecurity Alliance (NCSA). However, this year Trustwave will take a slightly different approach. In the same vein that one can never have too much cowbell, Trustwave believes there is no such thing as too many security tips.

The OWASP Top Ten lists have been the cornerstone for application security best practices for over two decades. The 2019 list was the first edition of the OWASP API Security Top 10. The latest, OWASP API Security Top 10 2023, gives our security and engineering teams a glimpse of attack vectors that are becoming more common. With that in mind, it also helps our security teams to ensure that they have adequate coverage for security testing.

Is my organization’s disaster recovery strategy ready for today’s uncertain cyber landscape? Your company has determined the recovery point objectives (RPOs) and recovery time objectives (RTOs) for all systems. You have also implemented solutions to achieve these goals. Your organization routinely performs successful Disaster Recovery (DR) tests meeting your established expectations and objectives.

You can ensure data integrity in your organization by enabling data encryption, investing in a password manager, regularly backing up your data and implementing strict access controls. Data integrity ensures that your data is accurate and complete, meaning it hasn’t been changed, removed or stolen by an unauthorized user. Continue reading to learn why data integrity is important and how your organization can ensure your data is accurate, complete and consistent.