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Researchers at Malwarebytes warn that a malvertising campaign is targeting Mac users with phony Microsoft Teams ads. The ads are meant to trick users into installing Atomic Stealer, a commodity strain of malware designed to steal information from macOS systems.

A new strain of the HardBit ransomware has emerged in the wild. It contains a protection mechanism in an attempt to prevent analysis from security researchers.

Australia aims to be the world leader in cyber security by 2030 using the Australian Cyber Security Strategy that was released on 22 November 2023. With the cost of cybercrime on Australian businesses growing by up to 14% per annum, the Cyber Security Strategy seeks to improve cyber security, manage cyber risks and better support citizens and Australian businesses to manage their cyber environment by using six cyber shields and actions to be taken.

In today’s complex IT environments, maintaining full network visibility is a daunting task. Network segmentation, while essential for security, often complicates the process of obtaining a comprehensive view of the entire network infrastructure. Federal IT departments charged with the responsibility of keeping networks mission-ready, face significant hurdles in visualizing connectivity, ensuring security zone segmentation, and performing complete path searches across segmented domains.

Watching the recent Snowflake customer attacks unfold felt a bit like rewatching a horror movie with predictable attack sequences and missed opportunities to run to safety. But this time, the ending was far more devasting. More than 100 organizations were exposed, and many are now grappling with the impacts of data theft and extortion in what some are calling one of the largest breaches in history.

This blog is part of the ongoing “I&O Perspectives” series, which features insights from industry experts about the impact of current threats, networking, and other cybersecurity trends.

Do we need a new cybersecurity framework? According to Gartner, the answer is yes. Since 2022, they have championed CTEM, a five-stage approach designed to shrink attack surfaces and minimize cyber threat exposure through continuous risk assessment and mitigation. At its core, CTEM advocates for regularly testing your defenses to find vulnerabilities in your system and fortify your organization’s security with risk mitigation strategies.

We're excited to announce new capabilities of One Identity’s Cloud PAM Essentials, launched in March 2024, featuring our innovative Secure Gateway secure tunnel solution. This groundbreaking product offers a VPN-less solution designed to provide secure, seamless access to your critical resources. The journey from initiation to market release took just nine months, a testament to our team's dedication and efficiency.

Cybersecurity matters a lot today, and it touches everyone around the globe. With hackers becoming smarter, protecting information has never been more critical. Now, imagine trying to stay safe online but not understanding the warnings because they’re not in your language. That’s where multilingual cybersecurity comes into play – it breaks down language barriers so everyone can understand how to protect themselves.

When we launched cases in early 2023, we saw how teams combined automation with their established processes to respond to known threats. And we realized we were missing a place for security teams to address those new or unknown threats. Enter cases, our solution to case management. Over the past year, our cases feature has become a place where teams can collaborate, track, and report on new and existing workflows.