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How your screen's brightness could be leaking data from your air-gapped computer

It may not be the most efficient way to steal data from an organisation, let alone the most practical, but researchers at Ben-Gurion University in Israel have once again detailed an imaginative way to exfiltrate information from an air-gapped computer. And this time they haven’t done it by listening to a PC’s fan, or watching the blinking LED lights on a hard drive or even picking up FM radio waves.

What's Trending in 2020: Barclaycard Payment Solutions and INETCO share with Cards International

In an early January post by Mohamed Dabo of Cards International, the CEO of INETCO and the Director of Barclaycard Payment Solutions shared their views on key payment fraud and security issues that will dominate the payments landscape in 2020. Both alluded to the delicate balance between delivering an amazing customer experience, meeting compliance such as the Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) legislation, and trying to keep one step ahead of the fraudsters.

Recently found Azure vulnerabilities underline the importance of Zero-Trust for cloud workloads

Check Point researchers recently published two vulnerabilities they’d found in Microsoft’s Azure cloud services. These flaws highlight a wave of potential attacks on cloud infrastructure and the exposure of workloads running in multi-tenant cloud environments.

10 things to know about cybersecurity in 2020

Cybersecurity talent is elusive, resources are dwindling, but hacks are on the rise. We’re addressing these challenges as “must-haves” as we kick off the year is essential to an organization’s cybersecurity strategy. Here are some of the 10 things to know about cybersecurity in 2020. (If you’re interested in hearing more, register for a Cygilant and AT&T Cybersecurity webinar on the topic February 6).

How to Secure Office365 with Cloud SIEM

SaaS adoption is continuously on the rise and so is the number of companies migrating their email services to Microsoft Office365. It’s the most popular SaaS service and while over 90% of enterprises use it, only less than a quarter of them have already migrated to the cloud-based suite. Nonetheless, this number is growing steadily, as cloud adoption rates are increasing.

So You Want to Achieve NERC CIP-013-1 Compliance...

Is an electricity provider’s supply chain its weakest link in the event of a cyberattack? The evidence is compelling that third parties often play unwitting roles. For example, the NotPetya ransomware attacks in mid-2017 originally gained a foothold via a backdoor in third-party accounting software. To safeguard North America’s electricity supply, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) has issued several critical infrastructure protection (CIP) standards.

What is a SOC Framework?

In the age of the digital world, owning a Security Operations Center (SOC) is vital for the cybersecurity of every organization. However, it is not necessarily true that every SOC is effective against cyber threats and attacks. The main reason behind this fact is a lack of standardized SOC frameworks. SOC framework requires a document to be designed to provide guidelines, requirements, and specifications in order to support cybersecurity operations effectively.

Why should you use correlation rules on top of traditional signatures?

The AT&T Cybersecurity Alien Labs team is in charge of writing correlation rules and releasing threat intelligence updates on a day-to-day basis. When researchers in the team find new malware families or threats, we always try to find the best approach to keep our customers protected. In this blog, we will look into some of the differences between signatures and correlation rules.

What is the Florida Information Protection Act (FIPA)? Compliance Tips

The Florida Information Protection Act of 2014 (FIPA) came into effect July 1, 2014, expanding Florida's existing data breach notification statute requirements for covered entities that acquire, use, store or maintain Floridian's personal information. FIPA modified Florida's existing data breach notification law and applies to commercial and government entities.