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The Top Cyber Attacks of August 2022

Sep 9, 2022 By Arctic Wolf In Arctic Wolf

Ransomware dominated the cybersecurity sphere yet again in August, with victims ranging from wealthy European nations to humble libraries to one of the most storied franchises in American sports. Also, people who send disgusting pranks via mail got some of their business put out on the street. What can we say, it was a weird month. Here are some of the breaches, hacks, and attacks that captured our attention in August 2022.

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vxIntel Joins Arctic Wolf to Boost Detection and Threat Intelligence

Sep 8, 2022 By Dan Schiappa In Arctic Wolf

I’m excited to announce that vxIntel, a leading provider of cyber threat intelligence has joined Arctic Wolf. vxIntel’s Malware Intelligence Platform currently analyzes over 500,000 files each day and over 10 terabytes of data each month from over 100 global data sources.

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5 Questions to Ask When Developing an Automation Strategy

Sep 6, 2022 By Chris Tozzi In Torq

Automation is like running a marathon. It sounds like a great and noble pursuit until you actually go out and start pursuing it. At that point, it's easy to fail if you don't prepare yourself ahead of time for the challenges that are inherent to the process. Indeed, although automation can provide a number of awesome benefits, whether you actually reap those benefits depends on how easy it is to implement and manage automation tools. And, as many teams discover, doing these things may be harder than it often seems.

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Challenge Accepted Podcast - Finding Your First Job in Cybersecurity

Sep 6, 2022 By Arctic Wolf In Arctic Wolf

Security is a journey, not a destination. Every organization — no matter their size or age — should be constantly working to level up their cybersecurity. It’s the kind of process that can be continually reworked, reevaluated, and honed as organizations grow and evolve, and as the cyber threat landscape changes. The question, of course, is where to start?

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Recent Phishing Attack Highlights How Hacks Are Changing

Sep 2, 2022 By Sule Tatar In Arctic Wolf

Hackers are getting smarter, and phishing is becoming more sophisticated. Most employees know that when an email comes in from a random address, rife with misspellings, and credentials or other private data demands, it’s absolutely a phishing scam. But what if, as an employee, you got a text to update your Okta credentials? What if the link took you to a domain that looked just like your Okta login?

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The Importance of Physical Security | Arctic Wolf

Sep 2, 2022 By Arctic Wolf In Arctic Wolf

Physical security breaches by social engineers can be catastrophic for your organization's data. Join Special Agent Cipher to learn about the types of social engineering tactics used by bad actors, along with strategies to keep your organization out of harm's way.

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This Old Hack: Phishing

Sep 2, 2022 By Arctic Wolf In Arctic Wolf

In this episode of This Old Hack, a bad actor writes in for help on how to improve their phishing game after not being able to get through filters anymore. Luckily for them, the Old Hack has some answers. Learn about the latest tactics hackers are using to successfully create convincing looking phishing emails.

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How Zero-Days Work And Why They Aren't Going Away Anytime Soon

Sep 1, 2022 By Dan Schiappa In Arctic Wolf

Few security exploits are the source of more sleepless nights for security professionals than zero-day attacks. Just over Memorial Day weekend, researchers discovered a new vulnerability enabling hackers to achieve remote code execution within Microsoft Office. Dubbing the evolving threat the Follina exploit, researchers say all versions of Office are at risk.

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Five Ways To Evaluate the Strength of Your Security Awareness Program

Aug 31, 2022 By Nathan Caldwell In Arctic Wolf

Today, many organizations have a security awareness program of some kind. Whether it’s annual compliance training or the orientation video warning new employees about phishing, it’s almost a standard now among industries. However, security awareness programs vary in frequency, details, and execution. And it’s that variability which, unfortunately, can become a vulnerability. Employees and users are the first line of defense against a cyberattack.

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Authenticated: Cybersecurity at the Speed of Data

Aug 30, 2022 By Arctic Wolf In Arctic Wolf

Welcome to the first episode of Authenticated, a new series from Arctic Wolf Labs designed to break down our fundamental, people-driven approach to cybersecurity. Led by Arctic Wolf Chief Product Officer Dan Schiappa, Authenticated explores how we’re reinventing the cybersecurity industry one innovation at a time.

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