Automating secrets rotation requires maturity and planning. Let's look at how to inventory, scope, and secure credentials without risking downtime or vulnerabilities.

In 2024, Thanksgiving (November 28), Black Friday (November 29), and Cyber Monday (December 2) significantly impacted Internet traffic, similar to trends seen in 2023 and previous years. This year, Thanksgiving in the US drove a 20% drop in daily traffic compared to the previous week, with a notable 33% dip at 15:45 ET. In contrast, Black Friday and Cyber Monday drove traffic spikes. But how global is this trend, and do attacks increase during Cyber Week?

Trustwave has launched two additional Microsoft Security accelerators designed to quickly increase an organization’s security maturity and identify potential cost-saving initiatives. The new accelerators are focused on Microsoft Purview and Microsoft Entra ID.

Imagine a typical morning at an enterprise: employees, remote workers, contractors and partners log in, browsing and accessing apps and files they need to do their jobs. All seems calm. But behind the scenes, security teams face a different reality. They’re managing an explosion of high-risk identities and passwords across countless endpoints, dealing with unchecked admin rights, rising security costs and compliance pressures.

To show regional differences, BlueVoyant’s latest research report includes C-level executive responses from organizations in the U.S. and Canada, U.K., Continental Europe, and APAC. Singapore had among the lowest reported negative impacts from third-party cyber breaches, while the U.K. had the most. Regional differences play a notable role in shaping how organizations approach and handle third-party cyber risk management (TPRM).

Cloud computing is no longer just a choice—it’s a necessity for modern organizations aiming to thrive in today’s business environment. Infrastructure scalability, cost management, and multi-layered security are driving organizations toward cloud solutions. But finding the right partner to guide this transition is often the biggest challenge. High Point Networks, an established IT services provider, successfully tackled this challenge by partnering with 11:11 Systems. The result?

Cyjax has continued to observe the emergence of data-leak sites (DLSs) for extortion and ransomware groups, with ContFR, Argonauts, Kairos, Chort, and Termite, appearing November 2024 alone. Cyjax has identified the emergence of a Tor-based DLS belonging to a new, self-called “cybercrime group” named ‘Funksec’. This group has claimed 11 victims so far and advertises a free Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) tool.

Vulnerability management (VM) has always been a complex area of concern that requires continuous and active effort to work properly. This can make it challenging for organizations to maintain their VM strategies and solutions over time, as there are many angles to secure and processes to oversee. There are a wide range of potential ways that VM can go wrong, and it is essential for organizations to avoid the many pitfalls associated with it.