Microsoft 365 is the standard in modern enterprise environments, offering a robust suite of productivity and collaboration tools. With millions of users accessing sensitive data from various devices and locations, security vulnerabilities can arise, making it highly attractive for cybercriminals seeking to exploit and steal valuable data.

The United States, is a prime target for cyber attacks. The U.S. retail sector, which holds nearly one-third of the global market share, has seen a significant rise in ransomware incidents, accounting for 45% of global retail ransomware cases in the past three quarters—a 9% increase from 2023. New groups like Ransomhub and Hunters have emerged and supply chain threats have increased. Social engineering tactics are on the rise, with attackers impersonating IT personnel.

Black Friday may be the pinnacle of the holiday shopping season, a day when online retailers experience unprecedented traffic and revenue opportunities as consumers kick off the Christmas season. For many retailers, it’s a make-or-break event. Yet, with increased traffic comes increased risk, particularly as it relates to cybersecurity and keeping shoppers safe from fraud stemming from a cyberattack on their favorite digital store.

The Data Security and Protection Toolkit (DSPT), an online tool, is undergoing significant changes. From September 2024, the DSPT will now align with the National Cyber Security Centre’s Cyber Assessment Framework (CAF) to enhance cybersecurity measures across the NHS. This shift will impact many NHS organisations and require adjustments to their data security and protection toolkit strategies.

When the title of chief information officer (CIO) first emerged in the early 1980s, it was very different from what it is today. Technology evolution, emerging threats and new realities have shifted the role from simply “keeping the lights on” to strategically “enabling the business” in every way.

In an era where data breaches, privacy violations, and regulatory fines dominate headlines, the need for robust privacy engineering has never been more critical. Yet, despite its growing prominence, privacy engineering is failing to meet the demands of businesses and consumers alike. To understand why, let’s explore what privacy engineering is, the challenges it faces, why its current state is insufficient, and the transformative shift needed to make it truly effective.

Braodo Stealer is one of the many active and evolving malware families designed to steal sensitive information, such as credentials, cookies, and system data, from compromised machines. Typically written in Python, this malware employs a variety of obfuscation techniques to conceal its true intentions, making it challenging for security solutions to identify.

While SIEM solutions have existed for decades now, the market has faced recent upheaval with the advent of cloud-native solutions and a surge of mergers and acquisitions in the last year. As the SIEM market undergoes seismic shifts, CrowdStrike and Cribl have joined forces to help SOCs with their modernization journey. We’re pleased to share that CrowdStrike and Cribl are expanding our partnership to help organizations take the next step in their SIEM journey.

In this episode of Trust Issues, host David Puner interviews James Imanian, Senior Director of the U.S. Federal Technology Office at CyberArk. They discuss the critical topic of election security, focusing on the recent 2024 U.S. presidential election. Drawing from his extensive background in cybersecurity including a career in the Navy and a stint at the U.S.