Managing Third-Party Cyber Risk in Financial Services

In today's interconnected financial landscape, businesses face increasing risks from third-party vendors, making effective cyber risk management essential. Significant data breach costs and stringent regulatory requirements place further burden on this sector. In response, UpGuard offers a Vendor Risk Management solution to help institutions manage these risks and maintain compliance. Learn more at upguard.com/fsi.

Follow the Crypto Part 1: Why Fraud Teams Should Investigate Crypto Transactions

Nowadays, cryptocurrency is a buzzword in society. It’s mostly seen as a high-risk investment or associated with fast profit-making schemes. Despite this, its adoption has surged in recent years, and according to crypto.com, the number of cryptocurrency holders has now hit 580 million. Unfortunately, not all of them hold it for legitimate reasons. We are at a juncture where criminals have the knowledge, services, and tools to channel their illicit profits through cryptocurrencies.

CVE-2024-6387 OpenSSH RCE vulnerability ("regreSSHion") - Cato Networks impact and analysis

TL; DR – Multiple versions of OpenSSH are vulnerable to remote code execution. There is no working public PoC, and researchers have only been able to exploit the vulnerability under unique lab conditions. Cato Sockets by default do NOT have a publicly exposed SSH interface, it is always recommended to keep Cato Sockets LAN interface exposed only internally and use comprehensive network access controls to manage SSH access.

What is Access Control Management and Why Is It Important?

One of the most important aspects of modern cybersecurity is managing access to IT systems and data. Indeed, organizations that lack robust access management are putting a lot on the line, from customer trust to business revenue. This article explains access control management, explores its key components, and provides best practices for implementation.

The 6 Best Secure Cloud Storage Services in 2024

Data breaches, leaks, hacks, and compromised passwords pose a real threat to our data. If you don’t take action to protect your sensitive data, you are leaving your information exposed to hackers who could: Although many data breaches occur due to factors outside your control, it’s still important to protect your data to avoid it falling into the wrong hands. The best way to do this is by choosing from the numerous secure cloud storage services in 2024.

CVE-2024-6387 - Shields Up Against RegreSSHion

On July 1st, the Qualys’s security team announced CVE-2024-6387, a remotely exploitable vulnerability in the OpenSSH server. This critical vulnerability is nicknamed “regreSSHion” because the root cause is an accidental removal of code that fixed a much earlier vulnerability CVE-2006-5051 back in 2006. The race condition affects the default configuration of sshd (the daemon program for SSH).