The security of embedded devices is in the news over the last few years, especially IoT assets and OT systems. From connected medical devices to industrial control systems to smartwatches and building automation, connected IoT devices will expand to over 25 billion by 2028.

Cyber attackers relentlessly scour online resources for vulnerabilities, particularly within software solutions. Despite the best efforts of dev teams and quality assurance processes, maintaining a defensive edge is a relentless challenge. Unfortunately, vulnerabilities persist, especially in trusted software solutions used by companies as the cornerstone of their cybersecurity posture, such as privileged access management (PAM).

In March 2024, the Sysdig Threat Research Team (TRT) began observing attacks against one of our Hadoop honeypot services from the domain “rebirthltdio). The threat actors operating the botnet are financially motivated and advertise their service primarily to the video gaming community, although there is no evidence that this botnet is not being purchased beyond gaming-related purposes, and organizations may still be at risk of falling victim to these botnets attacks.

In part two of this blog series, we will look at how One Identity can support SAP environments from an Identity and Access Management (IAM) perspective. As SAP Identity Management (IDM) reaches its end-of-maintenance, customers will need to explore alternatives for their identity management landscapes. Here is a list of some key elements to consider.

For the third year in a row, manufacturing was the most attacked industry according to IBM X-Force incident response data. Phishing was the top initial infection vector, used in 39% of incidents, and malware was deployed in 45% of attacks. In 2023 alone, manufacturing organizations in the semiconductor, building, automotive, industrial controls systems, boating and consumer packaged goods industries suffered significant attacks.

Imagine this: an attacker sneaks a tiny backdoor into software that hundreds of companies use. It sounds like a plot from a spy movie, but it’s a real threat that recently impacted major Linux distributions through a compromised utility tool, XZ Utils. So far, in 2024, over 35 billion known records have been breached. The Linux attack, potentially in action and undetected since 2021, is just one of the many that highlight the alarming proliferation of supply chain attacks.

Cybersecurity Awareness Month is an annual initiative observed every October, aimed at promoting cybersecurity awareness and encouraging adopting safe online practices among the public. Launched in 2004 by the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) and the U.S.

In case you missed it, Netskope was once again named a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Security Service Edge (SSE), placed highest in Ability to Execute and furthest in Completeness of Vision. 2024 is the third year in a row that Netskope has been named a Leader in this important Magic Quadrant and the second year to be placed Highest in Execution and Furthest in Vision.