On February 15, the US Department of Justice announced “Operation Dying Ember”: the takedown of a botnet controlled by APT28, the Russian military cyber threat actor also known as Fancy Bear. APT28 was previously known for developing the VPNFilter botnet, which targeted routers and network attached storage devices and was also disrupted by the DoJ in 2018.

In today's digital age, organizations are using data in innovative ways to understand their businesses and generate new value, making data the lifeblood of every operation. As a result, data is growing at an unprecedented rate across on-premises, SaaS, and multi-cloud environments. However, this rapid growth presents significant challenges for organizations, as they often struggle to identify sensitive or regulated data, where it’s located, and who has access to it.

Since the widespread migration to the cloud, DLP has become an essential—yet often dreaded—tool for protecting data from leaks, breaches, exfiltration, and more. It’s no secret that traditional DLP solutions have a less-than-stellar reputation. Security teams are squeezed tighter than ever in terms of time and resources. Needless to say, adding more alerts on top of already daunting workloads is less than ideal. It’s time for a smarter, more sustainable form of DLP.

When it comes to IoT, monitoring is not optional but mandatory for success. This comprehensive guide demystifies IoT monitoring in plain language—learn why it’s essential, which components need your attention, and how to implement it effectively. Prevent costly downtimes, secure your network, and gain unparalleled control over your IoT ecosystem.

Explore security findings from Datadog's research into recent attacks, highlighting two sophisticated attack methods and vital lessons in secrets security.

University-industry collaborations and other joint research ventures offer access to resources, expertise, funding, and other benefits for university researchers. However, through the use of unvetted software, password sharing, and other actions these external partnerships can expose the university and its intellectual assets to substantial cybersecurity threats, such as unauthorized access, data breaches, and other cyber attacks.

Today’s cybersecurity landscape is teeming with third-party threats: supply chain risks, regulatory compliance requirements, third-party security flaws, malicious insiders, and more. Whether your organization’s risk appetite craves conservative or aggressive third-party relationships, these risks make third-party risk management (TPRM) necessary.

On February 15th, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Multi-State Information Sharing & Analysis Center (MS-ISAC) issued an advisory highlighting the results of their incident response investigation into a state government organization’s network whose sensitive data including host/user details and other pertinent metadata were posted to the dark web.

The United States Congress first authorized the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) to protect American investors and oversee the broker-dealer industry in 2007. FINRA is an independent regulatory organization that upholds its obligation and ensures a fair market by establishing rules to regulate business activities and improve the security of member firms and other market participants. With few exceptions, most broker-dealer firms must register with FINRA.