New data shows how the overwhelming majority of phishing attacks on financial institutions dwarf every other industry sector by as much as a factor of 30-to-1. It’s no secret that banks and other types of financial institutions hold all the money, so it should be no surprise that's where cybercriminals focused their malicious activities last year, according to Group IB’s Digital Risk Trends 2023 report.

It is easy to assume that security tools are effectively configured right out of the box, so to speak. This scenario is all too common and can lead to severe consequences, such as data breaches if an organization implements software solutions with improper security configurations.

You might recall hearing that we officially launched our Global Partner Program. It was important for us to ensure that our CleanINTERNET® solution was available immediately in the UK, and thanks to our latest partnership with Tiger this is now possible. Our innovative technology is currently deployed by over 100 customers in the U.S.

Researchers at McAfee warn that attackers are increasingly utilizing PDF attachments in email phishing campaigns. “Over the last four months, McAfee Labs has observed a rising trend in the utilization of PDF documents for conducting a succession of phishing campaigns,” the researchers write. “These PDFs were delivered as email attachments. Attackers favor using PDFs for phishing due to the file format’s widespread trustworthiness.".

It’s the small vines, not the large branches, that trip us up in the forest. Apparently, it’s no different in Healthcare. In November, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released a Mitigation Guide aimed at the Healthcare and Public Health (HPH) sector.

Keeper Security has released the third part of its series on Privileged Access Management (PAM) research, the Keeper Security Insight Report: Cloud-Based Privileged Access Management, to determine what IT leaders are seeking in a PAM solution and the benefits of moving away from traditional, on-premises platforms.

In the rapidly evolving digital landscape, the importance of a well-constructed cybersecurity plan cannot be overstated. However, the effectiveness of any cybersecurity strategy significantly depends on how well it integrates threat intelligence. Threat intelligence involves understanding, analyzing, and using knowledge about existing and potential cyber threats to make informed security decisions.

Aikido has just gone through the process of becoming ISO 27001:2022 and SOC 2 Type 2 compliant. And one of the things we wish we’d had was some practical, no-nonsense advice on how to get started. Best practices, things to watch out for - basically tips from someone who’d already been through the ISO 27001 certification process. Read more about Aikido’s path to becoming ISO 27001:2022 compliant and the ISO 27001 requirements.

You should place a fraud alert if you believe you are a victim of fraud or may become one, if you are a victim of identity theft or if you want to prevent your identity from being stolen. You don’t necessarily have to be a victim of fraud to place a fraud alert, you can also place a fraud alert as a security precaution. Continue reading to learn more about what a fraud alert is, how it differs from a credit freeze and how to place a fraud alert on your credit report.

Legacy SOAR offers limited events processing. That’s just the way it was built. SOAR is a standard monolithic architecture in which the entire application is deployed as a single entity, which typically runs on a single server or cluster of services. This dramatically restricts SOAR’s processing capacity, and it’s time-consuming and costly to try and extend SOAR beyond these restrictive configurations – it typically would require an entire rebuild and redeploy to upscale.