Myths Around CSO Views
Let's debunk some common myths around how the industry thinks a CSO views organization-wide security.
Wearable Apps for Health and Fitness: Investigating Their Future Potential
Recently, popular wearable applications have changed how we track our health and fitness objectives. These applications, intended for smartwatches and fitness trackers, provide several features to help people live healthier and more active lifestyles. This article will address wearable apps' advantages, market growth, prospective uses, difficulties, and solutions in the health and fitness business.
Wi-Fi security auditing: Vital checks for organizational security
Cyberattacks are now more sophisticated than ever. Attackers no longer even need extensive resources and infrastructure to cause major damage. A single bad Wi-Fi connection is all it takes to overthrow all the security measures your organization has in place. In this blog, we’ll look at how you can track and monitor your Wi-Fi connections to stay off an attacker’s radar.
Assessing 5 of the Leading Free Registry Cleaners
As you use your computer, the registry can collect obsolete, redundant or even damaged entries. By using a reg cleaner tool, you can: However, there is no clear consensus on the value of registry cleaning.
Family Dollar & Dollar Tree Bleed Consumer Data Following Cyberattack
In 2015, Family Dollar acquired its biggest competitor, Dollar Tree. Family Dollar is one-half of a consumer’s dream; they offer low-priced goods for families in 8,200 locations nationwide. The other half of the business offers even lower deals. Dollar Tree provides options for $1 purchases at 15,000 locations throughout the states. Now, branches are sporting both company’s colors, wares, and deals.
SOC 2 Compliance Requirements - All You Need To Know
If you’re a SaaS vendor in healthcare, finance, or any industry, the value of solid foolproof security cannot be overstated. The data generated by your business is always a prime target for malicious entities. Add to this, the healthy growth of your business also depends on good security. The current digital landscape necessitates invaluable attention to security for any business with an online presence.
Parsing Domains with URL Toolbox (Just Like House Slytherin)
When hunting, advanced security Splunkers use apps. Specifically, three related apps from an incredibly generous man named Cedric Le Roux! (You can guess from the name that yes, he's French.) And frankly, you probably only know one: URL Toolbox. One of the most popular Splunk security apps of all time, URL Toolbox’s URL parsing capabilities have been leveraged by thousands who want to separate subdomain, domain, and top level domain (TLD) from a URL.
Vishing Gang Takes Victims for "Tens of Millions" Using Little More than Social Engineering
Czech and Ukrainian police have arrested six individuals responsible for a call center-based vishing scam designed to trick victims into thinking they were already victims of fraud. Imagine getting a call on your mobile phone from your bank. The caller ID shows the number you have saved in your contacts, so it must be your bank, right? The person on the other end tells you your account has been compromised and the remaining funds must be moved to a safe account. Sounds legit?
Have Your Secrets Leaked? It's time to find out!
We understand the struggle of securing sensitive data—API tokens, cloud credentials, and database URLs have a knack for slipping into the public eye, be it in code repositories, CI job logs, or unexpected corners like Jira tickets. We've been championing this cause since 2017, scouring over a billion public GitHub commits last year alone and uncovering a staggering 10 million in 2022. We've gone beyond reports, beyond thought leadership, to unveil a real solution: HasMySecretLeaked!
Take a SIP: A Refreshing Look at Subject Interface Packages
As defenders, we need to keep pace with all kinds of different aspects of the attack surface. For Windows, the attack surface seems to just continue beyond our grasp every way we look, especially when we start to dig into trust and the registry. As previously outlined in the Splunk Threat Research Team’s blog, "From Registry With Love: Malware Registry Abuses," the vast methods used by adversaries to persist and abuse the Windows registry goes deep.