In this version of the Hacker’s Playbook Threat Coverage round-up, we are highlighting newly added coverage for several recently discovered or analyzed ransomware and malware variants, including NoEscape ransomware, AvosLocker ransomware, and Retch ransomware, amongst others. SafeBreach customers can select and run these attacks and more from the SafeBreach Hacker’s Playbook™ to ensure coverage against these advanced threats.

Over 75% of all cybercrimes primarily target web applications and their vulnerabilities. Attackers focus on exploiting weaknesses such as design flaws, vulnerabilities in APIs, open-source code, third-party widget issues, and access control problems. A recent study predicts that all this cybercrime will cost a massive $5.2 trillion by 2024 across all industries. How do you protect your web application from all the risks out there? Here is a go-to web app security checklist to get started.

You may not recognize the term Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR), but this emerging security discipline aims to address an all-too-familiar challenge: managing and securing the massive number of identities – human and machine – across the enterprise.

It has been a distinct honor to be a part of the Corelight team that helped defend this year’s Black Hat events. I started the event season in the Network Operations Center (NOC) at Black Hat Asia, and then capped it off at Black Hat in Las Vegas. In this blog I’ll share my experience and learnings from participating in both NOCs.

Major incidents like cyber attacks, terrorism, and pandemics are likely in the making right now but it doesn’t mean they’re inevitable. Learning from past incidents, asking the hard ‘what ifs’, and helping businesses build organizational resilience is always top of mind for security leader Sarah Armstrong-Smith.

Microsoft is tracking a cybercriminal group called “Octo Tempest” that uses threats of violence as part of its social engineering and data theft extortion campaigns. “Octo Tempest is a financially motivated collective of native English-speaking threat actors known for launching wide-ranging campaigns that prominently feature adversary-in-the-middle (AiTM) techniques, social engineering, and SIM swapping capabilities,” the researchers write.

The best security posture is a multi-layered security posture. Enterprise security leaders understand that no single tool or solution can provide best-in-class security to an entire organization on its own. As a result, security leaders continually invest in new security tools and platforms to address a growing list of emerging cyber threats like ransomware, credential-based attacks, and malicious insiders. However, not all network security solutions work together smoothly.

Welcome to the extended reality of the GitProtect 1.6.0 release! What great features are awaiting you? We’ve been trying to hint about some upcoming changes in the Jira restore process to you earlier … And now we are more than happy to announce the official launch of the GitProtect Granular Restore for Jira Software.