10 Mistakes in Cybersecurity and How to Avoid Them

It's easy to rest on our laurels. Prevent a few breaches – or go long enough without one – and you start to feel invincible. While our efforts are certainly laudable, we can't get too comfortable. As defenders, we always need to be on the hunt for what we've missed and ways to do better. Here are ten common cybersecurity mistakes that crop up (and how to avoid them).

Millions of Users on Freecycle are Compromised in Data Breach

Freecycle is an online platform dedicated to helping its users exchange free goods with one another. Freecycle is designed to help reduce waste by helping people give away their unwanted items instead of throwing them away. The platform has more than 7 million users and helps divert huge amounts of waste from landfills each year.

The Importance of Defense and Depth in Cybersecurity

In today's digital landscape, defense and depth are absolutely crucial for the security of any organization. Join us as we delve into the world of cybersecurity with Arctic Wolf and explore the significance of this foundational concept. We'll take a deep dive into various aspects of defense and depth, including its role in safeguarding endpoint devices, securing network infrastructure, and protecting cloud resources. In a rapidly evolving threat landscape, it's essential to leave no stone unturned when it comes to security.

Tackling the Surge: The Expanded Financial Attack Surface

The Attack Surface is Growing, and fast. What once was considered the attack surface is no longer. Instead organizations are faced with a sprawling attack surface, including not just domains, IPs and sub-domains, but also third parties, brand risks and more. Businesses in the finance sector face two additional challenges: This blog focuses on banks, FinTech companies and insurance providers, as they are among the largest types of entities in the financial sector.

Qakbot Banking Trojan

Qakbot, also known as Pinkslipbot, Qbot and Quakbot, is a notorious Banking Trojan designed to steal account credentials and online banking session information leading to account takeover fraud. Commonly distributed via malicious unsolicited email (malspam), Qakbot campaigns reportedly deployed ‘Cobalt Strike’ beacons likely in an attempt to move laterally as well as gaining persistency and establishing a robust communication channel back to the threat actor.

Cybersecurity Threats in Remote Learning

The pandemic brought with it many changes that affected how we interacted with each other; one of the biggest was remote learning. Traditionally, students had to be in classrooms physically to attend lectures. However, as this became unsafe and government regulations were put into effect, schools in many parts of the world had to adopt an online learning model.

Cybersecurity Careers: Navigating the Education Path

In a world where data breaches and cyberattacks are as frequent as morning coffee, the demand for cybersecurity specialists has never been higher. Whether you're a budding hacker hunter or just fascinated by the murky side of the digital world, a career in cybersecurity offers exciting challenges and opportunities. But how do you go about getting an education to work in this constantly evolving field? Do not be alarmed, my cyber-curious friend; we are about to embark on a journey through the fascinating labyrinth of cybersecurity careers.

Building a cloud-based financial app with regulatory compliance

Financial institutions recognize the advantages of migrating apps to the cloud or adopting a multicloud approach. While modern technologies offer tremendous opportunities, they also present challenges related to safeguarding customer data, cybersecurity, and complying with the law in the strictly regulated finance sector. How can you create a cloud-based FinTech app and ensure its compliance with industry regulations?

From Security Onions to Icebergs: Evolving Cybersecurity Strategies

Join us on a journey through the evolution of cybersecurity strategies! 🌐🛡️ Back in the day, we used to refer to it as the "security onion," where each layer represented a different piece of the puzzle, all in an effort to protect the precious asset at the core—your data or critical servers. But times have changed, and with the shift to the cloud and modern technology, we've adopted a new analogy: the "security iceberg.".

How to Support Business Agility With Hybrid Cloud Services

Hybrid cloud takes the capabilities of the public and various private cloud options and merges them, allowing businesses to host different workloads within different environments depending on their performance, security, and resource needs. Companies leveraging a hybrid cloud strategy promote business competitiveness and agility, allowing them to respond to changes in resource demands quickly.