The increasing sophistication and frequency of cyber threats have exposed companies to significant risks, including data breaches, financial losses, and reputational damage. Investors have become deeply concerned that these risks can negatively impact their investment decisions. As we have previously discussed, companies and their shareholders must tackle the significant and constantly changing challenge of understanding cybersecurity risk.

Kroll’s findings for Q2 2023 reveal a notable shift toward increased supply chain risk, driven not only by the CLOP ransomware gang’s exploitation of the MOVEit transfer vulnerability, but by a rise in email compromise attacks. This and other key security trends are shaping a threat landscape in which diverse cyber threats are present.

Digital transformation is happening. Organizations around the globe have realized that if they do not rapidly digitize their business operations and processes, they will be left behind — unable to compete, grow, and thrive. As such, organizations are developing and deploying new applications and services to fuel this evolution.

Discover how GitGuardian's new Infra as Code Security capabilities empower cloud engineers and security professionals to detect, manage, and resolve IaC vulnerabilities precisely.

What is “quantum”, really? The emperor's new (quantum) clothes: cutting through the quantum hype It’s hard to move in security circles today without hearing someone pontificating about “quantum”. Maybe you keep hearing how all cryptography and security of the internet will be devastated by a quantum computer.

Cybersecurity is the pressing concern most organizations face when it comes to securing data, but not every hacker launches an attack from thousands of miles away; sometimes, the threat can walk right in through the front door to gain access to your IT system. Adversaries are not shy about using a more direct approach, which is why an organization should not overlook its physical security plan.

There are only two options for managing a global multi-cloud network: either by using a combination of inference, hope, and intuition or with mathematical certainty. When conducting 5 million financial transactions daily, it’s essential to operate with certainty, regardless of your network’s size or geographical distribution. Auditors don’t accept inferences; they demand certainty when determining compliance, and a poor audit can be disastrous for the business.

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 Akira ransomware, 8base ransomware, and Rorschach (BabLock) 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.