With the rising trend of digitization, major companies like Airbnb, Microsoft and Twitter are staying out of the office, moving processes online and allowing employees the option to work from home. Organizations are adopting remote and hybrid working models. As a result, many people are spending more than double the amount of time online as they did pre-pandemic.

As many threat actors and groups seek to utilize recently discovered vulnerabilities, the Cyberint Research Team found several XFiles stealer campaigns, in which Follina vulnerability was exploited as part of the delivery phase. Follina is one of the most widespread vulnerabilities discovered throughout 2022. The vulnerability allows a threat actor to perform a remote code execution (RCE) through malicious Word documents. XFiles stealer is a vastly used info stealer that took off during the end of 2021.

The job of a CISO is one of constant change and unexpected challenges. One of the most energetic environments to govern is that of a university. Universities function not only as academic institutions, but also as research hubs, hosting both curious students, as well as notable scholars. This is an audience not known for slow-motion progress. They need results, and they expect them quickly. At a large university, the responsibility of a CISO is dizzying.

The widespread adaptability and integration of tools and the professionals who can effectively use them to comply with the law will significantly impact the careers of both lawyers and other legal personnel. One of the fastest-growing areas in the legal profession in the United States is Privacy Law. Privacy certifications endorse attorneys as credentialed privacy lawyers. Privacy certifications can boost income streams and growth potential while increasing job stability and sustainability.

The Domain Name System (DNS) is responsible for mapping client-facing domain names to their corresponding IP addresses, making it a fundamental element of the internet. DNS-level events provide valuable information about network traffic that can be used to identify malicious activity. For instance, monitoring DNS lookups can help you see whether a host on your network attempted to connect to a site known to contain malware.

Companies have increasingly allowed bring your own device (BYOD) policies to support remote work, but in today’s cybersecurity landscape, this trend has led to an increased attack surface. Each additional endpoint increases the potential for credentials to be compromised through credential phishing attacks. Hackers are leveraging this trend to conduct insider attacks, leaving businesses vulnerable to data breaches.

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recently updated its guidance to offer support for key practices and approaches involved in successful cyber security supply chain risk management (C-SCRM). In this blog post, we provide an overview of the update and what it means for organisations.

Firewall logging is an important piece of your advanced security strategy. A firewall is a security system that helps protect your computer or network from unauthorized access. One important function of a firewall is to log information about each connection attempt, including who attempted to connect and when.