The maturation of software development has been driven by the increasing segmentation of functions into their own portable environments. Infrastructure is splintered into dozens of computing resources, physical servers, containers, databases, Kubernetes pods, dashboards, etc. Such compartmentalization has made it incredibly simple for developers to enter their desired environments with minimal disruption to other working parts.
First identified in 2018, 'Ryuk' is a known malware often dropped on a system by other malware, most notably TrickBot and Bazaarloader by using a Spear Phishing lure or other systems access gains via Remote Desktop Services. Ryuk demands payment via Bitcoin cryptocurrency and directs victims to deposit the ransom in a specific Bitcoin wallet.
Security threats in healthcare relate to safety of the clinical and administrative information systems of hospitals and healthcare service providers. Increasing cyber attacks on healthcare organisations in the last few years have been faster than the improvements in healthcare cybersecurity practices. In this article, we discuss the cyber security threats and vulnerabilities of hospitals and healthcare providers, followed by best security practices aimed at improving security posture.
With the face of cyberthreats in a constant state of flux, it’s nearly impossible for IT and Security teams to manually secure their countless systems, applications, services, and devices, as well as respond to potential and active cyberattacks that manage to flourish despite best efforts.
With the emergence of cryptocurrencies and massive online marketplaces, keeping your financial information private is a bigger concern than ever. In addition to these new and developing areas, in-person purchasing with debit and credit cards continues to grow. From debit transactions to cryptocurrency, millions of transactions are made daily, and it is cybersecurity experts’ jobs to keep us safe.
It’s time to say a final “Goodbye” to Flash. (Or should that be “Good riddance”?) With earlier this week seeing the final scheduled release of Flash Player, Adobe has confirmed that it will no longer be supporting the software after December 31 2020, and will actively block Flash content from running inside Flash Player from January 12 2021.
As the security threat landscape continues to evolve, choosing the best application security testing tools is just the first challenge for organizations investing in AppSec. Next, organizations need to figure out how to best orchestrate the application security testing technologies they are using in order to get the most out of them without losing valuable time. That’s where application security testing orchestration comes in.
In the summertime, I shared my thoughts on how Detectify Crowdsource is not your average bug bounty program. Through this, we got some questions from the security community which I’m going to do my best to answer in this follow-up: Finding bugs is fun, but then comes the reporting part which may not be your favorite depending on how much you enjoy admin work.
