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Half of all Ransomware Attacks This Year Targeted Small Businesses

New data shows just how crippling ransomware has been on small businesses that have fallen victim to an attack and needed to pay the ransom. Logic would normally dictate that ransomware gangs are going to go after the “big fishes” – the larger organizations with deep pockets. But with the advent of the “as a service” model of ransomware, threat actors have found a niche, with many of them focusing on businesses with 1 to 50 employees.

Best practices for creating least-privilege AWS IAM policies

AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) enables organizations to set up permissions policies for users and workloads that need access to cloud services and resources. But as your cloud environment scales, it can be challenging to create and audit IAM policies that work effectively without compromising security.

Unlocking MSP Success: The Power of AI and Trusted Partnerships

The cybersecurity landscape has evolved dramatically, placing IT managers under pressure to adapt. A 168% rise in evasive malware detected by WatchGuard in Q2 2024 underscores this shift, with threat actors following behavioral patterns and adopting attack techniques that become popular and dominate in waves.

Cisco Research GenAI Security Summit

Cisco Research hosted a virtual summit on GenAI security, bringing together researchers to explore GenAI security challenges. The summit includes presentations from university professors and students collaborating with the Cisco Research team, including Tianlong Chen (University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill), Ruoxi Jia (Virginia Tech), Xialoin Xu (Northeastern University), and Xun Xian (University of Minnesota).

2023 Top Routinely Exploited Vulnerabilities | Threat SnapShot

On November 12, 2024, a joint cybersecurity advisory was released by agencies from the United States, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. This advisory highlights the **top routinely exploited vulnerabilities of 2023**, offering insights into persistent threats and the measures organizations can take to protect themselves.

Securing the edge: Harnessing Falco's power with Elastic Security for cloud workload protection

In the modern IT ecosystem, securing containerized applications in environments like Kubernetes is vital. Tools like Falco help address this need by providing tooling that can be integrated within Elastic Security. Falco is a cloud-native security tool that provides runtime security across hosts, containers, Kubernetes, and cloud environments.

How runtime insights helps with container security

Containers are a key building block for cloud workloads, offering flexibility, scalability, and speed for deploying applications. But as organizations adopt more and more containers, they encounter a new set of security challenges. Developer, DevOps, platform, and security teams often find themselves struggling to keep up with vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, and threats. This is where runtime insights come in, offering key visibility and intelligence to help detect real risk and cut through noise.