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The 443 Podcast - Episode 268 - Combined Cyber and Kinetic Warfare

This week on the podcast, we cover an analysis from Mandiant on an attack lead by the Russian state-sponsored threat actor Sandworm that came alongside missiles strikes against Ukraine. Before that, we review Okta's post mortum from their recent cyber incident. We end the episode by discussing udpated research from Jamf on a North Korean threat actor targeting the financial sector. The 443 Security Simplified is a weekly podcast that gets inside the minds of leading white-hat hackers and security researchers, covering the latest cybersecurity headlines and trends.

WatchGuard Recognized at the 2023 TrustRadius Best Of Awards

We’re thrilled to share that WatchGuard has been recognized in the 2023 TrustRadius Best Of Awards! With the “Best Of Awards,” TrustRadius recognizes products that have the highest percentage of positive reviews and ratings. This recognition certifies that WatchGuard products meet all these criteria with the highest quality standards. Three WatchGuard products were recognized, each earning all award badges – Best Feature Set, Best Value, and Best Relationships.

DDoS attacks have increased by 40% over the last six months

Distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks have been around for a long time. However, the sophistication and scale of these threats has grown in recent years. Cybercriminals are employing amplification techniques that exploit vulnerabilities in misconfigured services or network protocols to increase the traffic they can generate and maximize the impact of their attacks.

How are IT leaders and their MSPs approaching threat hunting?

Companies are increasingly aware of the importance of creating detection and hunting capacities that help to keep their business’s future from being put at risk. The popularity of threat-hunting services is a consequence of detecting ever more persistent attacks, which also last longer and longer. On top of this, cybercriminals also have ever more tactics to avoid traditional defense measures.

Webinar: Safeguard Your MSP Using Vendor Managed Services

MSPs are under pressure to maintain business continuity while ensuring that their clients’ security capabilities are not diminished in the face of growing cyber threats and IT staff shortages. So, what if you don’t have the staff or expertise to do it all? MSPs can save on security capabilities by using a security vendor’s managed services. This allows you to focus on your core competencies while outsourcing higher-level security management to the experts.

The 443 Podcast - Episode 267 - The White House Tackles AI

This week on the podcast we cover an Executive Order from the US White House on the topic of Artificial Intelligence. After that, we discuss the latest CISO that has found themselves in hot water with the law. We then cover an update to the Common Vulnerability Scoring System and end with a researcher claiming the end of encryption as we know it. The 443 Security Simplified is a weekly podcast that gets inside the minds of leading white-hat hackers and security researchers, covering the latest cybersecurity headlines and trends.

SSO: What is it and what are the benefits for cybersecurity?

Single sign-on (SSO) is a tool that simplifies the authentication process by allowing users to log in and access various digital applications and services using a single set of credentials. This authentication solution works through a central service that authenticates users once and then provides an authentication token for the applications they wish to use. This token enables applications to verify user identity without users having to re-enter their credentials.

WatchGuard Joins Data Privacy Framework Program

Our customers benefit from streamlined transactions as WatchGuard has joined the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (DPF), the UK Extension to the EU-U.S. DPF, and the Swiss-U.S. DPF. This allows our European Economic Area (EEA) and UK customers to freely transfer personal data to WatchGuard in the U.S.

The 443 Podcast - Episode 266 - The Threat Actor That Hacked MGM

This week on the podcast, we review a thorough unmasking of Octa Tempest, the threat actor beind the MGM and Caesars Entertainment attacks in September. Before that, we give an update on the Cisco IOS XE vulnerability that head to an implant installed on thousands of exposed devices. We round out the episode with an analysis of CitrixBleed, an information disclosure vulnerability in Citrix NetScaler that was just patched last week.