Security | Threat Detection | Cyberattacks | DevSecOps | Compliance

The major news in technology policy circles is this month’s release of the long-anticipated Executive Order (E.O.) on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence. While E.O.s govern policy areas within the direct control of the U.S. government’s Executive Branch, they are important broadly because they inform industry best practices and can even potentially inform subsequent laws and regulations in the U.S. and abroad.

It might be hard to remember, but around twenty years ago, Amazon was only known for one thing: selling books. But it’s grown up in the last two decades, encompassing multiple business verticals, and selling more than just books (especially convenient when you need garbage bags, a spatula, and holiday decorations all at the same time).

Based in Central New York, Systems East, Inc., is a finance, billing, and payment solution for commercial software products. Their software options differ from other finance payment options by their cross-system elements. The Systems East software provides one tool to manage multiple accounts and tasks. Systems East’s local success may be short-lived, however, because they’ve suffered a data breach—a big one.

eXtended Detection and Response (XDR) technology has transformed the cybersecurity paradigm by enhancing visibility and threat detection, providing unprecedented response capabilities. It is a tool capable of monitoring the different security layers of a company, generating a single pane that unifies the detections produced in these layers.

Digital forensics is a critical field in the investigation of cybercrimes, data breaches, and other digital incidents. As our reliance on computers continues to grow, the need for skilled digital forensics professionals is more crucial than ever. In this guide, we will explore the basics of performing digital forensics on a Windows computer, including key steps, tools, and techniques.

The Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS) model, and its readily available scheme, remains to be the preferred method for emerging threat actors to carry out complex and lucrative cyberattacks. Information theft is a significant focus within the realm of MaaS, with a specialization in the acquisition and exfiltration of sensitive information from compromised devices, including login credentials, credit card details, and other valuable information.

NIST SP 800-171 details requirements that all Department of Defense (DoD) contractors have been required to follow for years. The guidelines were updated in 2020, and Revision 3 was published in May 2023. Netwrix is ready to help organizations achieve, maintain and prove NIST 800-171 compliance. Below, we summarize its key requirements and share recommendations for getting started with the regulation.