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As the internet grows, so does the sophistication and capabilities of cyber attacks. Cybercriminals constantly develop new ways to exploit even the most complex networks and servers. One of the newer types of attacks caused major headlines in 2020 and continues to be a force to be reckoned with for even the largest companies and organizations. It's called a double extortion ransomware attack. Becoming a victim of these vicious attacks can lead to devastating consequences.

Cloud computing is an effective solution for large and small companies across every industry. There has been rapid adoption due in large part to its accessibility, flexibility, and reliability. The cloud environment brings a significant amount of benefits, but at the same time, it can expose businesses to various alarming cybersecurity risks. A study conducted by Thales and 451 Research revealed that 40% of respondents have experienced a data breach within their cloud environments.

This past March we posted an analysis of a vulnerability in the Apache HTTP Server mod_sed filter module, CVE-2022-23943, in which a Denial of Service (DoS) can be triggered due to a miscalculation of buffers’ sizes. While analyzing this Apache httpd vulnerability and its patch, we suspected that although the fix resolved the issue, it created a new unwanted behavior. Our suspicion turned out to be true: we discovered that another way to cause a DoS was introduced.

Every year Verizon releases the Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR), covering some of the biggest trends in data breaches across industries, highlighting the common causes for breaches as well as trendy attack vectors. And every year, when it is released, my inbox is immediately hit with questions from colleagues and customers asking how Netskope can mitigate each of the issues raised. So this year I thought I would share my analysis more widely.

This blog is a part of our new series 5 Strategies for Building Resilience to Financial Crimes and Cyber Attacks in 2022. Access to the right data at the right time is the foundation of an efficient payment fraud prevention strategy. At INETCO, we like to say that not all insights are created equal: if you are missing some key pieces of the puzzle you won’t get a clear picture of the threat landscape.

Online privacy is a state where one can keep their information and activities private from others. Due to the increase in internet usage for various purposes like social media, entertainment, education, and even business, the threat to data privacy has also increased. Above all the other online niches, businesses involve more critical data such as customer data, financial information, intellectual property, business agreements, and employee details.