CCSK Success Story: From a Cybersecurity and Privacy Officer
Blog Published: 01/06/2023
This is part of a blog series interviewing cybersecurity professionals who have earned their Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge (CCSK). In these blogs we invite individuals to share some of the challenges they face in managing security for cloud computing and how they were able to leverage k...
Threat Detection for Your Multi-Cloud Environment
Blog Published: 01/06/2023
Originally published by Netography. Written by Dan Ramaswami, VP Field Engineering, Netography. We’re at a tipping point with respect to how we think about the cloud and security. Now, 89% of organizations report having a multi-cloud strategy, and 80% are using both public and private clouds. Wha...
Fake MSI Afterburner Sites Delivering Coin-Miner
Blog Published: 01/06/2023
Originally published by Cyble on November 23, 2022. Stealthy Miner Bypasses Detection Using Shellcode And Process Injection Gamers and other high-performance computing users use various utility software tools such as MSI Afterburner, which monitors system performance and allows users to modify th...
Could Double Extortion Prompt a Public Health Crisis?
Blog Published: 01/05/2023
Originally published by CXO REvolutionaries on November 15, 2022. Written by Kyle Fiehler, Senior Transformation Analyst, Zscaler. Ransomware actors targeting Australia’s most prominent healthcare insurer have taken the gloves off. After Medibank refused to pay a ransom for the return of data bel...
Definitive Guide to Hybrid Clouds, Chapter 3: Understanding Network Visibility in the Hybrid Cloud
Blog Published: 01/05/2023
Originally published by Gigamon. Written by Stephen Goudreault, Gigamon. Editor’s note: This post explores Chapter 3 of the “Definitive Guide™ to Network Visibility and Analytics in the Hybrid Cloud.” Read Chapter 1 and Chapter 2, and check back for future posts covering Chapters 4–7.Migrating to...
From Access-Centric Security to Data-Centric Security
Blog Published: 01/05/2023
Originally published by Lookout. Written by Maria Teigeiro, Lookout. In the early days of internet security, an access-centric security model made sense. Access lists on routers were complemented by firewalls and, later, intrusion detection systems. Given the processing capacity available at ...
CSA STAR Certification – Supporting Cloud Trust
Blog Published: 01/04/2023
Originally published by MSECB. Written by Mark Lundin, MSECB. Value of CSA STAR Certification for CSPs Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) STAR Certification is a strong tool to help cloud service providers evaluate and improve their cybersecurity controls while certifying against a well-respecte...
Combat Attacks Where They Most Often Start: Applications
Blog Published: 01/04/2023
Originally published by TrueFort. Written by Mike Powers, TrueFort. The application environment is one of the most targeted among cyber criminals and has reached a point where organizations can no longer pose the question of “if” there will be an attack on, but “when” there is an attack. The atta...
How to Control (Maneuver) the Post-IdP Wasteland
Blog Published: 01/04/2023
Originally published by DoControl. Written by Tony Klor, DoControl. In a world where digital transformation is the new normal and employees are more mobile than ever, organizations are inundated with managing often highly sensitive Software as a Service (SaaS) application data. To meet these dema...
How To Understand Impact Through Asset Management and Threat Intelligence, Part 3
Blog Published: 01/03/2023
Originally published by Axonius. Written by Katie Teitler, Axonius. In part one and part two of this series, we defined what cyber asset intelligence is, how — combined with threat intelligence — it informs cyber asset management as a way to decrease risk, and how organizations can start to build...
How to Improve Your Kubernetes Security Posture
Blog Published: 01/03/2023
Originally published by Sysdig. Written by Alba Ferri, Sysdig. KSPM or Kubernetes Security Posture Management refers to the security state and capabilities in place to manage the defense of the Kubernetes clusters and the workloads running on top of it. It also includes how well it can predict, p...
5 Tips for Successfully Navigating C-Suite and Board Communication as a CISO
Blog Published: 12/29/2022
Originally published by Blue Lava. Written by the Beacon Digital Team. Even the most experienced CISOs can struggle to communicate effectively with their Board of Directors and Executive team. This is not a surprise given the challenges CISOs are commonly up against, which include:Having very lim...
How to Prevent Account Takeover Fraud
Blog Published: 12/29/2022
Originally published by TokenEx. Written by Anni Burchfiel, TokenEx. Quick Hits:Account takeover fraud is the most popular kind of cyberattack for hackers looking to make a large sum of money quickly.Businesses affected by account takeover attacks (ATOs) often lose large numbers of customers due ...
5 Key Takeaways from the 2022 Compliance Benchmark Report
Blog Published: 12/28/2022
Originally published by A-LIGN. Written by Patrick Sullivan, A-LIGN. Our 2022 Compliance Benchmark Report detailed how organizations are navigating the current compliance landscape, as well as how they are preparing for the future. By surveying more than 200 cybersecurity, IT, quality assurance, ...
Sealing Off Your Cloud’s Blast Radius
Blog Published: 12/28/2022
Originally published by Ermetic. Migrating to the cloud? Cloud security requires a shift in mindset from traditional on-premises security. Implementing relevant principles and practices, like for permissions management, can mitigate vulnerabilities and significantly reduce the blast radius of an ...
Minimizing your Data Attack Surface in the Cloud
Blog Published: 12/27/2022
Originally published by Sentra. Written by Ron Reiter, CTO, Sentra. The cloud is one of the most important developments in the history of information technology. It drives innovation and speed for companies, giving engineers instant access to virtually any type of workload with unlimited scale....
News of Note: Accounting for Those Good Days
Blog Published: 12/23/2022
Recently, on one of my social media feeds, someone posted a supposed quote by Charles Darwin that left me gobsmacked, yet also piqued my curiosity because of its self-deprecating, negative, and also quite relatable nature. I was compelled to do some digging to see if it was really true – that suc...
PCI DSS 4.0: How to Become PCI Compliant
Blog Published: 12/23/2022
Originally published by TokenEx. So the results from your latest audit are in, and it turns out your organization no longer meets the full requirements of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard—or even worse, you’ve just learned your previously out-of-scope network now is subject to mor...
5 Critical Cybersecurity Updates Forecasted for 2023
Blog Published: 12/23/2022
Originally published by A-LIGN. Written by Tony Bai, Federal Practice Lead, A-LIGN. As cyberattacks become increasingly common in today’s global environment, government agencies are looking at applying minimum cybersecurity guidelines across several new sectors as the year comes to a close. The f...
Be Prepared to Neutralize Cyberattacks When – Not If – They Happen
Blog Published: 12/22/2022
Originally published by Titaniam. Businesses today are under the constant threat of cyberattacks from ransomware and extortion. 68% of business leaders feel their risk of a cyberattack is increasing, according to Accenture.For years, enterprise-level organizations have relied on data protection p...
