Articles Tagged with ''cyber security''

As many have seen, the Log4Shell vulnerability, which was discovered over the weekend, is an extremely serious flaw and will likely impact organizations for years to come. Here’s what we know thus far, and how enterprises can remain safe as this vulnerability persists.
 

Cybersecurity leaders are concerned that attackers could further weaponize the Log4j security vulnerability by creating a "worm" that spreads automatically from one vulnerable device to another. 

A Vulcan Cyber study highlights the struggle of IT security teams to transition from simple vulnerability identification to meaningful response and mitigation, limiting the risk insights business leaders and IT management professionals need to effectively protect valuable business assets.

Lookout Threat Labs researchers have discovered a distribution of the Anubis Android banking malware that is masquerading as the official account management application from Orange S.A., a leading French telecommunications company. 

Now more than ever, discussions must be had on digital and cyber protections for employees, not just executives and the C-suite.

The first step in creating a complete data security plan is to know what types of data the company collects, where it is stored, and with whom and how it is shared. Next, the business should determine the potential risks to that data and whether the information resides in electronic or physical form (or both). 

If hackers can learn the ins and outs of your network, shouldn’t you beat them to the punch by obtaining deeper visibility and holistic mapping of your network infrastructure and attached applications, services, and devices? 

As most small and medium businesses are forced to figure out ways to do more with less, outsourcing IT is the right choice for many different reasons.

Threat actors are actively exploiting a critical security flaw in Java logging library Apache Log4j. Log4j is an open-source, Java-based logging utility widely used by enterprise applications and cloud services, meaning many organizations are at risk from threat actors actively exploiting this vulnerability.

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has released Capability Enhancement Guide (CEG): Social Media Account Protection, which details ways to protect the security of organization-run social media accounts.