Why CISA’s China Cyberattack Playbook Is Worthy of Your Attention
DATA CENTER KNOWLEDGE–The advisory outlines the tactics, techniques, and procedures China’s state-sponsored cybercriminals use to breach networks.
Tag: cybersecurity
The Kaseya Ransomware Attack Is a Wakeup Call for MSP-Reliant IT Shops
DATA CENTER KNOWLEDGE–The pandemic has driven more outsourcing to MSPs, making them prime targets for cybercriminals wanting to scale their attacks.
Security Problems Worsen as Enterprises Build Hybrid and Multicloud Systems
DATA CENTER KNOWLEDGE–Under pressure to accelerate cloud adoption, IT orgs often skip over crucial security planning steps.
Botnet attacks on APIs: Why most companies are unprepared
CSO–The use of botnets to target applications for illegal and unethical purposes is growing, yet implementation of bot detection tools and best practices lags.
Pressure Grows for Federal Data Breach Legislation
DATA CENTER KNOWLEDGE–Even as cybersecurity grows in importance as a national priority, individual states continue to push ahead with their own data breach legislation, making for an increasingly complicated compliance landscape for cybersecurity managers.
Russian Cybercrime: Is Extradition Ahead?
DATA CENTER KNOWLEDGE–Russia has long been the world’s biggest haven for cybercrime. On Sunday, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that this would change. But will it?
Is the US Government Doing Enough About Ransomware?
Data Center Knowledge–The government is taking cybercrime more seriously than ever, but it should do a lot more than it has done so far, experts say.
How API attacks work, and how to identify and prevent them
CSO–Attackers know how to get around WAFs and API gateways when targeting APIs. Here’s how some companies are coping with the rapid increase in API attacks.
Report: Cloud Security Breaches Surpass On-Prem Ones for the First Time
DATA CENTER KNOWLEDGE—Verizon’s annual report on data breaches finds that more cybersecurity incidents involved external cloud assets than internal ones.
Pandemic, AWS Bombing Plot Heighten Data Center Physical Security Concerns
DATA CENTER KNOWLEDGE—The failed AWS plot highlights ongoing rise in physical threat activity accompanying the pandemic and social unrest.
Confidential Computing: Arm Builds Secure Enclaves for the Data Center
DATA CENTER KNOWLEDGE—Confidential computing in Armv9, called Arm CCA, builds on TrustZone secure enclave technology in mobile chips.
Security Tech Based on Each Chip’s Unique ‘Fingerprint’ Comes to Data Centers
DATA CENTER KNOWLEDGE—Minute inconsistencies introduced in manufacturing make every chip different from the rest and can be used for authentication.
Tips and tactics of today’s cybersecurity threat hunters
CSO—Having internal threat hunting capability is becoming a necessity for many organizations. Here are the most common things they look for and how they respond to incidents.
Foiled AWS Data Center Bombing Plot Poses New Questions for Operators
DATA CENTER KNOWLEDGE—Targeting of data centers is a new development. Experts believe the incident should spur review of physical security posture, investment in dark-web monitoring.
Malware Wants to Phone Home. Trinity Cyber Doesn’t Try to Block It
DATA CENTER KNOWLEDGE—The startup, founded by former top US government cybersecurity officials, has a novel approach to neutralizing malicious communications.