The not so scary truth about zero-day exploits
We don’t know what we don’t know; this is the quintessential problem plaguing security teams and the primary reason that zero-day exploits can cause such damage. …
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US agricultural co-op hit by ransomware, expects food supply chain disruption
New Cooperative Inc., an agricultural cooperative owned by Iowa corn and soy farmers, has been hit by the BlackMatter ransomware group. The attackers are asking the co-op to …
Addressing the cybersecurity skills gap: Where do we go from here?
There are an estimated 3.12 million cybersecurity jobs that need to be filled – more than double the current number of workers in this field. With this drastic gap, it is …
Alert overload still plagues cybersecurity industry
Alert overload still plagues the cybersecurity industry, according to Critical Start. Forty-seven percent of respondents reported personally investigating 10 to 20 alerts each …
DeimosC2: Open source tool to manage post-exploitation issues
TEAMARES launched DeimosC2, addressing the market need for a cross-compatible, open source Command and Control (C2) tool for managing compromised machines that includes mobile …
SOCs still overwhelmed by alert overload, struggle with false-positives
Security Operations Center (SOC) analysts continue to face an overwhelming number of alerts each day that are taking longer to investigate, leading five times as many SOC …
Critical Start and Ingram Micro distribution agreement to expand availability of MDR services
Critical Start, a leading provider of Managed Detection and Response services, announced a distribution agreement with Ingram Micro to provide the company’s Managed …
Cisco fixes a host of security holes, including latest Apache Struts flaw
Cisco has plugged a heap of security holes – three of which are critical – in a variety of its products. The critical flaws The flaws deemed critical are: A DoS …