Cloud Sniper: Manage and automate cloud security operations
Cloud Sniper is an open-source platform for managing cloud security operations that aims to make it easy for cloud teams to deal with security incidents. “One of our …
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The benefits of cyber threat intelligence
In this Help Net Security podcast, Maurits Lucas, Director of Intelligence Solutions at Intel 471, discusses the benefits of cyber threat intelligence. He also talks about how …
As attacks on Exchange servers escalate, Microsoft investigates potential PoC exploit leak
Microsoft Exchange servers around the world are still getting compromised via the ProxyLogon (CVE-2021-26855) and three other vulnerabilities patched by Microsoft in early …
Analysts need advanced automation tools to reduce fear of missing incidents
Security analysts are becoming less productive due to widespread “alert fatigue” resulting in ignored alerts, increased stress, and fear of missing incidents, according to an …
Credential spill incidents nearly doubled since 2016
The number of annual credential spill incidents nearly doubled from 2016 to 2020, according to F5 research. There was a 46% downturn in the number of spilled credentials …
Container security is a priority, but who’s responsibility is it?
NeuVector released a survey that identifies current trends and challenges enterprises are grappling with as they increasingly turn to microservices architectures. Among …
Which security practices lead to best security outcomes?
A proactive technology refresh strategy and a well-integrated tech stack are, according to a recent Cisco report, two security practices that are more likely than many others …
XDR: Unifying incident detection, response and remediation
According to IBM’s Cost of a Data Breach Report 2020, the average time it took a company in 2019 to identify and contain a breach was 279 days. It was 266 days in 2018 …
Paying a ransom to prevent leaking of stolen data is a risky gamble
Ransomware groups have realized that their tactics are also very effective for targeting larger enterprises, and this resulted in a 31% increase of the average ransom payment …
IT incident management challenges during the post-pandemic rush to digital
BigPanda revealed the results of an IDG Research survey conducted in the early days of the pandemic. The study explores challenges IT Ops, NOC, DevOps and SRE teams face as …
Incident management tools and processes insufficient to enable innovation
Enterprise digital transformation budgets continue to increase despite a recession, developers find it challenging to innovate and standard incident management tools and …
Organizations facing surge in phishing attacks since the start of the pandemic
The frequency of phishing threats has risen considerably since the pandemic started, with companies experiencing an average of 1,185 attacks every month, according to a survey …