Deceptions Everywhere ®

It's no secret that SOCs are overwhelmed. Many organizations are under constant attack, but SOC teams are so barraged by alerts that they can’t discern real from noise. If you missed our webinar with Forrester, Improving SOC Efficiency with Deception, watch it here. Learn how a deception technology approach can end the nonstop "hamster wheel" reaction cycle—and significantly boost both incident response (IR) capabilities and the overall productivity of security operations teams.

The practice of digital forensics in cybersecurity focuses on recovering and investigating artifacts found on devices to determine the nature of an incident or cyberattack.

Let’s tackle a familiar, yet daunting problem for vulnerability management (VM) teams: The patching “to-do” list in most organizations is so long that having some way to prioritize patching of networked endpoints, servers and other assets is essential for limiting exposure to cyberattacks.

Moody's Cyber Risk Group: “Cyber becomes more and more important.”

On November 12, Moody’s announced its intent to start incorporating in its credit rating method the degree to which an organization faces risk of major impact from a cyberattack. This follows the news, back in February 2018, that the Securities and Exchange Commission issued additional guidance on its requirement that public companies must “inform investors about material cybersecurity risks and incidents,” even if they have not yet been the target of a cyberattack.  

More than $2.5 trillion in mergers were announced in the first half of 2018[1]—a new record. Ranked by value of the deal, energy and power deals led, followed by media and entertainment, with healthcare and industrials close behind. Industries are converging and organizations are using acquisitions, divestitures, and other forms of asset remix to reposition their businesses. For example, there are numerous mergers among pharmaceutical, life sciences, and biotech companies as they seek to gain traction in a highly fragmented market. EY predicts that the total value of life sciences M&A will surpass $200 billion in 2018. According to Deloitte, technology acquisition is the primary driver of M&A pursuits, ahead of expanding customer bases in existing markets, and adding products or services[3].

As 2017 comes to a close, the string of recent attacks on SWIFT and other financial messaging systems are emerging as one of the main threat trends. News has just surfaced of another such attack – this time impacting Globex Bank in Russia, which took place on December 15th. Attackers apparently attempted to steal almost $1M by manipulating international transfer requests through the systems within the bank that connect to the SWIFT messaging service. 

Ransomware is the biggest topic in the cybersecurity community right now – but this certainly doesn’t mean it’s a new concept. Malware capable of encrypting files on infected machines has existed since 1989, but today’s cyber attacks are far more sophisticated. Read More

Cyber attackers only need one small crack in a security plan to invade and jeopardize an entire organization. As IBM and Ponemon Institute reported in their 2015 Cost of Data Breach Study: Global Analysis, this is becoming a costly problem for today’s businesses. Read More