Don't stockpile cryptocurrency in case your organization falls victim to ransomware-wielding attackers and opts to pay a ransom. This might seem obvious to anyone aware of the volatility in Bitcoin's value, but some organizations reportedly used to employ this incident response strategy.
Researchers have observed China-based, government-sponsored threat actors collecting intelligence by targeting Russian government officials with an updated variant of a remote access Trojan known as PlugX. And Microsoft shares a detailed report about Russian cyberattacks observed against Ukraine.
Synopsys has agreed to buy WhiteHat Security from NTT Security for $330 million to defend web applications in production environments in an automated, scalable fashion. WhiteHat will provide continuous security testing for hundreds or thousands of apps on live websites in a production-safe manner.
Forrester analysts Allie Mellen and Jeff Pollard discuss their new research on the analyst experience, or AX. AX involves how security analysts perceive their interactions with security products, services and processes, and Mellen and Pollard say it can improve the SOC and security analyst workflow.
Michael Lines is working with ISMG to promote awareness of the need for cyber risk management, and the CyberEdBoard is posting draft chapters from his upcoming book, "Heuristic Risk Management: Be Aware, Get Prepared, Defend Yourself." This chapter is titled "Recognize Their Attacks."
Almost all ransomware-wielding attackers accept Bitcoin for ransom payments, but many prefer Monero, thanks to the privacy-preserving coin being tougher for law enforcement officials to track. But advanced intelligence efforts to try and unmask criminal users of both Bitcoin and Monero are ongoing.
SonarSource has raised $412 million on a $4.7 billion valuation to establish a physical presence in Asia and increase its wallet share with existing customers. The company wants to open an office in Singapore and pursue opportunities in China, South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, Japan and Australia.
In light of research saying 41% of organizations had an API security incident in the last year and 63% of the incidents involved a data breach or loss, Filip Verloy of Noname Security discusses how tighter integration of API security testing and other "shift left" strategies can mitigate breaches.
Australian software firm Atlassian has issued fixes for a critically rated vulnerability in its Jira software that could allow an unauthenticated attacker to remotely bypass authentication protections in place. Both Jira and Jira Service Management are vulnerable to this bug.
Gartner heaped praise on Synopsys for having the most complete vision and strongest execution ability around application security testing, while Checkmarx took the silver. Veracode was awarded bronze for its execution ability, while HCL Software took the bronze for completeness of vision.
The Food and Drug Administration's decision to incorporate "quality systems regulations" into its new draft guidance for premarket medical device cybersecurity is an important development in the scope of the agency's expectations for manufacturers, says Dr. Suzanne Schwartz of the FDA.
Sophos bought early-stage vendor SOC.OS to help customers detect abnormalities in their IT environment earlier by ingesting data from third-party platforms. SOC.OS will allow customers to extract information sooner from non-Sophos firewalls, network proxies and endpoint security technology.
Speaking about his role as managing director, business information security, at financial giant State Street, TJ Hart says, "I wake up nervous, and I go to bed nervous." But he channels that energy into trying to better understand the threat landscape and use that data to make better business risk decisions.
Recent security incidents involving third-party software, including Okta and Log4j, underscore the importance of healthcare entities taking steps to enhance their vendor risk management programs, says Chris Frenz, assistant vice president of IT security at Mount Sinai South Nassau.
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