In late January, law enforcement officials disrupted the operations of the Hive cybercriminal group, which has profited off of a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) business model. And though the takedown was an inspiring victory, there’s plenty more ransomware where that came from. Indeed, Microsoft just reported that at the conclusion of 2022 it was t...
The life of a Cybersecurity professional is not for the faint of heart. The job can be stressful, sometimes thankless. And when an attack transpires, you can work long hours knowing the fate of your employer is on the line. Or in the case of an MSSP, the fate of your client. You might even argue that being a managed security services provider magni...
While not a stark enterprise threat, security experts warn that if an unenrolled Chromebook at a school district or a retailer does not get detected, a hacker could potentially install malware on the network.
The advancement of artificial intelligence and machine learning has for years been both touted and feared in IT and cybersecurity circles. Still, the sudden emergence of the generative AI tool ChatGPT seems to have sneaked up on a lot of people. While ChatGPT can be leveraged as a tool for good to help write Yara rules or uncover vulnerabilities, i...
Some MSSPs have a hard time leaving their comfort zone when it comes to their toolsets. They prefer to stick to their own tried-and-true suite of tools and are reluctant to add new ones, even though it might be beneficial to do so. After all, not every client has the exact same needs and challenges. This session will look at how MSSPs can potential...
More focused public-private partnerships in cybersecurity will be prioritized by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency's Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative this year in order to develop and implement cyber defense strategies aimed at addressing systemic risk, especially in the energy and water sectors, according to The Record, a news site by cybersecurity firm Recorded Future.
No matter how well constructed an MSSP's security architecture is, or how tight its security controls are -- all that good work can be wasted or sabotaged far too easily when the client organization fails to follow standard cyber security hygiene practices. Just because a company uses a managed security provider to bolster its cyber preparedness do...
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