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Cyber Risk & Your Supply Chain: Managing the Growing Threat

NexusTek

Capitalizing on human error and a host of other vulnerabilities, threat actors increasingly exploit weak links in supply chains to gain access to bigger targets up the chain. The malicious code redirects users to a compromised website that hosts the threat actor’s malware. But how to accomplish this?

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The Critical Role of Safe and Secure Backup System Storage

Solutions Review

As attackers have grown more skilled and sophisticated, they are now leveraging hard-to-detect tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) that capitalize on backup system vulnerabilities to either steal data or disrupt recovery operations. Take the CVE-2022-36537 vulnerability that was publicized in early 2023 for example.

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How to Counter AI-Driven Cybersecurity Threats to Physical Security Products

Security Industry Association

IoT malware : IoT malware is malicious software that is designed to target IoT devices. IoT malware can be used to take control of devices, steal data or disrupt operations. Zero-day attacks : Zero-day attacks are attacks that exploit vulnerabilities in software that the vendor is not aware of.

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How to Implement Threat Modeling in Your DevSecOps Process

Pure Storage

Threat modeling is the process of identifying potential threats and vulnerabilities in a system and determining the likelihood and impact of each threat. This can be a serious threat to authentication systems and other security controls. Assets that are vulnerable to spoofing include usernames, passwords, and digital certificates.

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Managing Cyberthreats to Combat Ransomware Part 1: Current Technologies

Zerto

According to the Center for Internet Security over the past six months (DEC 2021–MAY 2022), these ten malware variants consistently made up over 60% of all reported malware activity: Shlayer. Ransomware — Ransomware is a type of malware that blocks access to a system, device, or file until a ransom is paid by the attack victim.

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Data Protection Techniques

Solutions Review

Access Controls and Authentication: Implementing stringent access controls and authentication mechanisms is crucial for data protection. Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems (IDPS): IDPS solutions monitor network traffic and system activity to detect and prevent unauthorized access, malware infections, or other security breaches.

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The most common ways human factors weaken business cybersecurity

Online Computers

Humans tend to be more unpredictable and inconsistent than tech processes, which makes them the most vulnerable link in the security chain. As a result, they fall victim to phishing attacks , unknowingly download malware, or disclose sensitive information to unauthorized entities. Partner with Online Computers. Contact us today.