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Cyberattackers are exploring stealthier and more sophisticated methods to infiltrate cloud environments. From exploiting misconfigurations to leveraging stolen credentials, adversaries are skilled at evading detection. Cloud logs are invaluable in helping organizations identify potential threats before they can cause damage.

In life, you get a lot of different alerts. Your bank may send emails or texts about normal account activities, like privacy notices, product updates, or account statements. It also sends alerts when someone fraudulently makes a purchase with your credit card. You can ignore most of the normal messages, but you need to pay attention to the fraud alerts. Security is the same way.

Managing a SOC is no easy task. SOC managers must balance the demands of process development and team management while simultaneously staying ahead of threats. Each of these challenges can hinder operational efficiency and an organization’s security if not addressed strategically. Here are some of the most common challenges faced by SOC managers, plus practical solutions to overcome them and lead a high-performing SOC.

As organizations face the imminent threat of an IT service outage or cyberattack, they often fail to step back and understand how well they've planned to deal with the crisis. According to recent research, we know that: Perhaps the most regrettable part of it all? Almost half (45%) of these organizations already acknowledge the inadequacy of their disaster recovery capabilities.

In the realm of cybersecurity, understanding how unauthorized access can compromise sensitive systems is critical—this is where the concept of privilege escalation comes into play. In this article, we will look at what privilege escalation is, how it exploits vulnerabilities and best practices for protecting your organization against privilege escalation.

Illicit streaming devices have become an unnoticed yet significant threat in many households and corporate environments. These devices, often advertised with wild promises of free access to premium content, have a dark side that many users might not be aware of. They operate much like the “black boxes” of the 1990s, offering access to pay-per-view events and premium channels at suspiciously low costs.

Imagine, for a moment, that your IT environment is the Death Star. You know the rebels will try to rescue Princess Leia. If you’re Darth Vader, you need systems that detect Luke and Chewbacca when they gain unauthorized access and systems that prevent them from accessing the Death Star. As a security analyst, you have varied technologies that detect and prevent malicious actors from gaining unauthorized access to your networks.

The e-commerce world was recently shaken by the discovery of a vulnerability in Adobe Commerce and Magento, two of the most widely used e-commerce platforms. Dubbed "CosmicSting" and designated as CVE-2024-34102, this vulnerability exposes millions of online stores to potential remote code execution and data exfiltration risks.

In September 27, 2024, Okta disclosed a critical vulnerability affecting their Classic environment that created a concerning security gap in identity protection. The vulnerability, active since July 17, 2024, allowed attackers with valid credentials to bypass application-specific sign-on policies by simply modifying their user-agent string.