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In the last week, The U.S. House of Representatives ordered its staff and lawmakers to delete TikTok from any government-issued mobile device due to security concerns with the popular video-sharing app. But, it’s not just the government taking action for a potential security vulnerability. A handful of college campuses announced that they are banning access to TikTok from campus WiFi in accordance with their respective governors’ executive orders.

There were so many notable things that have happened in 2022, here’s some to name a few. We have gotten back to a “normal” state of being or have accepted the new “normal”. While ThreatQuotient enjoyed meeting some new faces on the Hangin’ with Haig episodes.

Cyber threats continue to evolve, with cyberattacks happening in the world every 39 seconds. That’s why cybersecurity has become one of the topmost concerns in many organizations. Despite many intelligent defense mechanisms organizations leverage, emerging cyber threats continue to disrupt businesses in many ways. Cyber Threat Intelligence is the best way for organizations to mitigate the risks of new cyber threats in the future. In this article, I’ll explain…

Cybercriminals continuously adapt to stay a step ahead of the organizations they target. Over more than a decade, CrowdStrike has carefully tracked the evolution of eCrime tactics and capabilities and codified them in more than 4,900 intelligence reports. Today’s threat landscape is dominated by sophisticated ransomware operators and data extortionists that are supported by a robust and increasingly specialized market-based ecosystem of criminal service providers.

Threat actors continue to work faster and show greater sophistication in their tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs). Meanwhile, organizations struggle to keep pace because they are strapped by the persistent shortage of skilled cybersecurity professionals which, exacerbated by the pandemic, grew by 26.2% over the past year.

The updated ISO 27002 adds 11 new controls spanning a range of security services, including the addition of threat intelligence control 5.7. The ISO 27000 series is an industry standard that has long defined and dictated base-level requirements for organizations’ information security management systems (ISMS). Through more than a dozen standards, the framework helps organizations demonstrate management commitment to their ISMS as they regularly review and improve their systems and procedures.

Technological advancements have revolutionized the world’s cultural and economic institutions in almost every aspect. Unfortunately, they have also brought risks in the form of cyber threats. While there are various ways to mitigate such threats, paying importance to threat intelligence can make a difference to your organization.