Security | Threat Detection | Cyberattacks | DevSecOps | Compliance

In a startling development, the Akira ransomware gang has demonstrated a dramatic reduction in the time it takes to exfiltrate data from compromised servers. According to the BlackBerry Threat Research and Intelligence Team, this cybercriminal group managed to steal data from a Veeam server in just over two hours during a June attack on a Latin American airline.

Many companies are stepping up their security measures to protect against cyber risks associated with the increasing use of cloud services and remote work. As a result, the global deployment of Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) is on the rise. According to the 2024 Gartner CIO and Technology Executive Survey, 39% of respondents have already deployed SASE or plan to do so within the next 24 months.

Guest blog by Jaye Tillson, Field CTO, Distinguished Technologist, HPE Aruba Networking The legal profession has long been a custodian for a significant of sensitive data. From mergers and acquisitions to intellectual property disputes, law firms hold the keys to a kingdom of confidential client information. However, in the digital age, this crown jewel has become a prime target for cybercriminals.

Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs), desperate to automate repetitive tasks, initially turned to SOAR to reduce their workload and improve threat response times. Unfortunately, legacy SOAR tools still face scalability, flexibility, and integration challenges. As the complexity and volume of cyber threats continue to grow, the limitations of legacy SOAR have become more apparent, necessitating the move towards more advanced automation technologies like Torq Hyperautomation.

Guiding employees' digital behaviors is key to avoiding potential cybersecurity breaches. However, remote work during summer weeks may disrupt normal routines and change the location of digital assets, leaving companies open to vulnerabilities. According to our latest Internet Security Report, malware detections on endpoints increased by more than 75% during the first months of the year.

We’re excited to share that ChannelVision Magazine has recognized WatchGuard Technologies with a 2024 Visionary Spotlight Award for Cybersecurity in the program’s Business Technology category! The annual award program honors top industry players that have significantly advanced their channel and technological investments over the last year.

Fireblocks Off Exchange enables businesses across the world to trade on centralized exchanges without introducing counterparty risk. Today, we’re proud to share that Bybit is the newest exchange to integrate with Off Exchange. Bybit, a crypto exchange ranked the second-largest in the world, joins Deribit, with further integrations to follow. These include BIT, Bitget, Coinhako, Gate.io, One Trading, and OKX.

HTX is the latest global exchange to integrate with Fireblocks Off Exchange, a first-of-its-kind solution that enables trading firms and asset managers to mitigate counterparty risk while trading on centralized exchanges. Through integrating with Off Exchange, HTX looks to strengthen their digital asset security, streamline global compliance operations, and create a better virtual asset trading experience for their users.

Do you have secrets sprawled across your tech stack? The recent Disney breach is as good a reminder as any to check, because it’s likely that you do. But first, let’s take a closer look at the Disney breach to understand what may have gone wrong, and how you can prevent a similar breach from happening to your business.

In today’s cloud-based work environments, it’s all too easy for assets with sensitive data like PII, PCI, PHI, secrets, and intellectual property (IP) to be sprawled across the enterprise tech stack. With the skyrocketing costs of data breaches, one sprawled secret can cost organizations an average of $4.45 million. This is where Data Leak Prevention (DLP) solutions come in to limit secret sprawl, prevent data leaks, and ensure continuous compliance with leading standards.