As the Thanksgiving season rapidly approaches, many look forward to the warmth of family gatherings, the aroma of roasted turkey, and the joy of gratitude. Yet, just as we prepare our homes and hearts for this festive season, cybercriminals are gearing up to unleash a different kind of feast—a cyber feast—rife with sophisticated scams targeting unsuspecting individuals and businesses alike.
The demand for logistics services has risen sharply in recent years, especially in the wake of the e-commerce boom. Digitization of the sector has been a driving factor behind the development of the supply chain as it makes data processing more efficient and shipments faster. Sector growth, the mass of company and consumer data handled, and the decentralization inherent to the chain, means these services have become a target of interest for cybercriminals.
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In our modern world, we constantly share private, confidential, and sensitive information over digital channels. A fundamental component of this communication is file encryption — transforming data into an unreadable format using encryption algorithms.
On November 21st, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Multi-State Information Sharing & Analysis Center (MS-ISAC), and Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Center (ASD’s ACSC) released an advisory highlighting the ongoing exploit of the Citrix Bleed Vulnerability (CVE-2023-4966) by Lockbit 3.0 affiliates.
In an era where digital threats are evolving rapidly, the need for skilled security professionals is at an all-time high. Companies are grappling with a unique dilemma: the acute shortage of top-tier talent in the cybersecurity realm. But hiring an entire team poses its own set of risks. From the complexities of team dynamics to the cost of hiring, the constant upskilling and the ongoing retention efforts, these risks and costs stack up quickly.
Author: Owen Denby, General Counsel, SecurityScorecard On October 30, 2023, the SEC charged both SolarWinds and their CISO Tim Brown with defrauding investors, by failing to make disclosures about cybersecurity issues and vulnerabilities related to the massive nearly two-year long “SUNBURST” hack of the company.
As web applications continue to grow in complexity and sophistication, ensuring their security has become an increasingly daunting challenge. From emerging threats like API vulnerabilities and serverless architectures to well-known risks like cross-site scripting and SQL injection, organizations—regardless of size or industry—must be prepared to address a wide range of security concerns in order to keep their web applications safe and secure.
