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Unified endpoint management for purpose-based devices

4 min read - As purpose-built devices become increasingly common, the challenges associated with their unique management and security needs are becoming clear. What are purpose-built devices? Most fall under the category of rugged IoT devices typically used outside of an office environment and…

October 30, 2023

Virtual credit card fraud: An old scam reinvented

3 min read - In today’s rapidly evolving financial landscape, as banks continue to broaden their range of services and embrace innovative technologies, they find themselves at the forefront of a dual-edged sword. While these advancements promise greater convenience and accessibility for customers, they…

October 19, 2023

Endpoint security in the cloud: What you need to know

9 min read - Cloud security is a buzzword in the world of technology these days — but not without good reason. Endpoint security is now one of the major concerns for businesses across the world. With ever-increasing incidents of data thefts and security…

October 5, 2023

Does your security program suffer from piecemeal detection and response?

4 min read - Many organizations face siloed and disjointed threat detection and response systems as part of their security program. Learn how to treat the affliction known as piecemeal detection and response.

July 25, 2023

Combining EPP and EDR tools can boost your endpoint security

6 min read - Endpoint protection platform (EPP) and endpoint detection and response (EDR) tools are two security products commonly used to protect endpoint systems from threats. EPP is a comprehensive security solution that provides a range of features to detect and prevent threats…

The needs of a modernized SOC for hybrid cloud

5 min read - Cybersecurity has made a lot of progress over the last ten years. Improved standards (e.g., MITRE), threat intelligence, processes and technology have significantly helped improve visibility, automate information gathering (SOAR) and many manual tasks. Additionally, new analytics (UEBA/SIEM) and endpoint (EDR) technologies can detect and often stop entire classes of threats. Now we are seeing the emergence of technologies such as attack surface management (ASM), which are starting to help organisations get more proactive and focus their efforts for maximum…

X-Force identifies vulnerability in IoT platform

4 min read - The last decade has seen an explosion of IoT devices across a multitude of industries. With that rise has come the need for centralized systems to perform data collection and device management, commonly called IoT Platforms. One such platform, ThingsBoard, was the recent subject of research by IBM Security X-Force. While there has been a lot of discussion around the security of IoT devices themselves, there is far less conversation around the security of the platforms these devices connect with.…

X-Force prevents zero day from going anywhere

8 min read - This blog was made possible through contributions from Fred Chidsey and Joseph Lozowski. The 2023 X-Force Threat Intelligence Index shows that vulnerability discovery has rapidly increased year-over-year and according to X-Force’s cumulative vulnerability and exploit database, only 3% of vulnerabilities are associated with a zero day. X-Force often observes zero-day exploitation on Internet-facing systems as a vector for initial access however, X-Force has also observed zero-day attacks leveraged by attackers to accomplish their goals and objectives after initial access was…

Patch Tuesday -> exploit Wednesday: Pwning windows ancillary function driver for WinSock (afd.sys) in 24 hours

12 min read - ‘Patch Tuesday, Exploit Wednesday’ is an old hacker adage that refers to the weaponization of vulnerabilities the day after monthly security patches become publicly available. As security improves and exploit mitigations become more sophisticated, the amount of research and development required to craft a weaponized exploit has increased. This is especially relevant for memory corruption vulnerabilities. Figure 1 — Exploitation timeline However, with the addition of new features (and memory-unsafe C code) in the Windows 11 kernel, ripe new attack…

Patch Tuesday -> exploit Wednesday: Pwning windows ancillary function driver for WinSock (afd.sys) in 24 hours

When the absence of noise becomes signal: Defensive considerations for Lazarus FudModule

7 min read - In February 2023, X-Force posted a blog entitled “Direct Kernel Object Manipulation (DKOM) Attacks on ETW Providers” that details the capabilities of a sample attributed to the Lazarus group leveraged to impair visibility of the malware’s operations. This blog will…

Cybersecurity in the next-generation space age, pt. 3: Securing the new space

8 min read - View Part 1, Introduction to New Space, and Part 2, Cybersecurity Threats in New Space, in this series. As we see in the previous article of this series discussing the cybersecurity threats in the New Space, space technology is advancing…

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Unified endpoint management for purpose-based devices

Virtual credit card fraud: An old scam reinvented

Endpoint security in the cloud: What you need to know

Does your security program suffer from piecemeal detection and response?

Combining EPP and EDR tools can boost your endpoint security

The needs of a modernized SOC for hybrid cloud

X-Force identifies vulnerability in IoT platform

X-Force prevents zero day from going anywhere

Patch Tuesday -> exploit Wednesday: Pwning windows ancillary function driver for WinSock (afd.sys) in 24 hours

Patch Tuesday -> exploit Wednesday: Pwning windows ancillary function driver for WinSock (afd.sys) in 24 hours

When the absence of noise becomes signal: Defensive considerations for Lazarus FudModule

Cybersecurity in the next-generation space age, pt. 3: Securing the new space

Backdoor deployment and ransomware: Top threats identified in X-Force Threat Intelligence Index 2023

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