Incident Response March 18, 2021

The Next-Gen Cyber Range: Bringing Incident Response Exercises to the Cloud

5 min read - At IBM X-Force, we keep our customers on the cutting edge of cybersecurity experiences, centered around incident response, and these include responding in cloud native environments. What is cloud native? It is a concept that grew out of the astonishing…

Incident Response December 1, 2020

The Future of Cybersecurity: How to Prepare for a Crisis in 2020 and Beyond

5 min read - When it comes to the future of cybersecurity, an ounce of prevention is worth far more than a pound of cure. According to the Ponemon Institute and IBM Security’s 2020 Cost of a Data Breach Report, enterprises that designated an…

Incident Response November 30, 2020

Chaos Engineering: Building the Next Generation of Cyber Ranges

6 min read - In one of our past posts on the same subject, we discussed how to apply chaos engineering principles to cyber war-games and team simulation exercises in broad brush strokes. In short, ‘chaos engineering’ is the discipline of working and experimenting…

Incident Response July 16, 2020

Deciphering Between Incident Management and Crisis Management

4 min read - Cyber threats come in many forms and can severely impact business operations, brand reputation, financial standing and even lead to a lawsuit. Organizations must prepare to respond and manage cyber events at different organizational levels to limit their damage and…

June 2, 2020

Trickbot Using BazarBackdoor to Gain Full Access to Targeted Networks

2 min read - Security researchers observed the Trickbot operators using a new backdoor called "BazarBackdoor" to gain full access to targeted networks.

CISO June 1, 2020

Stronger Together — Building Cyber Resilience

3 min read - As new ways of work are coupled with a growing prevalence of malware and ransomware, cyber resilience has become top of mind in boardrooms around the world.

May 28, 2020

PonyFinal Ransomware Leverages Brute-Force Attacks to Access Networks

2 min read - Security researchers observed PonyFinal ransomware using brute-force attacks to access targeted organizations' networks.

May 25, 2020

Weekly Security News Roundup: ‘Silent Night’ Malware Reminiscent of ZeuS

3 min read - Researchers observed digital criminals selling a new malware strain based on the ZeuS family called "Silent Night." Read on to learn what else happened last week in security news.

Threat Hunting March 18, 2020

Using Mystery Novel Techniques to Track Down Cyberthreats

3 min read - If you consider yourself a good sleuth who can predict the end of every Agatha Christie novel, you might have a knack for discovering the origins of cyberthreats.

Fraud Protection March 17, 2020

2020 Tax Fraud Trends: How to Protect Yourself at Home and Work

8 min read - Scammers view tax season as a prime recruiting season for victims. Here are the most prominent tax fraud trends in 2020 and how to protect your identity and business from risks.