News August 16, 2024

The cyberattack cycle: First comes outage, next comes phishing

3 min read - Phishing attacks in the wake of a service, system or network outage are always a danger. For example, during the massive PlayStation Network outage in 2011, phishers took advantage of user confusion and frustration. Intruders sent phishing emails pretending to…

Risk Management July 10, 2024

Digital solidarity vs. digital sovereignty: Which side are you on?

4 min read - The landscape of international cyber policy continues to evolve rapidly, reflecting the dynamic nature of technology and global geopolitics. Central to this evolution are two competing concepts: digital solidarity and digital sovereignty. The U.S. Department of State, through its newly…

Risk Management July 9, 2024

A decade of global cyberattacks, and where they left us

5 min read - The cyberattack landscape has seen monumental shifts and enormous growth in the past decade or so. I spoke to Michelle Alvarez, X-Force Strategic Threat Analysis Manager at IBM, who told me that the most visible change in cybersecurity can be…

Risk Management April 17, 2024

What should Security Operations teams take away from the IBM X-Force 2024 Threat Intelligence Index?

3 min read - The IBM X-Force 2024 Threat Intelligence Index has been released. The headlines are in and among them are the fact that a global identity crisis is emerging. X-Force noted a 71% increase year-to-year in attacks using valid credentials. In this…

Cloud Security 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…

Security Services September 6, 2023

Machine learning operations can revolutionize cybersecurity

4 min read - Machine learning operations (MLOps) refers to the practices and tools employed to streamline the deployment, management and monitoring of machine learning models in production environments. While MLOps is commonly associated with data science and machine learning workflows, its integration with…

Intelligence & Analytics August 8, 2023

Unmasking hypnotized AI: The hidden risks of large language models

11 min read - The emergence of Large Language Models (LLMs) is redefining how cybersecurity teams and cybercriminals operate. As security teams leverage the capabilities of generative AI to bring more simplicity and speed into their operations, it’s important we recognize that cybercriminals are…

Risk Management June 26, 2023

All about PowerShell attacks: The no. 1 ATT&CK technique

4 min read - How do cyber pros prioritize their security efforts? A good place to start is knowing exactly what tactics, techniques and procedures (TTP) threat actors use. In a recently published report, aggregated data was used to identify the most common attack…

Energy & Utility May 15, 2023

Today’s biggest threats against the energy grid

2 min read - Without the U.S. energy grid, life as we know it simply grinds to a halt. Businesses can’t serve customers. Homes don’t have power. Traffic lights no longer work. We depend on the grid operating reliably each and every day for…

Intelligence & Analytics May 4, 2023

79% of cyber pros make decisions without threat intelligence

4 min read - In a recent report, 79% of security pros say they make decisions without adversary insights “at least the majority of the time.” Why aren’t companies effectively leveraging threat intelligence? And does the C-Suite know this is going on? It’s not…