Risk Management December 21, 2022

Don’t Wait to Embrace CISA’s Vulnerability Management Rules

4 min read - Vulnerability management is the time-consuming process of finding and patching a seemingly unlimited number of potential risks. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) reports more than 23,000 new vulnerabilities for 2022, where more than 17,000 are classified as…

Data Protection November 29, 2021

What the SEC Requires From Businesses After a Data Breach

4 min read - Consumers have become wary of data breaches and the decreased safety of their personal information. However, the cost of a data breach is no longer only a matter of money and your company’s good name. There is now a third…

Software Vulnerabilities November 16, 2021

Call to Patch: Zero Day Discovered in Enterprise Help Desk Platform

4 min read - In an age where organizations have established a direct dependence on software to run critical business operations, it’s fundamental that they are evaluating their software development lifecycles and that of their extended environment — third-party partners — against the same…

Software Vulnerabilities August 17, 2020

New Ponemon Report: A Programmatic Approach to Vulnerability Management for Hybrid Multicloud

4 min read - X-Force Red is unveiling a new research study, conducted by the Ponemon Institute, that highlights vulnerability management challenges for on-premises and cloud environments: in other words, hybrid multicloud. The report, “The State of Vulnerability Management in the Cloud and On-Premises,”…

Software Vulnerabilities August 6, 2020

Shellshock In-Depth: Why This Old Vulnerability Won’t Go Away

5 min read - Shellshock is a bug in the Bash command-line interface shell that has existed for 30 years and was discovered as a significant threat in 2014. Today, Shellshock still remains a threat to enterprise.   The threat is certainly less risky…

June 1, 2020

Weekly Security News Roundup: Average Ransomware Demand Grew 14 Times in One Year

3 min read - Researchers revealed that the average ransomware demand grew 14 times over a one-year period from 2018 to 2019. Read on to learn what else happened last week in security news.

May 18, 2020

Weekly Security News Roundup: WannaCry Dominated Ransomware Detections in Q1 2020

3 min read - Security researchers revealed that WannaCry dominated their ransomware detections in the first quarter of 2020. Read on to learn what else happened last week in security news.

Software Vulnerabilities February 20, 2020

To Rank or Not to Rank Should Never Be a Question

3 min read - Scanning is an important part of any vulnerability management program, but it should always be accompanied by vulnerability ranking to ensure teams are patching the most impactful issues first.

February 10, 2020

RobbinHood Ransomware Abuses Vulnerable Driver to Delete Security Products

2 min read - Researchers observed the RobbinHood ransomware family abusing a vulnerable driver to delete security products. Read on to learn about other ransomware families that have used similar tactics.

January 13, 2020

Weekly Security News Roundup: Mirai-Inspired ‘LiquorBot’ Botnet Mining for Monero

3 min read - Researchers discovered that the Mirai-inspired "LiquorBot" IoT botnet came equipped with Monero cryptocurrency mining capabilities. Read on to learn what else happened last week in security news.