Category: Business Process

Businesses face many cybersecurity threats, ranging from ransomware attacks to sophisticated phishing schemes. The cost of a cyberattack can extend far beyond financial loss, including an adverse impact on the company’s reputation and brand, the imposition of regulatory fines, and an erosion of customer trust. One effective strategy for identifying and mitigating these risks is… Continue reading Understanding the Benefits of Internal and External Cybersecurity Risk Assessments

The blog post “Highway Blobbery: Data Theft Using Azure Storage Explorer” (ModePush, 2024) highlights how threat actors exploit legitimate tools like Azure Storage Explorer and AzCopy for data exfiltration. Attackers leverage these tools to transfer large datasets from compromised environments, often bypassing traditional detection methods. Understanding Azure Storage Explorer and AzCopy Azure Storage Explorer is… Continue reading Identify Threat Actors that Use Azure Storage Tools to Ransom Sensitive Data

CrowdStrike is a leading cybersecurity company that provides cloud-based endpoint protection, threat intelligence, and incident response services to companies of all sizes worldwide. On July 19, 2024, CrowdStrike uploaded a flawed update to its Falcon Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) software. The problem caused Windows devices to display Microsoft’s “Blue Screen of Death” (BSOD). In… Continue reading The CrowdStrike Outage: What Happened and Lessons Learned

The combination of username and password alone, the standard for online security for decades, has shown that it is woefully inadequate to combat cyberattacks. Passwords are easily compromised Passwords alone are insufficient for protecting sensitive data primarily due to users’ lack of security hygiene and aggressive attacks by cybercriminals. The common problem in these situations… Continue reading It’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Do You Know Where Your Passwords Are?