Identifying performance bottlenecks and wasteful computations can be a complex and challenging task, particularly in modern cloud-native environments. As the complexity of cloud-native environments increases, so does the need for effective observability solutions. Organizations typically rely on the established three pillars of observability –– metrics, logs, and traces –– to … [Read more...] about Why metrics, logs, and traces aren’t enough
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Why backups aren’t enough in the fight against ransomware
Even newborn babies seem to know the word ransomware these days — it appears in newspapers, magazines, infosec reports, and pretty much everywhere else with alarming regularity. And we may have dubbed 2016 the Year of Ransomware, but it turned out to be nothing in comparison with 2017. After a relatively quiet 2018 and 2019, 2020 saw ransomware again making headlines. Our … [Read more...] about Why backups aren’t enough in the fight against ransomware
Cryptocurrency miners aren’t dead yet: Documenting the voracious but simple “Panda”
Threat Research By Christopher Evans and David Liebenberg. A new threat actor named “Panda” has generated thousands of dollars worth of the Monero cryptocurrency through the use of remote access tools (RATs) and illicit cryptocurrency-mining malware. This is far from the most sophisticated actor we’ve ever seen, but it still has been one of … [Read more...] about Cryptocurrency miners aren’t dead yet: Documenting the voracious but simple “Panda”