The risk of cyberattacks continues to grow for small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs). Today, a staggering 70% of cyberattacks target SMBs, a scourge that cost organizations with fewer than 500 employees an average of $3.31 million USD in 2022, up 13.4% over the previous year. Adversaries tend to take the path of least resistance. This often means targeting small businesses, … [Read more...] about Add Automated Security Protections with CrowdStrike and Box Partnership
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The Interdependence between Automated Threat Intelligence Collection and Humans
The volume of cybersecurity vulnerabilities is rising, with close to 30% more vulnerabilities found in 2022 vs. 2018. Costs are also rising, with a data breach in 2023 costing $4.45M on average vs. $3.62M in 2017. In Q2 2023, a total of 1386 victims were claimed by ransomware attacks compared with just 831 in Q1 2023. The MOVEit attack has claimed over 600 victims so far and … [Read more...] about The Interdependence between Automated Threat Intelligence Collection and Humans
Automated Deobfuscation of Ploutus ATM Malware
One of the most tedious tasks in malware analysis is to get rid of the obfuscated code. Nowadays, almost every malware uses obfuscation to hinder the analysis and try to evade detection. In some cases, the obfuscation is not complex and is trivial to remove. An example of a trivial technique is the encryption of the strings with a hardcoded key. In other cases, the obfuscation … [Read more...] about Automated Deobfuscation of Ploutus ATM Malware
Extending Detection into Automated Response with SecureX and Secure Cloud Analytics
Networks span across the enterprise, campus, branch, and into the cloud. Resources that enable agile operational models to allow the business to anticipate and respond to change are expanding the attack surface and bring with them more complexity. Complexity that attackers are taking advantage of. Meanwhile an ever-increasing amount of sensitive and legally protected data is … [Read more...] about Extending Detection into Automated Response with SecureX and Secure Cloud Analytics
Automated response with Cisco Stealthwatch
Cisco Stealthwatch provides enterprise-wide visibility by collecting telemetry from all corners of your environment and applying best in class security analytics by leveraging multiple engines including behavioral modeling and machine learning to pinpoint anomalies and detect threats in real-time. Once threats are detected, events and alarms are generated and displayed within … [Read more...] about Automated response with Cisco Stealthwatch
Cisco Advances Communications Security with Completion of Automated Cryptographic Validation Protocol Testing
Today’s digital economy relies on secure communications in both our personal and business activities. We expect that when private data is transmitted over the internet, or other communications channels, it will be protected against tampering and prying eyes. The integrity and confidentiality of information is typically achieved using cryptography, mathematically based methods … [Read more...] about Cisco Advances Communications Security with Completion of Automated Cryptographic Validation Protocol Testing