Nov 02, 2024The Hacker NewsSaaS Security / Identity Security Did you know that advanced threat actors can infiltrate the identity systems of major organizations and extract sensitive data within days? It's a chilling reality, becoming more common and concerning by the day. These attackers exploit vulnerabilities in SaaS and cloud environments, using compromised identities to … [Read more...] about Learn Key Identity Security Tactics in This Expert Webinar
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2024 Gartner CNAPP Market Guide: 6 Key Takeaways
As modern cyberattacks increasingly target cloud environments, it is imperative organizations have the technology they need to detect and stop them. The attack surface of cloud-native applications and infrastructure is quickly expanding. Cloud-native application protection platforms (CNAPPs) address the growing need for modern cloud security monitoring, security posture … [Read more...] about 2024 Gartner CNAPP Market Guide: 6 Key Takeaways
Encryption at rest in Elastic Cloud: Bring your own key with AWS KMS
Elastic Cloud Hosted deployments that have been encrypted with AWS KMS keys also support AWS KMS key security policies and features, such as key rotation and key revocation. Key rotation minimizes the risk of data leaks due to key compromise. Key revocation is an additional security measure, where access to encrypted data via a compromised key is terminated, either via … [Read more...] about Encryption at rest in Elastic Cloud: Bring your own key with AWS KMS
Boosting America’s digital defense: Key takeaways from the FY 2026 budget priorities
Before agency leaders begin to carve out a budget for new cybersecurity technology, it’s worth considering how many of these priorities can be met by as few solutions as possible, thereby reducing tool sprawl, training, and disconnected data. Many government agencies are already using Elastic Security for threat hunting, endpoint protection, security analytics, and more. In … [Read more...] about Boosting America’s digital defense: Key takeaways from the FY 2026 budget priorities
3 Key Components to Look For in a Cloud Detection and Response Solution
Adversaries are increasingly attacking cloud environments, as evidenced by a 75% surge in cloud intrusions year-over-year in 2023. They are also getting faster: The fastest breakout time was clocked at just over 2 minutes, according to the CrowdStrike 2024 Global Threat Report. Today’s adversaries are outpacing legacy security approaches. Disjointed point solutions can’t scale … [Read more...] about 3 Key Components to Look For in a Cloud Detection and Response Solution
Key Findings from the CrowdStrike 2024 State of Application Security Report
As organizations shift their applications and operations to the cloud and increasingly drive revenues through software, cloud-native applications and APIs have emerged among the greatest areas of modern security risk. According to publicly available data, eight of the top 10 data breaches of 2023 were related to application attack surfaces.1 These eight breaches alone exposed … [Read more...] about Key Findings from the CrowdStrike 2024 State of Application Security Report
U.S. DoJ Dismantles Warzone RAT Infrastructure, Arrests Key Operators
Feb 11, 2024NewsroomMalware / Cybercrime The U.S. Justice Department (DoJ) on Friday announced the seizure of online infrastructure that was used to sell a remote access trojan (RAT) called Warzone RAT. The domains – www.warzone[.]ws and three others – were "used to sell computer malware used by cybercriminals to secretly access and steal data from victims' computers," the … [Read more...] about U.S. DoJ Dismantles Warzone RAT Infrastructure, Arrests Key Operators
Europol Dismantles Ragnar Locker Ransomware Infrastructure, Nabs Key Developer
Europol on Friday announced the takedown of the infrastructure associated with Ragnar Locker ransomware, alongside the arrest of a "key target" in France. "In an action carried out between 16 and 20 October, searches were conducted in Czechia, Spain, and Latvia," the agency said. "The main perpetrator, suspected of being a developer of the Ragnar group, has been brought in … [Read more...] about Europol Dismantles Ragnar Locker Ransomware Infrastructure, Nabs Key Developer
5 Reasons Why Access Management is the Key to Securing the Modern Workplace
The way we work has undergone a dramatic transformation in recent years. We now operate within digital ecosystems, where remote work and the reliance on a multitude of digital tools is the norm rather than the exception. This shift – as you likely know from your own life – has led to superhuman levels of productivity that we wouldn't ever want to give up. But moving fast comes … [Read more...] about 5 Reasons Why Access Management is the Key to Securing the Modern Workplace
NORBr leverages Elastic to keep payments on track and improve key business metrics
NORBr is the #1 global distributor of payment services for digital merchants, allowing customers to connect, manage, and benchmark all their payment services through a single API and single platform. NORBr creates the perfect match between digital merchants and payment companies via a no-code routing engine to send transactions to the best-performing payment service providers. … [Read more...] about NORBr leverages Elastic to keep payments on track and improve key business metrics