Navigating the new normal Organizations are currently facing new challenges related to monitoring and securing their remote workforces. Many users don’t always use their VPNs while working remotely – this creates gaps in visibility that increase organizational risks. In the past, many organizations viewed these occasional gaps in visibility as negligible risks due to low … [Read more...] about Complete and continuous remote worker visibility with Network Visibility Module data as a primary telemetry source
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Straight from the source: 3 ways customers are improving security with Secure Network Analytics
We know all too well that security can be a grind and that modern threats are and will continue to become more and more stealthy and sophisticated. A few years ago, the typical security practitioner’s plight was often described as an anxiety-inducing and exhausting existence that involved sifting through an endless barrage of alerts and reacting whenever known threats had … [Read more...] about Straight from the source: 3 ways customers are improving security with Secure Network Analytics
Mimecast Finds SolarWinds Hackers Stole Some of Its Source Code
Email security firm Mimecast on Tuesday revealed that the state-sponsored SolarWinds hackers who broke into its internal network also downloaded source code out of a limited number of repositories. "The threat actor did access a subset of email addresses and other contact information and hashed and salted credentials," the company said in a write-up detailing its investigation, … [Read more...] about Mimecast Finds SolarWinds Hackers Stole Some of Its Source Code
Microsoft Says SolarWinds Hackers Accessed Some of Its Source Code
Microsoft on Thursday revealed that the threat actors behind the SolarWinds supply chain attack were able to gain access to a small number of internal accounts and escalate access inside its internal network. The "very sophisticated nation-state actor" used the unauthorized access to view, but not modify, the source code present in its repositories, the company said. "We … [Read more...] about Microsoft Says SolarWinds Hackers Accessed Some of Its Source Code
Microsoft Windows XP Source Code Reportedly Leaked Online
Microsoft's long-lived operating system Windows XP—that still powers over 1% of all laptops and desktop computers worldwide—has had its source code leaked online, allegedly, along with Windows Server 2003. Yes, you heard that right. The source code for Microsoft's 19-year-old operating system was published as a torrent file on notorious bulletin board website 4chan, and it's … [Read more...] about Microsoft Windows XP Source Code Reportedly Leaked Online
Microsoft to Reward Hackers for Finding Bugs in Open Source Election Software
Fair elections are the lifelines of democracy, but in recent years election hacking has become a hot topic worldwide.Whether it's American voting machines during the 2016 presidential election or India's EVMs during 2014 general elections, the integrity, transparency, and security of electronic voting machines remained questionable, leaving a wound in the minds of many that is … [Read more...] about Microsoft to Reward Hackers for Finding Bugs in Open Source Election Software