Ishleen Kaur was always interested in the mechanisms behind how things worked and wanted to solve problems that impacted people’s day-to-day lives. Originally, she was torn between pursuing medicine and engineering, but the latter won out. When she was growing up, Ishleen’s older brother worked in tech, which further fueled her interest in computer science — so much so that she … [Read more...] about Ishleen Kaur on making an impact in tech
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Building confidence through code: How Saarika Bhasi restarted her career in tech
Saarika Bhasi, now a software engineer II at Elastic, didn’t always envision herself in the tech industry. In fact, she was initially hesitant to commit to a career in software engineering. However, her passion for problem solving and building solutions from scratch sparked a deep interest in the field. “You can really develop something and see the result right in front of … [Read more...] about Building confidence through code: How Saarika Bhasi restarted her career in tech
The Benefits of Tech Alliances
Since we adopted an open ecosystems approach, we have witnessed numerous integrations made available by Cisco Security and our technology partners. These integrations aim to improve the cybersecurity posture and defenses of our mutual customers due to their collaborative nature. These partnerships enable the creation of more comprehensive, effective and efficient … [Read more...] about The Benefits of Tech Alliances
Jasprit Panaich on searching for a life beyond coding and the 2 transformational questions she likes to ask other women in tech
Jasprit Panaich’s early interest in tech was fueled by a love of video games. Faced with a broken computer and a wish to play, she began to fix and optimize her computer to be able to play video games on it.“I like the curiosity of it, I could just tinker away and break it, then learn how to fix it.” Jasprit, Senior Manager, Site Reliability Engineering at Elastic®, … [Read more...] about Jasprit Panaich on searching for a life beyond coding and the 2 transformational questions she likes to ask other women in tech
Tech Analysis: Addressing Claims About Falcon Sensor Vulnerability
CrowdStrike is aware of inaccurate reporting and false claims about the security of the Falcon sensor. This blog sets the record straight by providing customers with accurate technical information about the Falcon sensor and any claims regarding the Channel File 291 incident. CrowdStrike has provided a Technical Root Cause Analysis and executive summary that describes the bug … [Read more...] about Tech Analysis: Addressing Claims About Falcon Sensor Vulnerability
Tech Analysis: Channel File May Contain Null Bytes
Key Points CrowdStrike has observed instances internally and in the field in which the content of one or more channel files on disk is all zeroes. This has been observed in the context of a channel file being written to disk shortly before a machine crashes. The file containing zero content observed after a reboot is an artifact of the way in which the Windows operating system … [Read more...] about Tech Analysis: Channel File May Contain Null Bytes
Fake tech support scams: what they are and how to stay safe
According to the FBI’s 2023 Internet Crime Report, more than 37,500 complaints about fake tech-support scams were reported in the U.S. last year alone — resulting in over $924 million in losses. In this post, we discuss how these scams work, the dangers they pose, and how to protect yourself from this type of fraud. How fake tech-support scams work In this scheme, scammers … [Read more...] about Fake tech support scams: what they are and how to stay safe
BlackTech Targets Tech, Research, and Gov Sectors New ‘Deuterbear’ Tool
Apr 19, 2024NewsroomNetwork Security / Firmware Security Technology, research, and government sectors in the Asia-Pacific region have been targeted by a threat actor called BlackTech as part of a recent cyber attack wave. The intrusions pave the way for an updated version of modular backdoor dubbed Waterbear as well as its enhanced successor referred to as … [Read more...] about BlackTech Targets Tech, Research, and Gov Sectors New ‘Deuterbear’ Tool
Women in tech: Diana Todea shares her career journey to becoming a site reliability engineer
After completing a degree in political philosophy, Diana Todea pivoted to a role in IT customer service. While it seems like a big leap, it made sense for her. She comes from a family of engineers. “Asking questions is a part of who I am,” she says. “I’m an engineer at heart, I like seeing how things are constructed.”Diana started her tech career in her home country of Romania … [Read more...] about Women in tech: Diana Todea shares her career journey to becoming a site reliability engineer
Iranian Hackers Launches Destructive Cyberattacks on Israeli Tech and Education Sectors
Nov 06, 2023NewsroomCyber War / Malware Israeli higher education and tech sectors have been targeted as part of a series of destructive cyber attacks that commenced in January 2023 with an aim to deploy previously undocumented wiper malware. The intrusions, which took place as recently as October, have been attributed to an Iranian nation-state hacking crew it tracks under … [Read more...] about Iranian Hackers Launches Destructive Cyberattacks on Israeli Tech and Education Sectors