Sep 30, 2024Ravie LakshmananCybersecurity / Weekly Recap Hold onto your hats, folks, because the cybersecurity world is anything but quiet! Last week, we dodged a bullet when we discovered vulnerabilities in CUPS that could've opened the door to remote attacks. Google's switch to Rust is paying off big time, slashing memory-related vulnerabilities in Android. But it wasn't … [Read more...] about Last Week’s Top Threats and Trends (September 23-29)
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Last Week’s Top Threats and Trends (September 16-22)
Sep 23, 2024Ravie LakshmananCybersecurity / Cyber Threat Hold on tight, folks, because last week's cybersecurity landscape was a rollercoaster! We witnessed everything from North Korean hackers dangling "dream jobs" to expose a new malware, to a surprising twist in the Apple vs. NSO Group saga. Even the seemingly mundane world of domain names and cloud configurations had its … [Read more...] about Last Week’s Top Threats and Trends (September 16-22)
User Protection Suite Secures Against Talos Top Ransomware Attack Trends
In Cisco Talos’ first episode of Talos Threat Perspective (TTP) episode, two Talos Threat Intelligence experts, Nick Biasini and James Nutland, discuss new research on the most prominent ransomware groups. They also pick three key topics and trends to focus on: initial access, differences among the groups, and the vulnerabilities they most heavily target. In their research, … [Read more...] about User Protection Suite Secures Against Talos Top Ransomware Attack Trends
How to Monitor Network Traffic: Findings from the Cisco Cyber Threat Trends Report
The threat landscape is full of moving targets. Over time, popular tools, tactics, and procedures change. Malicious techniques fall out of fashion, only to come roaring back months, if not years, later. All the while, security practitioners monitor network traffic and adapt their defenses to protect their users and networks. Keeping on top of these trends is one of the most … [Read more...] about How to Monitor Network Traffic: Findings from the Cisco Cyber Threat Trends Report
Navigating Observability Trends in 2024: Strategies for Success
For businesses reliant on customers’ positive digital experiences to achieve their goals, the seamless operation of cloud applications and infrastructure is paramount for financial success. Observability holds a pivotal role in modern enterprises, offering critical insights into your IT system’s health and performance. However, persistent issues of complexity and high costs … [Read more...] about Navigating Observability Trends in 2024: Strategies for Success
5 Must-Know Trends Impacting AppSec
Oct 30, 2023The Hacker NewsWebinar / Web App Security Modern web app development relies on cloud infrastructure and containerization. These technologies scale on demand, handling millions of daily file transfers – it's almost impossible to imagine a world without them. However, they also introduce multiple attack vectors that exploit file uploads when working with public … [Read more...] about 5 Must-Know Trends Impacting AppSec
API Security Trends 2023 – Have Organizations Improved their Security Posture?
Oct 03, 2023The Hacker NewsAPI Security / Data Security APIs, also known as application programming interfaces, serve as the backbone of modern software applications, enabling seamless communication and data exchange between different systems and platforms. They provide developers with an interface to interact with external services, allowing them to integrate various … [Read more...] about API Security Trends 2023 – Have Organizations Improved their Security Posture?
Insights into chess game trends: A detailed look at Lichess data
The two other options would be to use a runtime field, dissect the data away, and store a field timecontrol_base and timecontrol_increment with the information. Don’t forget to set the type long.Timecontrol_base:String custom=dissect('%{custom}+%{}').extract($('timecontrol', ''))?.custom;if (custom != null) { emit(Long.parseLong(custom));}Timecontrol_increment:String … [Read more...] about Insights into chess game trends: A detailed look at Lichess data
Get Ready: Cisco’s Top Security Trends For 2023 That You Need To Know About
We recently had the chance to discuss the top trends prediction for 2023 issued by Gartner and what these may mean for CISOs. The trends are below: Consumer privacy rights will cover 5 billion citizens and more than 70% of global GDP. Most enterprises will adopt a strategy to unify web, cloud services and private application access from a single vendor’s SSE platform. 60% of … [Read more...] about Get Ready: Cisco’s Top Security Trends For 2023 That You Need To Know About
Miners in 2022: figures, trends, how to protect yourself
We’ve talked a lot lately about cryptocurrencies, as well as various scams and other crypto-targeting malicious activity. Our researchers recently checked out the situation with malicious miners — programs that secretly generate cryptocurrency for their owners using the resources of others folks’ computers. Although malicious miners don’t directly steal data or money, they can … [Read more...] about Miners in 2022: figures, trends, how to protect yourself