1. Initial Entry and Exploitation In the first stage of this attack, the adversary set up a command-and-control (C2-1 in Figure 1) infrastructure to launch their attack. They targeted a Linux Tomcat server, exploiting a known vulnerability to gain root access. Once inside, they conducted reconnaissance using standard tools like LDAP search to enumerate network shares and … [Read more...] about Cross-Domain Attack Defense with Intel-Led Threat Hunting
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CrowdStrike & Intel Partner with MITRE for Hardware-Enabled Defense
CrowdStrike and Intel Corp. were key research sponsors and participants in the latest project from the MITRE Center for Threat-Informed DefenseThe PC Security Stack Mappings — Hardware-Enabled Defense initiative mapped Intel vPro® Security features, including Intel®Threat Detection Technology (Intel® TDT), to MITRE ATT&CK® adversarial behaviorsWith the CrowdStrike Falcon® … [Read more...] about CrowdStrike & Intel Partner with MITRE for Hardware-Enabled Defense
The Rise of Cross-Domain Attacks Demands a Unified Defense
Modern adversaries are quiet. No longer reliant on clunky malware to breach their targets, they have adopted more subtle and effective methods to infiltrate businesses, move laterally and access critical applications, steal data, impersonate users and more. They are also gaining speed: The average eCrime breakout time, now just 62 minutes, has fallen in recent years as … [Read more...] about The Rise of Cross-Domain Attacks Demands a Unified Defense
MITRE Center for Threat-Informed Defense Secure AI Partnership
The goal of the Secure AI project is to fortify the security of AI-enabled systems and address the unique vulnerabilities and novel adversary attacks they faceIts results were used to expand MITRE ATLAS®, a comprehensive knowledge base of adversary tactics and techniques targeting AI systemsAs a cybersecurity industry leader and a Center for Threat-Informed Defense Research … [Read more...] about MITRE Center for Threat-Informed Defense Secure AI Partnership
Google Chrome Switches to ML-KEM for Post-Quantum Cryptography Defense
Sep 17, 2024Ravie LakshmananBrowser Security / Quantum Computing Google has announced that it will be switching from KYBER to ML-KEM in its Chrome web browser as part of its ongoing efforts to defend against the risk posed by cryptographically relevant quantum computers (CRQCs). "Chrome will offer a key share prediction for hybrid ML-KEM (codepoint 0x11EC)," David Adrian, … [Read more...] about Google Chrome Switches to ML-KEM for Post-Quantum Cryptography Defense
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
Integration of Cisco Secure Threat Defense Virtual with Megaport
Business critical data can originate from diverse sources ranging from multiple public clouds, private clouds, and internal servers to a remote employee’s device. Securing each data entity individually is time consuming and challenging due to lack of compliance between all the data points. With the increase in such use cases, you must be able to deploy the firewall quickly and … [Read more...] about Integration of Cisco Secure Threat Defense Virtual with Megaport
Demystifying Multicloud Networking with Cisco Multicloud Defense
In today’s modern IT environment, most organizations leverage both the public cloud and private data center to house critical business applications. In many cases, these applications require communication with other applications to execute a particular need for the business. A common challenge among the customers I have spoken with is that they have applications in one … [Read more...] about Demystifying Multicloud Networking with Cisco Multicloud Defense
Email Security Reinvented: How AI is Revolutionizing Digital Defense
Do you remember when attackers were sending the same email to everyone? Those days are long gone! Attacks are now more targeted, creative, and leverage reputable cloud applications to initiate malicious attacks that evade reputation detection engines. The use of Machine Learning and Deep Learning models allows us to understand the intention of the message, who is sending it, … [Read more...] about Email Security Reinvented: How AI is Revolutionizing Digital Defense
Secure Firewall & Multicloud Defense: Secure Connectivity With Simplified Policy Across Clouds
Learn how Cisco is bringing on-prem and cloud security together into a unified platform to marry the power of Cisco Secure Firewall and Multicloud Defense. Source link … [Read more...] about Secure Firewall & Multicloud Defense: Secure Connectivity With Simplified Policy Across Clouds