Dec 09, 2024Ravie LakshmananThreat Intelligence / Malware The threat actors linked to the Black Basta ransomware have been observed switching up their social engineering tactics, distributing a different set of payloads such as Zbot and DarkGate since early October 2024. "Users within the target environment will be email bombed by the threat actor, which is often achieved by … [Read more...] about Black Basta Ransomware Evolves with Email Bombing, QR Codes, and Social Engineering
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Your Guide to Observability Engineering in 2024
It may sound complicated and daunting, but so much of observability is about discovering the unknown unknowns in your critical systems.The capabilities of observability engineering can help you make those discoveries.Most organizations have some form of monitoring, alerting and troubleshooting, which can be adequate to a point but fall short when trying to determine the root … [Read more...] about Your Guide to Observability Engineering in 2024
Scaling Platform Engineering: Shopify’s Blueprint
Platform Engineering is a hot topic these days. We’ve seen the hype around it in 2023, and I expect we shall see it becoming production-grade as we move into 2024. I wanted to look into this topic, and learn from those who’ve already implemented it at scale: the e-commerce hyperscaler Shopify. In the latest episode of OpenObservability Talks, I had the pleasure of hosting … [Read more...] about Scaling Platform Engineering: Shopify’s Blueprint
Okta Warns of Social Engineering Attacks Targeting Super Administrator Privileges
Sep 02, 2023THNCyber Attack / Social Engineering Identity services provider Okta on Friday warned of social engineering attacks orchestrated by threat actors to obtain elevated administrator permissions. "In recent weeks, multiple US-based Okta customers have reported a consistent pattern of social engineering attacks against IT service desk personnel, in which the caller's … [Read more...] about Okta Warns of Social Engineering Attacks Targeting Super Administrator Privileges
Cybercrime Group ‘Muddled Libra’ Targets BPO Sector with Advanced Social Engineering
Jun 23, 2023Ravie LakshmananSocial Engineering / Phishing A threat actor known as Muddled Libra is targeting the business process outsourcing (BPO) industry with persistent attacks that leverage advanced social engineering ploys to gain initial access. "The attack style defining Muddled Libra appeared on the cybersecurity radar in late 2022 with the release of the 0ktapus … [Read more...] about Cybercrime Group ‘Muddled Libra’ Targets BPO Sector with Advanced Social Engineering
Secrets to successful engineering leadership from Elastic’s Simona Posea
For Simona Posea, visualizing a career in technology came easily.“My mother was a role model, as she’s been working with computers since punch cards were a thing,” Simona laughs. “We had our first PC when I was six years old, and she taught us how to operate it. At the time, I would use it to play games.”This early interest in technology was further reinforced when Simona took … [Read more...] about Secrets to successful engineering leadership from Elastic’s Simona Posea
BazarCall Callback Phishing Attacks Constantly Evolving Its Social Engineering Tactics
The operators behind the BazaCall call back phishing method have continued to evolve with updated social engineering tactics to deploy malware on targeted networks. The scheme eventually acts as an entry point to conduct financial fraud or the delivery of next-stage payloads such as ransomware, cybersecurity company Trellix said in a report published last week. Primary targets … [Read more...] about BazarCall Callback Phishing Attacks Constantly Evolving Its Social Engineering Tactics
Power to Fly: How Elastic’s Tiffany Witwer Built a Career from Civil Engineering to Customer Success
This blog post was originally published on the Power to Fly website.Tiffany Witwer from Elastic is a proud mom of three.“I enjoy being a parent because it teaches me patience and it gives me a different perspective,” she shares. “It allows me to be more present, laugh more, and appreciate the small things.”In between her duties as a mom, she keeps herself mentally and … [Read more...] about Power to Fly: How Elastic’s Tiffany Witwer Built a Career from Civil Engineering to Customer Success
5 Questions with Patrick McCormack, SVP Cloud Engineering
When deciding to take a new job, one of the biggest concerns is often who you’ll be working for — not just the company itself, but the management and leadership team. What kind of manager will you have? Who is leading the organization from the top and what is their philosophy on learning and development? Will these people deliver all they promised during the interview phase? In … [Read more...] about 5 Questions with Patrick McCormack, SVP Cloud Engineering