Cyber Defense Advisors

Month: November 2023

How Penetration Testing Can Help Keep Your Company Secure

How Penetration Testing Can Help Keep Your Company Secure In the digital age, the threats businesses face are not merely limited to physical risks. Cyber threats, such as malware attacks, ransomware, and phishing scams, are on the rise, and the consequences of these breaches can be devastating. With a continuously evolving landscape of cyber threats, […]

Penetration Testing

How Operational Resilience Programs Can Help Keep Your Company Secure

How Operational Resilience Programs Can Help Keep Your Company Secure In the dynamic world of modern business, where companies face multifaceted challenges from cyber threats to supply chain disruptions, ensuring that your company remains secure and operational is paramount. Enter operational resilience programs, the unsung heroes designed to fortify your organization against an array of […]

Operational Resilience Program

How Disaster Recovery Programs Can Help Keep Your Company Secure

In today’s digital age, businesses of all sizes heavily depend on data and technology to operate effectively and efficiently. With the mounting threats from cyber-attacks, natural disasters, and other unexpected disruptions, ensuring data security and availability is crucial. Enter disaster recovery (DR) programs – a lifeline for businesses aiming to mitigate potential losses and maintain […]

Disaster Recovery Program

Friday Squid Blogging: Unpatched Vulnerabilities in the Squid Caching Proxy

In a rare squid/security post, here’s an article about unpatched vulnerabilities in the Squid caching proxy. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered. Read my blog posting guidelines here.

Cyber News, Cyber Threat Trends
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  • November 18, 2023

Hackers Weaponize SEC Disclosure Rules Against Corporate Targets

Ransomware group BlackCat/ALPHV files SEC complaint against its latest victim, putting an audacious new twist on cyber extortion tactics.

Cyber News, Cyber Threat Trends
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  • November 18, 2023

Ransomware gang files SEC complaint against company that refused to negotiate

The BlackCat ransomware gang has begun abusing upcoming US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) cyber incident reporting rules to put pressure on organizations that refuse to negotiate ransom payments. The attackers filed an SEC complaint against one victim already, in a move that’s likely to become a common practice once the new regulations go into […]

Cyber News, Cyber Threat Trends
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  • November 18, 2023

Repository Accounts and Administrators

ACM.390 Thinking about software development environments, permissions, complexity, and naming conventions Continue reading on Cloud Security »

Cyber News, Cyber Threat Trends

Friday Squid Blogging: Unpatched Vulnerabilities in the Squid Caching Proxy

In a rare squid/security post, here’s an article about unpatched vulnerabilities in the Squid caching proxy. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered. Read my blog posting guidelines here.

Cyber News, Cyber Threat Trends

How CMMC Compliance Can Help Keep Your Company Secure

How CMMC Compliance Can Help Keep Your Company Secure In today’s ever-evolving digital landscape, cybersecurity is not just an optional add-on but an imperative component of a company’s operation. As cyber threats become more sophisticated, the need for stringent cybersecurity measures cannot be overstressed. This brings us to the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC), a […]

CMMC Compliance