Tag: incident response
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US order is a reminder that cloud platforms aren’t secure out of the box
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Tags: access, best-practice, breach, business, cisa, ciso, cloud, control, cyber, cybersecurity, defense, fedramp, google, government, guide, identity, incident, incident response, infrastructure, intelligence, international, login, mfa, microsoft, monitoring, network, risk, saas, service, software, toolThis week’s binding directive to US government departments to implement secure configurations in cloud applications, starting with Microsoft 365 (M365), is a reminder to all CISOs that cloud platforms, even from major providers, aren’t completely secure out of the box.”Cloud stuff is easy to manage, easy to deploy,” said Ed Dubrovsky, chief operating officer and…
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Managed XDR, AI and SMB Defense: Barracuda CEO Shares Vision
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in SecurityNewsBarracuda CEO Hatem Naguib Shares Strategies for Email Protection, Managed Services. With cyberthreats becoming more sophisticated, Barracuda CEO Hatem Naguib explains how managed XDR and AI-driven email protection help SMBs. From stopping phishing attacks to automating incident response, Naguib highlights solutions that streamline operations and address cloud adoption risks. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to…
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Cybersecurity Snapshot: CISA Hands Down Cloud Security Directive, While Threat from North Korean IT Workers Gets the Spotlight
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Tags: access, ai, authentication, best-practice, business, china, cisa, cisco, cloud, computer, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, email, extortion, finance, framework, fraud, google, government, guide, hacker, identity, incident, incident response, infrastructure, intelligence, international, Internet, jobs, korea, kubernetes, law, lessons-learned, linux, login, malicious, microsoft, mobile, monitoring, network, north-korea, office, password, regulation, risk, risk-management, russia, service, software, tactics, technology, threat, tool, updateCheck out the new cloud security requirements for federal agencies. Plus, beware of North Korean government operatives posing as remote IT pros. Also, learn how water plants can protect their HMIs against cyberattacks. And get the latest on the U.S. cyber incident response framework; the CIS Benchmarks; and local and state governments’ cyber challenges. Dive…
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Russia fires its biggest cyberweapon against Ukraine
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Tags: access, attack, breach, cisa, communications, country, cyber, cyberattack, defense, email, governance, government, group, incident response, infrastructure, intelligence, microsoft, mitigation, mobile, risk, russia, service, strategy, threat, ukraine, vulnerability, warfareUkraine has faced one of the most severe cyberattacks in recent history, targeting its state registries and temporarily disrupting access to critical government records.Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Olga Stefanishyna attributed the attack to Russian operatives, describing it as an attempt to destabilize the country’s vital digital infrastructure amid the ongoing war.”It’s already clear that the…
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From reactive to proactive: Redefining incident response with unified, cloud-native XDR
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in SecurityNewsIn today’s rapidly evolving threat landscape, cybersecurity is a constant game of cat and mouse. The average security operations center (SOC) team receives 4,484 alerts every day and can spend up to 3 hours manually triaging to understand which signals represent a genuine threat and which are just noise.However, this model traps SOCs in a…
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CISA Releases Draft of National Cyber Incident Response Plan
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in SecurityNewsThe draft of the long-awaited update to the NCIRP outlines the efforts, mechanisms, involved parties, and decisions the US government will use in response to a large-scale cyber incident. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/cisa-releases-draft-of-national-cyber-incident-response-plan
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CISA Proposes National Cyber Incident Response Plan
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in SecurityNewsThe Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has unveiled a proposed update to the National Cyber Incident Response Plan (NCIRP), inviting public feedback on the draft. This highly anticipated revision, outlined in a pre-decisional public comment draft released this month, aims to address the evolving cybersecurity landscape amidst increasing threats to critical infrastructure, national security,…
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Fighting on the New Front Line of Security with Snowflake and LogLMs
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Tags: access, ai, attack, cyber, cybersecurity, data, detection, finance, incident response, intelligence, malicious, mitre, monitoring, network, siem, soc, threat, toolTempo”Š”, “Ša Snowflake Native App”Š”, “Šharnesses AI and Log Language Models for Proactive Cybersecurity Cybersecurity attackers are innovating, challenging traditional security measures, and pushing organizations to seek more innovative solutions. Tempo, a Snowflake Native App that revolutionizes cybersecurity using AI-powered proactive security, sees even novel attacks. By leveraging Log Language Models (LogLMs), which are a…
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Updated National Cyber Incident Response Plan draft unveiled
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in SecurityNewsFirst seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/updated-national-cyber-incident-response-plan-draft-unveiled
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Key strategies to enhance cyber resilience
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Tags: attack, awareness, backup, banking, breach, business, ceo, compliance, control, crowdstrike, cyber, cybersecurity, data, finance, government, group, healthcare, incident, incident response, infrastructure, insurance, metric, network, phishing, programming, ransom, ransomware, resilience, risk, security-incident, service, skills, software, strategy, supply-chain, technology, threat, training, update, vulnerability, windowsThe faulty CrowdStrike software update that triggered IT outages on a global scale in July was a sobering reminder of the importance of incident response and business continuity plans.The update caused more than eight million Windows devices to crash and take down with them airline reservation systems, hospital and government services, financial and banking applications…
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CISA Seeking Public Comment on Updated National Cyber Incident Response Plan
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in SecurityNewsCISA has updated its National Cyber Incident Response Plan in line with the changing threat landscape and is now seeking public comment. The post CISA Seeking Public Comment on Updated National Cyber Incident Response Plan appeared first on SecurityWeek. First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/cisa-seeking-public-comment-on-updated-national-cyber-incident-response-plan/
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Seamless API Threat Detection and Response: Integrating Salt Security and CrowdStrike NG-SIEM
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Tags: api, attack, business, compliance, crowdstrike, data, ddos, defense, detection, governance, incident response, injection, intelligence, malicious, mitigation, monitoring, risk, risk-management, siem, strategy, threat, vulnerabilityAPIs are essential for modern digital business operations, enabling smooth connectivity and data exchange between applications. However, the growing dependence on APIs has unintentionally widened the attack surface, making strong API security a vital concern for organizations. Traditional security measures often prove inadequate in effectively safeguarding this changing landscape. To address this challenge, integrating specialized…
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US Unveils New National Cyber Incident Response Plan
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in SecurityNewsThe draft plan is designed to help businesses understand how the government will support them during a cyber incident First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/us-cyber-incident-response-plan/
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CISA releases first draft of updated National Cyber Incident Response Plan
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in SecurityNewsThe long-awaited update to the National Cyber Incident Response Plan (NCIRP), the first proposed changes since it was released in 2016, outlines what the government would do in response to a large-scale cyberattack impacting the national economy.]]> First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/cisa-first-draft-updated-cyber-plan
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CISA Urges Enhanced Coordination in Incident Response Plan
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in SecurityNewsDraft National Response Plan Offers Flexible Coordination Strategies Across Sectors. A draft update to the National Cyber Incident Response Plan aims to enhance federal coordination with both the public and private sectors to better address significant cyber incidents, establishing clear roles for federal cyber entities and emphasizing efficient threat response measures. First seen on govinfosecurity.com…
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CISA pitches updated cyber incident response plan as an ‘agile, actionable’ framework
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in SecurityNewsThe agency is seeking public comment on its much-anticipated draft update to 2016’s PPD-41. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/cisa-national-cyber-incident-response-plan-comments/
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CISA, ONCD propose updated National Cyber Incident Response Plan
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in SecurityNewsThe updated framework is designed to bolster the government’s partnership with private-sector organizations in the wake of an attack. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/national-cyber-incident-response-plan-update/735660/
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Security leaders top 10 takeaways for 2024
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Tags: access, ai, attack, automation, best-practice, breach, business, ciso, cloud, compliance, corporate, crowdstrike, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, deep-fake, detection, email, finance, fraud, governance, group, guide, hacker, identity, incident response, infosec, ISO-27001, office, okta, phishing, privacy, programming, regulation, risk, risk-management, saas, security-incident, service, software, startup, strategy, technology, threat, tool, training, vulnerabilityThis year has been challenging for CISOs, with a growing burden of responsibility, the push to make cybersecurity a business enabler, the threat of legal liability for security incidents, and an expanding attack landscape.As the year comes to a close, CISOs reflect on some of the takeaways that have shaped the security landscape in 2024.…
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Time of Reckoning Reviewing My 2024 Cybersecurity Predictions
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Tags: ai, attack, automation, awareness, breach, business, chatgpt, china, compliance, cyber, cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, disinformation, election, espionage, exploit, healthcare, incident response, infrastructure, jobs, law, linkedin, malware, monitoring, moveIT, phishing, privacy, ransomware, regulation, risk, russia, service, software, supply-chain, technology, threat, tool, ukraine, update, vulnerability, warfare, zero-dayThe brutal reality is that cybersecurity predictions are only as valuable as their accuracy. As 2024 comes to a close, I revisit my forecasts to assess their utility in guiding meaningful decisions. Anyone can make predictions (and far too many do), but actually being correct is another matter altogether. It is commonplace for security companies…
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Der Wolf im Schafspelz
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in SecurityNewsSophos hat seinen neuesten Active-Adversary-Report unter dem Titel ‘The Bite from Inside” veröffentlicht, der einen detaillierten Blick auf die veränderten Verhaltensweisen und Techniken der Angreifer im ersten Halbjahr 2024 wirft. Die Analysedaten stammen aus fast 200 Incident-Response-Fällen, die das Sophos-X-Ops-IR-Team und Sophos-X-Ops-Managed-Detection and Response-Team in den ersten sechs Monaten 2024 bearbeitet haben. Die wichtigste Erkenntnis…
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Die wichtigsten Cybersecurity-Prognosen für 2025
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Der Wolf im Schafspelz Cyberkriminelle setzen auf die Windows-Tarnkappe
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in SecurityNewsSophos hat heute seinen neuesten Active Adversary Report unter dem Titel ‘The Bite from Inside” veröffentlicht, der einen detaillierten Blick auf die veränderten Verhaltensweisen und Techniken der Angreifer im ersten Halbjahr 2024 wirft. Die Analysedaten stammen aus fast 200 Incident-Response-Fällen, die das Sophos X-Ops IR-Team und Sophos X-Ops Managed Detection and Response Team in den…
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The imperative for governments to leverage genAI in cyber defense
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Tags: ai, attack, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, dark-web, data, deep-fake, defense, detection, email, endpoint, gartner, government, incident response, infrastructure, intelligence, LLM, malicious, malware, microsoft, strategy, tactics, threat, tool, training, vulnerabilityIn an era where cyber threats are evolving at an unprecedented pace, the need for robust cyber defense mechanisms has never been more critical. Sixty-two percent of all cyberattacks focus on public sector organizations directly and indirectly. Nation-state actors, equipped with generative artificial intelligence (genAI) sophisticated tools and techniques, pose significant threats to national security,…
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Anton’s Security Blog Quarterly Q4 2024
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Tags: ai, automation, ciso, cloud, cyber, defense, detection, edr, google, governance, incident response, metric, office, security-incident, siem, soc, threat, vulnerability, vulnerability-management, zero-trustAmazingly, Medium has fixed the stats so my blog/podcast quarterly is back to life. As before, this covers both Anton on Security and my posts from Google Cloud blog, and our Cloud Security Podcast (subscribe). Meta AI creation, steampunk theme Top 10 posts with the most lifetime views (excluding paper announcement blogs): Security Correlation Then…
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EDR-Software ein Kaufratgeber
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Tags: ai, android, api, backup, browser, chrome, cloud, computing, crowdstrike, cyberattack, detection, edr, endpoint, firewall, identity, incident response, intelligence, iot, kubernetes, linux, macOS, mail, malware, microsoft, network, ransomware, risk, siem, soar, software, sophos, threat, tool, windows, zero-day -
Gen AI use cases rising rapidly for cybersecurity, but concerns remain
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Tags: ai, attack, automation, awareness, ceo, ciso, compliance, control, cybersecurity, data, detection, finance, framework, fraud, GDPR, governance, grc, group, guide, Hardware, HIPAA, incident response, intelligence, international, malware, middle-east, monitoring, phishing, privacy, RedTeam, regulation, risk, risk-assessment, risk-management, soc, software, strategy, technology, threat, tool, training, usaGenerative AI is being embedded into security tools at a furious pace as CISOs adopt the technology internally to automate manual processes and improve productivity. But research also suggests this surge in gen AI adoption comes with a fair amount of trepidation among cybersecurity professionals, which CISOs must keep in mind when weaving gen AI…