Market research consulting firm Frost & Sullivan’s recent analysis found that enterprises were becoming more vulnerable to cyberattacks due to an expanded attack surface increase by “multiple touchpoints through an open network and easy accessibility to database[s] and applications.” As users join and leave the network from myriad devices, organizations need a way to improve their security posture without significantly increasing costs. But as the threat surface grows, what can organizations do to reduce risk?
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Justin Jett is Director of Audit and Compliance at Plixer with roles ranging from system administration of web services to technical product marketing for Plixer’s incident response system, Scrutinizer. Jett, a graduate of the University of Maine at Farmington, is an avid learner of all things security, with a particular interest in TLS and DNS attacks.
Protect your network from Log4j and future vulnerabilities
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Earlier this month, a vulnerability in the Apache Log4j logging framework was disclosed. The zero-day vulnerability was published by Alibaba Cloud’s security team as was called Log4Shell (CVE-2021-44228).
To protect business-critical applications and prevent remote code execution, which could give unfettered access to the hacker, businesses need to understand how to protect themselves from such attacks while patching vulnerable systems.
Read moreRansomware attacks impact more than their target victim
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Last week Kronos (now Ultimate Kronos Group (UKG)) announced that they were hit by a ransomware attack that is likely to keep their system offline for weeks. As a major human resources management company, they provide services like payroll, timekeeping, etc. to other companies. Because so many companies rely on Kronos’s services, they are feeling the effects of this attack as well. So, what does this show us about the danger and damages of ransomware?
Read moreUsing flow-based NDR to fight ransomware
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Ransomware is everywhere and cybercriminals are increasingly more antagonistic, demanding ever increasing ransom payments. Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 says that payments are up 82% in the first half of 2021, with an average payment amount at a record $570,000. But with ransoms increasing and cybercriminals ever hungry for users’ data, what can you do to stop these attacks?
Read moreWhy highly available monitoring is important to compliance
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Many organizations carry a burdensome responsibility to various regulatory bodies like the Securities and Exchange Commission or the US Department of Health and Human Services. These bodies can levy heavy fines on businesses that fall out of compliance or can’t demonstrate that they complied with industry security standards. Among the many tools and platforms available to organizations, network traffic analytics—and more specifically, network detection and response (NDR) technology—has become a go-to solution used to help businesses demonstrate compliance.
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