When Liza Minnelli sang that famous tune, “Money makes the world go around,” she should have added one more word: time. Time makes the world go around. It’s that one…
Browsing CategoryAdvanced Attacks
How the 2011 DigiNotar Attacks Changed Cybersecurity for the Next Decade
The DigiNotar attack in 2011 set itself apart because it was an attack on the cybersecurity industry itself. Most attacks are on a single company. But this one shook trust…
What Is Proactive Cybersecurity?
Most organizations take what you might call an active approach to cybersecurity, They’re prepared to do certain things once an attack happens. Or, they take a reactive approach, taking action…
Dissecting Sodinokibi Ransomware Attacks: Bringing Incident Response and Intelligence Together in the Fight
Ransomware actors are specializing, collaborating and assisting each other to conduct sophisticated attacks that are becoming increasingly difficult to prevent. Combating these groups effectively similarly requires a team approach —…
How Ransomware Trends Are Changing Cyber Insurance
The world of cyber insurance is in a state of flux. The reason: ransomware creates huge financial impacts. And how it will change insurance in the future is unclear. The…
Hunting for Evidence of DLL Side-Loading With PowerShell and Sysmon
Recently, X-Force Red released a tool called Windows Feature Hunter, which identifies targets for dynamic link library (DLL) side-loading on a Windows system using Frida. To provide a defensive counter-measure…
Poison in the Water: The Physical Repercussions of IoT Security Threats
I’d wager few people had ever heard of Oldsmar, Florida, prior to 2021. That all changed in February when the city made headlines. The reason? An Internet of things (IoT)…
Why You Need Attack Surface Management (And How To Achieve It)
Attack surface management (ASM) has rightly become a major priority for business leaders and digital defenders alike. The number of connected things is growing, and that means attackers have far…
Ransomware Attacks in 2021: Information Meets Emotion
“If you want to go quickly, go alone, but if you want to go far, go together.” This African proverb opens the Sophos 2021 Threat Report, and in view of…
Cybersecurity Trends and Emerging Threats in 2021
The year 2021 is finally here, bringing with it the promise of a brighter future — but a long road ahead. In this piece, we’ll dive into five cybersecurity trends…