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The Future of Security: Behavioral Detection

Behavior-based detection is the modern standard for security as traditional AV became obsolete.

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Cyber Advisories

Critical Vulnerability in PHP-CGI (CVE-2024-4577)

On June 6, 2024, cybersecurity firm Devcore published an advisory detailing a critical bug in the widely used web framework PHP-CGI. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability allows a remote attacker without credentials to perform remote code execution (RCE) on a targeted machine.

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Cyber Advisories

High Severity Vulnerability in SolarWinds Serv-U (CVE-2024-28995)

On June 5th, SolarWinds disclosed a vulnerability in their file transfer application Serv-U. The vulnerability is a directory transversal vulnerability that would allow an attacker to read sensitive files on the target machine.

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Cyber Advisories

Critical Vulnerability in Checkpoint Quantum (CVE-2024-24919)

On May 27th, the Check Point Research Division reported a vulnerability in certain Check Point Quantum Security Gateway devices. The vulnerability provides a remote attacker the ability to access protected information on an affected device without credentials.

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Kill Chain

Mastering The Kill Chain - Step Seven: Action on Objectives

Rapid technological advancements have forged the way forward, but security often struggles to catch up. Even savvy organizations scramble to close gaps within their environments’ armor, while a threat actor may only need to successfully exploit one to achieve their final objectives

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Ransomware

Hardening the Frontlines of Ransomware Defense

It’s possible to spot intruders and eject them from the premises, but it’s faster, safer and less expensive to stop them at the front gate. That’s the rationale for hardening external barriers to IT systems.

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Ransomware

How to Stop Ransomware

As cybercrime expands into new realms, senior leaders from small-town school districts to Fortune 50 companies are looking for better ways to protect priceless data and fend off ransomware attacks. Many organizations are now paying small fortunes to vendors making outlandish promises—even before taking relatively simple and inexpensive steps to prevent ransomware infections and respond effectively to those that do occur.

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Kill Chain

Mastering The Kill Chain - Step Six: Command and Control

Whether it is through ransomware, botnets, or other malware, the ideal outcome for a threat actor is taking unauthorized command of as many systems and as much data as possible.

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Tips and Guidance

Cyber Security Primer for Small and Medium Businesses

Small and medium-sized businesses have a unique challenge when it comes to cyber security. Unlike large corporations and government agencies that typically have formal information security teams working full time to prevent and manage cyber threats, these smaller companies rarely have the resources to systematically address their ongoing security needs.

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2024 Cyber Risk Predictions

We’re closely watching how the courts will respond to a recent spate of generative artificial intelligence (AI) and privacy-related litigation, evaluating how different global markets will respond to regulatory changes and thinking about how cybercriminals will evolve their tactics. And, of course, we’re preparing for the myriad ways all of these emerging trends will impact businesses.

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Kill Chain

Mastering The Kill Chain - Step Five: Installation

Once a threat actor is able to penetrate a victim’s environment, they become all the more dangerous and more difficult to shake. This is often caused by the threat actor embedding themselves into the systems they were able to compromise to maintain their hard-earned, unauthorized access.

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The Evolution of Cyberattacker Techniques

When it comes to cybercrime, the rules of engagement are ever-changing, with new threat groups and techniques emerging all the time. As a result, staying ahead of cyber threats requires ongoing education and continual updating of controls.

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Mastering The Kill Chain - Step Four: Exploitation

Once malicious tools have been surreptitiously placed within the boundaries of a target environment, cyberattacks are primed and ready to strike at the first command or trigger.

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