2022: Ransomware Attacks Are on the Rise

2022: Ransomware Attacks Are on the Rise

Cyberspace has enjoyed relative peace over the past few years due to a significant decline in ransomware attacks. This tranquility may be attributed to the combined efforts of several international intelligence agencies and various tech companies to eradicate...
Zeppelin Ransomware Resurfaces with New Compromise

Zeppelin Ransomware Resurfaces with New Compromise

A Zeus variant that first surfaced in August 2016 called Zeppelin has resurfaced and is now being used to compromise Web servers to distribute its payload. The threat researchers at Forcepoint Security Labs said they first started seeing new Zeppelin malware samples...
DEF CON returns with “Hacker Homecoming”

DEF CON returns with “Hacker Homecoming”

Organizers of DEF CON, the world’s largest hacker conference, have announced a date for its 20th anniversary in Las Vegas. The event took place from August 7 to August 10, just after Black Hat USA in a move organizers say will allow both events to grow and be...
SOC 2 Readiness Assessment: All You Need to Know

SOC 2 Readiness Assessment: All You Need to Know

Blog  SOC 2 Readiness Assessment: All You Need to Know SOC 2 Readiness Assessment: All You Need to Know You’ve heard about SOC 2 audits, and it’s got you scrambling to ensure your organization is ready for this significant compliance task. Many must...
All you need to know about SOC 2 audits

All you need to know about SOC 2 audits

Blog  All you need to know about SOC 2 audits All you need to know about SOC 2 audits A SOC 2 Audit is a set of guidelines and standards that’s been around for many years. It was originally intended as a voluntary standard to promote customer privacy protection but...
Sneaky Orbit Malware Backdoors Linux Devices

Sneaky Orbit Malware Backdoors Linux Devices

Researchers have discovered a devious malware for Linux: backdooring devices and stealing data. The malware can alter the overall functioning of any device that it gets into. Popularly known as Orbit, the malware works differently from regular Linux threats. The...
The U.S. Health Organizations Targeted With Maui Ransomware

The U.S. Health Organizations Targeted With Maui Ransomware

North Korea’s state-sponsored ransomware operators have launched a campaign targeting healthcare organizations in the United States. This is according to an advisory issued by the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) and the Infrastructure Security Agency...
Beware the ‘Secret Agent’ Cloud Middleware

Beware the ‘Secret Agent’ Cloud Middleware

Last Thursday, at RSA Conference in San Francisco, the researchers from Wiz.io unveiled an open-source cloud middleware database on GitHub that details the particular middleware agents that Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google, and Microsoft put on their cloud...