Digitization is growing at a very fast pace, which is touching every aspect of our lives. To truly apprehend the role of AI/ML in cybersecurity, we need to understand how cyber technology and its usage has evolved.
By Shankar Karthikason,...
Log4j has been tagged by security vendor Tenable as the "single biggest, most critical vulnerability of the last decade." MITRE rated the vulnerability as critical and assigned a CVSS score of 10/10. News about the Log4j zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2021-44228,...
Log4j or Log4Shell, a critical vulnerability in the widely used Apache Log4j Library, has raised alarms and security concerns across the tech and info security communities.
By Rudra Srinivas, Sr. Feature Writer, and Minu Sirsalewala, Editorial Consultant, CISO MAG
The Log4j...
Digital identity plays an essential role in the information security architecture of every organization. It is an online or networked identity accepted by the organization's security layout for data and devices access. The aim of implementing digital identity is...
As 2022 peeks from the corner, there is anticipation that the year will, maybe, witness better security management to address the continued sophistication of cyberattacks, as witnessed in 2021.
The banking and finance industry, health care, critical infrastructure, and government...
Cyberthreats continue to target organizations in critical infrastructure sectors, causing severe damage to everyday routines. North American propane supplier Superior Plus is the latest victim to join the bandwagon of ransomware attacks.
In an official release, Superior Plus confirmed that...
Microsoft released patches for 67 CVEs in its latest December 2021 Patch Tuesday update. Out of 67 vulnerabilities, 60 were deemed important, and seven were critical. Six zero-day vulnerabilities have also been fixed, which were being exploited in the...
Days after the disclosure of Log4Shell, a critical zero-day vulnerability CVE-2021-44228 in the Apache Log4j library, researchers have now identified threat actors exploiting the Log4Shell flaw to deploy a new ransomware variant Khonsari and a remote access Trojan Orcus.
Threat...
Technology is constantly evolving and now, more than ever, staying ahead of the digital evolution – specifically cybersecurity – is integral to an organization’s success. This past year, we have seen a major rise in ransomware attacks, and businesses...
The increasing hybrid workforce due to the global pandemic has severely impacted cybersecurity, bringing swift changes in the work environment. The latest report from Malwarebytes revealed that the ongoing pandemic and hybrid workforce is reshaping how organizations and employees...
