Are You Phish Bait? Unmasking the Tactics That Target You

Phishing is a common type of social engineering attack that attempts to trick people into revealing confidential information, such as passwords, credit card numbers, or Social Security numbers. Phishing emails are often disguised as legitimate communications from people you [...]

Are You Phish Bait? Unmasking the Tactics That Target You2024-01-09T21:19:38-08:00

What are the Impacts of Generative AI on Cloud Security?

What is Generative AI? Generative AI is a form of artificial intelligence capable of producing fresh content, including text, images, audio, and video. It accomplishes this by learning the patterns and structure from existing data and then using this [...]

What are the Impacts of Generative AI on Cloud Security?2024-01-26T13:13:57-08:00

Why are Cloud Threat Actors Thriving?

Impact of Cloud Landscape on Incident Response Cloud incident cases differ from standard incident cases because of the different technology concepts. Currently, malicious actors in cloud environments have it easy because many aspects of the cloud landscape are unknown. [...]

Why are Cloud Threat Actors Thriving?2023-12-18T20:21:28-08:00

Real Risks of Penalties from Failure of HIPAA Compliance

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was signed into law close to three decades ago. HIPAA was initially comprised of two primary rules: (1) The Privacy Rule, which establishes standards to protect individuals' medical records and other personal [...]

Real Risks of Penalties from Failure of HIPAA Compliance2023-12-14T12:18:46-08:00

Lockbit 3.0 Hits Japan’s Largest Trading Port

On the morning of July 4th, 2023, the Nagoya Harbor Transportation Authority in Japan had trouble accessing their central computer systems and discovered that they had been hacked by LockBit 3.0 ransomware. The ransom demand was received through an office [...]

Lockbit 3.0 Hits Japan’s Largest Trading Port2023-07-29T14:26:54-07:00

BlackSuit Ransomware Targeting Linux and Windows

A new ransomware strain that was discovered in early May 2023 has shown a strong resemblance to Royal ransomware. This new strain BlackSuit, primarily targets Linux systems and Windows. Further analysis from cybersecurity company Trend Micro, shows that BlackSuit and [...]

BlackSuit Ransomware Targeting Linux and Windows2023-07-03T11:49:05-07:00

Server Monitoring: Benefits and Challenges

What is Server Monitoring? Server monitoring is the process of tracking and observing the performance and health of computer servers and their associated resources. It involves collecting and analyzing metrics, logs, and events to detect any abnormalities and to [...]

Server Monitoring: Benefits and Challenges2023-06-07T10:47:25-07:00

Enhance Your Cybersecurity Strategy with Endpoint Detection and Response

What is Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) and why is it important? Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR), is a security technology that helps organizations detect and respond to security threats (ransomware, malware, etc.) on endpoints such as computers, laptops, [...]

Enhance Your Cybersecurity Strategy with Endpoint Detection and Response2023-05-23T16:28:32-07:00

CISA’s Pilot Program Helps Protect Critical Infrastructure from Ransomware

Earlier this year, CISA (Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency) launched a new program to help protect critical infrastructure institutions by safeguarding their information systems from ransomware cybercriminals. The two main purposes of this new program, called Ransomware Vulnerability Warning Pilot [...]

CISA’s Pilot Program Helps Protect Critical Infrastructure from Ransomware2023-08-10T22:30:37-07:00