October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Here’s how to stay safe from scams

NEW YORK — October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, which means it’s the perfect time to learn how to protect yourself from scams. “Scams have become so sophisticated now. Phishing emails, texts, spoofing caller ID, all of this technology gives scammers that edge,” said Eva Velasquez, president and CEO of the Identity Theft Resource Center. As […]

How Hybrid Password Attacks Work and How to Defend Against Them

Threat actors constantly change tactics to bypass cybersecurity measures, developing innovative methods to steal user credentials. Hybrid password attacks merge multiple cracking techniques to amplify their effectiveness. These combined approaches exploit the strengths of various methods, accelerating the password-cracking process. In this post, we’ll explore hybrid attacks — what they are and the most common […]

How to Plan and Prepare for Penetration Testing

As security technology and threat awareness among organizations improves so do the adversaries who are adopting and relying on new techniques to maximize speed and impact while evading detection. Ransomware and malware continue to be the method of choice by big game hunting (BGH) cyber criminals, and the increased use of hands-on or “interactive intrusion” […]

Expert Tips on How to Spot a Phishing Link

Phishing attacks are becoming more advanced and harder to detect, but there are still telltale signs that can help you spot them before it’s too late. See these key indicators that security experts use to identify phishing links: 1. Check Suspicious URLs Phishing URLs are often long, confusing, or filled with random characters. Attackers use […]

How to Investigate ChatGPT activity in Google Workspace

Sep 17, 2024The Hacker NewsGenAI Security / SaaS Security When you connect your organization’s Google Drive account to ChatGPT, you grant ChatGPT extensive permissions for not only your personal files, but resources across your entire shared drive. As you might imagine, this introduces an array of cybersecurity challenges. This post outlines how to see ChatGPT […]

Next-Generation Attacks, Same Targets – How to Protect Your Users’ Identities

Sep 02, 2024The Hacker NewsCybercrime / CISO Insights The FBI and CISA Issue Joint Advisory on New Threats and How to Stop Ransomware Note: on August 29, the FBI and CISA issued a joint advisory as part of their ongoing #StopRansomware effort to help organizations protect against ransomware. The latest advisory, AA24-242A, describes a new […]

How to Turn Developers into Security Champions

Jul 18, 2024The Hacker NewsApp Security / Security Awareness Let’s face it: AppSec and developers often feel like they’re on opposing teams. You’re battling endless vulnerabilities while they just want to ship code. Sound familiar? It’s a common challenge, but there is a solution. Ever wish they proactively cared about security? The answer lies in […]

How to Stay Ahead of Threat Actors

The modern kill chain is eluding enterprises because they aren’t protecting the infrastructure of modern business: SaaS. SaaS continues to dominate software adoption, and it accounts for the greatest share of public cloud spending. But enterprises and SMBs alike haven’t revised their security programs or adopted security tooling built for SaaS. Security teams keep jamming […]

How to Use Python to Build Secure Blockchain Applications

Did you know it’s now possible to build blockchain applications, known also as decentralized applications (or “dApps” for short) in native Python? Blockchain development has traditionally required learning specialized languages, creating a barrier for many developers… until now. AlgoKit, an all-in-one development toolkit for Algorand, enables developers to build blockchain applications in pure Python. This […]