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CISOs face tough choices when it comes to balancing security while getting the most of their cloud solutions.

When it comes to password hacking, most organizations are quite familiar with brute force attacks, where cybercriminals continually guess passwords via computer algorithms tens of thousands of times in seconds until it finds the right one. However, password spraying is now emerging as an alternative to brute force attacks, skirting login attempt lockout settings that many systems and devices now employ.

In any organization, there are a number of automated tasks, applications, or devices running in the background of any device across a network. One of the best ways to manage and secure these automated processes is to leverage group Managed Service Accounts or gMSAs.

What happened? Increasingly covered by the mainstream press throughout Wednesday, October 6, 2021, the impact of the recent Twitch leak will undoubtedly grow as bad actors take advantage of the exposed data originating from the Amazon-owned live video streaming site favored by gamers.

PeStudio is a tool used for statically analyzing malware and is one of my favourite tools for malware analysis.

Microsoft LAPS is one of the most effective ways to protect administrator passwords and prevent unauthorized users from accessing systems or data that they shouldn’t. Microsoft’s Local Administrator Password Solution — or LAPS for short — is a password management feature that randomizes administrator passwords across a single domain.

The Varonis Data Security Platform now supports monitoring, alerting, and data classification in Nutanix Files, providing increased visibility and security over unstructured data.

Knowledge is power when it comes to maintaining a proactive cybersecurity posture. Knowing what’s going on within your systems and monitoring networks for potential issues, hacks, or malware is critical to ensuring maximum uptime. And one of the best tools for doing so is the Microsoft Process Monitor application — also known as Procmon.

Data breaches exposed 36 billion records in the first half of 2020. This number continues to increase as more businesses go online, with more knowledge workers working remotely in 2021. As a result, the average organizational spending on cloud and data security measures to protect customer data has also increased tremendously.

Google Workspace, formerly known as G Suite, dominated the office productivity suite space in 2020, with a 59 percent US market share. Businesses worldwide continue to trust Google’s productivity and collaboration suite to store organizational information, work across teams, and take advantage of an all-inclusive office platform. In addition, IT administrators cite Google Workspace data protection as their top priority to secure and manage their org landscape.

Many countries, states, and jurisdictions have recently passed — or are planning to pass — legislation to protect the privacy and data rights of consumers. The state of Texas is no exception, having recently introduced the Texas Medical Records Privacy Act (TMRPA). This Texas privacy act is similar to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) in that it sets forth guidelines for safeguarding private medical records and information.

Threats against the manufacturing sector continue — from big game ransomware groups that steal victim’s data before encrypting it, to nation-state attackers seeking technology secrets, to company insiders looking for information to grab and sell to the highest bidder. Recent news headlines show how crippling ransomware attacks can halt assembly lines and disrupt supply chains.