Catch up on the latest action in cybersecurity

First, a fun fact that has nothing to do with cybersecurity:

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Now, time for your regularly scheduled roundup of updates, insights and advice to help decode your most pressing cybersecurity challenges.

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Top trends & security stories

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97% of businesses have suffered a data breach due to supply chain inefficiencies. The weakest link in the chain is open-source software, which, worryingly, can be found in about 85% of applications. Supply chain attacks targeting open-source software increased by 742% year-over-year in 2022.

Read more via SupplyChainBrain :

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Cybersecurity is the top technology spending priority for IT leaders, according to a recent survey.

Read more via TechTarget :

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The TTPs of the KillNet hacktivist group’s recent attacks on healthcare organizations are described in a new analyst note by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) . Recommendations to reduce risk include proactively minimizing how much sensitive data is accessible by third parties and implementing robust identity management.

Read the analyst note:

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Cynet was among the first to detect that eFile-dot-com, an IRS-authorized tax service provider, had been compromised to spread malware. The incident underscores the importance of cyber vigilance as tax season revs up.

Read more via Laptop Mag :

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The messaging app Telegram has become the go-to forum to buy and sell phishing tools, kits and phishing-as-a-service subscriptions. Prices range from a few bucks to thousands of dollars, lowering the barrier inexperienced threat actors to do damage.

Read more via BleepingComputer :

Pro tips, templates & resources

The Cyber Defense Matrix provides clear principles to help you visualize your security program and ensure its approach is aligned with NIST CSF.

Fill out the Cyber Defense Matrix to find and fix gaps or overlaps in your tech stack.

What we’re up to

The Cynet team is amped to connect with security experts from around the world at RSA Conference in San Francisco! Our booth will be buzzing with demos as well as a relaxing to for massage.

Make sure you book a demo to see our all-in-one automated cybersecurity platform in action!

We’ll be back with more in two weeks. Until then, here’s your reward for reading all the way through ??

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