Catch up on the latest action in cybersecurity

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

An adult’s circulatory system is approximately 100,000 miles long.

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

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What we’re up to

Protecting people

Cynet teammates are rallying as a force for good in the wake of violent attacks on Israel. Here are a few steps we're taking to make a positive impact in the communities where we live and work:

• We are providing shelter by opening our Rishon LeTsiyon office to people and families from southern Israel.
• We are supporting businesses by offering free cybersecurity to companies in Israel.
• We are putting employee safety first by encouraging employees to take time to volunteer in their communities and care for their mental health. Cynet teammates are working remotely as the situation evolves. Support is available to all who are called to serve or whose spouses or loved ones are on active duty.
• We are keeping customers secure by ensuring our operations and support for existing customers are not affected. CyOps analysts are on high alert in anticipation of a surge of state-sponsored and financially motivated threat actor activity.

Subterranean cybersecurity

Meanwhile, our team headed underground to talk security in a super cool setting. Here are a few shots Monica Stamerra shared from "Napoli Sotterranea."

Big plays by partners

Finally, exciting news: Our partner eSure.AI launched an all-in-one offering to make advanced cybersecurity capabilities more accessible to micro-businesses. With fewer than 50 employees, micro-businesses are the most frequently attacked — and least protected — targets of cybercrime.

Find out how eSure.AI is helping them fight back with Cynet’s all-in-one cybersecurity platform:

Top trends & security stories

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An unknown threat actor is exploiting a critical zero-day vulnerability in devices running Cisco IOS XE software for backdoor access to exposed networks.

Find out more from Ars Technica :

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The Megazord ransomware variant observed in attacks on healthcare, education and government targets looks suspiciously like a “rebrand” well-known Akira ransomware.

Read up on red flags — and find out how Cynet automatically prevents Megazord from executing — in this technical assessment by CyOps Analyst Emanuel Moshayev : “Megazord ransomware analysis ”

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Security agencies jointly released a “one-stop resource” to guard against phishing, including insight threat actor TTPs, technical mitigations and best practices to stay secure.

Read recommendations via Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency :

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Data breach class action suits are through the roof. On average, 45 are filed each month, more than twice the monthly average of 21 in 2022.

Learn why via Law.com :

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A recent surge in cyberattacks on the manufacturing sector has raised the risk of life-threatening disruptions to critical infrastructure, in addition to operational and financial setbacks.

Read World Economic Forum for recommendations to reinforce resilience:

Pro tips, templates & resources

This guide identifies the dark side(s) of EDR — and offers expert advice to overcome them. It also defines 7 questions to confirm comprehensive protection.

Use it to evaluate your endpoint protection options.

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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