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Every day we read about the latest cyber threat to hit organizations. This month didn’t disappoint as we witnessed the recent Palo Alto Networks vulnerability, CVE-2024-3400 (we have more on this that you can read about if you keep scrolling down!) as well as the highly talked about Sisense data breach, which highlighted the rise in major supply chain attacks. We’re always on the lookout to try to lend our point of view to the industry. As a result, our CISO, Jess Parnell is quoted in?govinfosecurity.com?commenting on the scale of these cyber attacks: "The current moment stands as a paradox: More resources are allocated to prevent threats, yet incidents continue to escalate.”?
Take Me Out To The Ball Game
Baseball season is in full swing, and because singing “Take Me Out To The Ball Game” is our favorite American pastime, we decided to gather at Fenway Park to celebrate our official partnership with The Boston Red Sox. New and existing customers, partners, and industry peers joined us last week where Randy George, the Red Sox VP of Technology Operations and Information Security highlighted the changes he’s seen with this iconic baseball organization over the past 20+ years. He was joined by our COO, Jonathan Rogers, and the two had a lively discussion about the importance and the crucial need organizations must take to adopt intelligence powered cybersecurity methods.
Needless to say, they hit it out of the park.
Securing The Future Of Education
In today's digital age, where technology is deeply ingrained in our daily lives, ensuring the cybersecurity of our educational institutions has become paramount. With hackers constantly evolving their tactics, it is imperative for schools to deploy intelligence powered cybersecurity solutions to protect against these threats.?
Over the past few years, there has been a significant increase in cyberattacks targeting schools. Over 1,300 schools in the U.S. were affected by ransomware attacks in a single year, and 80% of U.S. educational institutions have reported an increase in cyber threats since the shift to digital learning. Hackers view schools as lucrative targets due to the vast amount of sensitive information they hold, including student records, financial data, and confidential communications.?
It's time to reconsider your approach to defending your school against cyber threats. Traditional methods are insufficient against today's rapidly evolving threats, making it crucial to reassessyour defense strategies. By adopting a proactive stance rather than a reactive one, school districts can outpace cybercriminals.
Is your DNS leaving the door open for hackers?
DNS, the directory service for the internet, plays a crucial role in how people communicate online. By translating domain names into IP addresses, DNS provides immense value, yet it remains largely invisible to most users. However, the internet is plagued by malicious activity, and DNS can unwittingly aid hackers in redirecting and defrauding unsuspecting users. Compromised DNS servers can supply hijacked addresses, while caching mechanisms may result in requests being forwarded to malicious servers. Despite these risks, secure DNS technologies, powered by threat intelligence, can offer opportunities for improved enterprise security. Implementing DNS solutions with enhanced threat intelligence integration can fortify defenses, actively monitoring and filtering DNS traffic to block access to malicious domains and enhance cybersecurity posture.
If DNS keeps you awake at night, let's have a discussion and see how we can help. Email us - [email protected]
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Firewalls Aren't Enough
In the latest CVE advisory from Palo Alto Networks, a critical vulnerability, CVE-2024-3400, was identified in the GlobalProtect Gateway feature of PAN-OS, their firewall operating system. This vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges, posing a significant risk. If you're curious about this critical vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks firewalls and want to take immediate actions to mitigate risk against active exploitation, take a look at our bulletin we pulled together to help you out.
And the award goes to...
We don’t mean to brag but sometimes good news is just, well too good, to not share! We are honored to be shortlisted for the SC Awards Europe in two categories: Best Emerging Technology and Best Threat Intelligence Technology. It’s always great to see our hard work pay off.
Let’s Give Them Something to Talk About
"Several Office 365 domains in neighboring districts are getting compromised and we're receiving phishing emails from them related to this domain. They seem to be targeting guidance counselors. Only one of my users actually tried the link, thankfully CleanINTERNET?saved us that headache." ?
Technology Director, East Coast School District
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