Nowadays, 41 records are lost every second in data breaches usually caused by external attackers (according to Breachlevelindex), and the trend is climbing. Companies need to invest more in security training and solutions to reduce the risk of successful cyber attacks. This article explores a way in which hackers steal data once they managed to […]
Proof, rarely a concern Proof that the data was safe at a particular point in time is rarely a concern for most organizations implementing security controls. There are many other areas believed to be more important. Hence, the focus is mostly on protecting information by assessing and mitigating risk associated with its loss. Part of […]
When counting lost records officially reported so far in 2016 in the US, 3.2 out of 4.7 Million were stolen by external attackers (according to Privacy Rights Clearinghouse database). These numbers show that in spite of increased security awareness, bigger budgets, stricter standards and regulations, companies are still easy prey for hackers. This article explores […]
The integrity of system and configuration files of various services and applications is critical for building and maintaining secure IT environments. Hence, multiple compliance objectives (HIPAA, PCI DSS, SOX, FISMA and more) require implementing file integrity monitoring to ensure that these critical files are changed as part of authorized, documented and controlled processes only. Many […]
What is Petya and how is it different from other ransomware? Petya ransomware is meant to prevent users from accessing their data and force them to pay ransom in order to recover it. However, unlike other types of ransomware, it does not use encryption to compromise the files one by one, which may take time […]