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Make cybersecurity a core business priority

As digital transformation is picking up momentum and expanding fast, there could be an increase in phishing and ransomware attacks in the region. In that context, it is imperative that cybersecurity is made the core business priority, says Mazen Dohaji,…

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Alleged state-sponsored hackers target Log4j vulnerability as fears of a worm emerge

Attacks exploiting the Apache Log4j vulnerability are continuing to expand, as multiple state-sponsored advance threat groups are now believed to be using the vulnerability and fears emerge that a worm could exploit the vulnerability.

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No one’s losing faith over open source software despite Log4Shell, says experts

IT departments and developers around the world are furiously scanning applications for evidence of the critical zero-day vulnerability in the Apache log4j2 Java-based logging library in open source code on their systems.

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CISOs on the front line: What’s ahead for cybersecurity in 2022

Cybersecurity is ever-evolving. For CISOs to continue tackling the threat landscape successfully, they must implement more sophisticated defense strategies in 2022 to mirror the increasing sophistication of the methods used by hackers. Kev Eley, Vice President Sales, Europe at LogRhythm,…

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Baltimore County Schools Forced to Cancel Classes Following Ransomware Attack

Cable TV provider Cox Communications hit by data breach

Cable television provider Cox Communications Inc. has been hit by a data breach after a hacker impersonated a support agent to gain access to customer information.

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A Look Back at Which Predictions Came True in 2021

In 2021, cybercriminals took aim at critical infrastructure with ransomware attacks on Colonial Pipeline, JBS and others. They also continued to find new ways to exploit employees working remotely, those seeking information on COVID-19 vaccines, and improperly secured APIs. In…

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2022: threats and future cybersecurity challenges

How do you ensure your business thrives, not just survives in cybersecurity, with its various evolving threats and challenges? To help get you started, Kev Eley, VP of Sales, Europe, has taken a deep dive into the potential 2022 threat…

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GoDaddy managed WordPress hosting service breach exposed 1.2m user profiles

The personal data more than 1.2 million GoDaddy customers was exposed after cybercriminals breached its WordPress hosting service.

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Exposed: Twitch suffers from major data breach

Amazon’s Twitch streaming service suffered a cyberattack during October 2021. Attackers claim they gained access to 126GB of data, including source code, payment details of content creators on the site, and a planned Amazon Game Studios product.

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Digital Journal

Republican Governors Association email servers breached by hackers

Looking into the incident for Digital Journal is James Carder, Chief Security Officer at LogRhythm. Carder recounts that the issue that afflicted Microsoft has never fully gone away: “We continue to see the effects of the Microsoft Exchange zero-day attack more than…

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South African Justice Department Hit by Ransomware Attack

The South African Justice Department has disclosed a ransomware attack in September 2021. This represents the second successful cyberattack on a South African state institution in the last two months. LogRhythm’s CSO, James Carder, weighs in on the ramifications of…

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Solutions Review

More Expert Commentary and Coverage of the GetHealth Exposure

GetHealth’s platform misconfiguration resulted in 61 million records being exposed from across multiple fitness services and applications. Cybersecurity experts weigh in on the data exposure.

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IBM, McAfee, LogRhythm Among Global SIEM Market Players

Demand for security information and event management (SIEM) tools will remain high through 2027 with the global market expected to exceed $6.4 billion. Among the major SIEM players are IBM, HP, McAfee, LogRhythm, Splunk, AlienVault, Dell Technologies, Fortinet, SolarWinds, Symantec,…

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Microsoft Power Apps Platform Exposes Millions of Users Across Apps

Brian Pereira, Editor-in-Chief, CISO MAG, spoke to Andrew Hollister, Deputy CSO and VP Labs LogRhythm to discuss the impact of the Kaseya supply chain attack and mitigation strategies to check supply chain attacks.

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Solutions Review

Microsoft Power Apps Platform Exposes Millions of Users Across Apps

An apparent misconfiguration of the Microsoft Power Apps platform resulted in the exposure of 38 million users across thousands of web apps.

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Digital Journal

Brazilian government discloses treasury ransomware attack

The Brazilian Ministry of Economy has disclosed a ransomware attack that hit some of National Treasury’s computing systems. The government reports that the threat was contained after the attack was detected.

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LogRhythm Announces Fifth Annual Security Conference with Inaugural Pinnacle Awards

Registration Now Open to Attend RhythmWorld Virtual for Free LogRhythm, the company powering today’s security operations centers (SOCs), today announced registration is open for its fifth annual RhythmWorld 2021 Security Conference taking place Oct. 12–14, 2021. RhythmWorld is the premier…

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Baltimore County Schools Forced to Cancel Classes Following Ransomware Attack

US government vows to take action on REvil Kaseya attack if linked to Russia

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