Netizen Blog and News
The Netizen team sharing expertise, insights and useful information in cybersecurity, compliance, and software assurance.
Category: Cloud Computing
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Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) automates the scanning of cloud infrastructures for security misconfigurations, vulnerabilities, and compliance violations, ensuring organizations maintain robust cloud security. By detecting issues in real time, CSPM tools enhance visibility, simplify regulatory compliance, and enable proactive incident response to safeguard sensitive data against threats.
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Creating a cybersecurity home lab is vital for mastering network defenses and incident responses. Upgrading hardware, enhancing network segmentation, refining virtualization, improving offensive and defensive tools, integrating cloud security, automating processes, and exploring advanced topics are essential steps. Netizen supports organizations with assessment tools and cybersecurity solutions to bolster security infrastructure.
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Amazon Web Services (AWS) has launched its Security Incident Response service to enhance incident management amid evolving cyber threats. This service offers advanced monitoring and 24/7 expert access, addressing challenges in traditional response strategies. It aims to automate tasks, reduce complexities, and promote proactive cybersecurity measures while emphasizing the need for human oversight and integration…
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SynthID, developed by Google DeepMind, embeds invisible watermarks in AI-generated content to verify authenticity, enhancing cybersecurity and combatting disinformation. Though resilient, its effectiveness is limited to Google’s models, and it raises new privacy and security concerns. Open-sourcing SynthID may foster broader applications in digital content verification.
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On July 19, 2024, a routine software update by CrowdStrike caused widespread disruptions in multiple industries, leading to system crashes and operational challenges for airlines, emergency services, and financial institutions. The incident revealed the risks of overreliance on a single security vendor and highlighted the need for diversification and comprehensive security strategies. Netizen offers advanced…
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In early 2024, Cisco and Cisco Talos uncovered the ArcaneDoor cyber-espionage campaign targeting specific Cisco devices. Exploiting critical vulnerabilities, the attackers deployed malware, executed unauthorized commands, and potentially exfiltrated data. Cisco advised firmware upgrades, forensic investigations, and network security measures to mitigate the threats.
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As we delve deeper into 2024, ransomware continues to morph, presenting new challenges for cybersecurity professionals worldwide. This evolving landscape requires constant vigilance and adaptation of defense strategies. Here, we explore the most significant trends in ransomware evolution and how they’re shaping the cyber threat horizon. Double Extortion and Beyond Ransomware attacks are increasingly incorporating…
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Web 3.0, often referred to as the Semantic or Decentralized Web, has emerged over the past few years as a both an ideological and technological shift from the current state of the internet, referred to as Web 2.0. The new technology is defined by decentralized databases and distributed ledgers across nodes, reducing the risks in…
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Minimize your risk and assume the worst when considering your exposed data. Consider what the likelihood and impacts of the loss of your data would be, and implement security controls in accordance with that level of risk.
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Hybrid cloud models offer many well-documented benefits, but they also introduce more complexity for securing data and applications across the enterprise. This added complexity requires an increasingly diverse skill set for security teams. That’s a challenge, considering the growing shortage in cybersecurity skills. In a recent study, 46 percent of organizations said they have a…
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