Critical Synopsis: WannaCry malware continues to spread on a global basis and organizations are still at risk of being infected; Patching the Microsoft vulnerability can prevent infection via the SMB worm, but cannot prevent direct infection via phishing; CyberArk Labs tested prevention tactics on WannaCry over the weekend and found that the combination of enforcing […]
Privilege escalation is at the center of the cyber attack cycle. Why? Because attackers need the credentials of an insider, and administrative credentials give them the power to move laterally throughout the data center, to access high value servers and to take over domain controllers. Organizations now realize that securing privilege access is the first step […]
Need a new software program installed on your laptop? Call the help desk. Can’t get the VPN to work? Call the help desk. Spilled water on your computer? Call the help desk. Depending on the size of the organization, an IT help desk can receive dozens, hundreds or even thousands of requests daily, so it’s […]
Ransomware has been around for decades, but it’s quickly gaining popularity among attackers. In 2015, the FBI received 2,453 complaints about ransomware, costing victims more than $24 million dollars – and those are only the cases that were reported. Those numbers have the potential to rise significantly in 2016. CISOs and other senior IT security […]
Step 1: Perimeter Compromise The network perimeter was compromised via a spear phishing campaign, in which the attackers disguised themselves as legitimate system vendors and members of the government. They sent phishing emails to IT staff and system administrators at the utility companies and employees at targeted companies. Believing the emails were legitimate, the individual […]
CyberArk’s cybersecurity researcher Lavi Lazarovitz wrote about some of the key steps attackers took to cause a black out in the Ukraine. By examining the attack path, we’ve identified five best practices for locking down privileged access that when followed can help to mitigate risk: Proactively secure all privileged and ICS credentials: From the IT […]
Ok. So a time has come for a small business company to increase their business and increase their customer support. Now the companies manager want to set-up a call centre in India so that they get highest customer satisfaction with less investment. So once your are done with the project proposal you will need to […]
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