Tag: Security threats

Hybrid cloud is an increasingly popular infrastructure option for companies in industries from game development to finance. But what is it, and what are the most effective hybrid cloud security practices for protecting your sensitive and regulated data? What is hybrid cloud? A hybrid cloud is a...

Malware — computer viruses, worms, Trojan horses, ransomware, spyware and so one — is a continuous threat to organizations because it can damage devices and enable unauthorized parties to access the network remotely to collect and transmit sensitive information. Windows Server 2016 includes...

Privilege escalation is a common tactic present in almost every cyberattack today. Malicious insiders, ransomware gangs and other threat actors often use it in combination with to lateral movement to traverse a victim's network to gain unauthorized access to sensitive IT resources. Elevated access...

Today, nearly every organization relies on stable and secure IT operations, so cyber risks merit the same careful attention as other types of risks. Top leaders understand this: The World Economic Forum’s 2018 Global Risk Report claims that most influential movers and shakers view cyber attacks...

Failure to quickly spot malicious activity and investigate the issue often impacts business processes. Damage may occur in various forms: data breaches, operational downtime, noncompliance etc. All of them eventually lead to financial losses and affect customer loyalty. Thus, visibility is vital...

Star Wars is not just a cultural phenomenon, it is a story that can be interpreted in many ways, even as a data breach case.  The everlasting battle between hackers and IT pros very much resembles the war between the light and the dark sides from the Star Wars movies. By learning from failure and...

Employment termination, as well as taking aboard the new hires, is an ongoing process for every organization. People get fired, quit/resign, replacements are found – it’s a never-ending story. IT departments, among others, have to handle account deletions and other actions related to employee...

Windows servers can potentially generate thousands—or even hundreds of thousands—of events daily. Most are created from perfectly safe events that system administrators use to get a glimpse of what’s going on. An event might be generated to indicate a disk is running out of free space, an...

Proving the old adage that “criminals never sleep,” a new piece of malware is making headlines. The aptly named Skeleton Key malware, detected in mid-January, bypasses the password authentication protection of Active Directory. Just as skeleton keys from the last century unlocked any door in a...

SharePoint server is one of the common applications in every organization. It’s used to share information and is accessed by all the teams in the organization helping people to share documents, calendars and much more – saving time on communication. Most of the Fortune 500 companies use...