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Critical Vulnerabilities Discovered in Automated Tank Gauge Systems
Bitsight TRACE explores several critical vulnerabilities discovered in ATG systems and their inherent risk when exposed to the Internet.
This article contains tips for security and risk professionals to manage risk from their Single Sign-On (SSO) providers and better protect their users’ credentials.
The latest report from Gartner® outlines several key areas that leaders need to pay close attention to if they want to create more resilient, trusted programs.
Organizations remain concerned about the potential implications to their own security posture as a result of the Okta cyber attack. It's important to identify where risks are present throughout your third parties landscape.
A vendor security audit can reduce third-party risk. Learn how you can mature your assessment process while saving time and resources.
The UK Cyber Resilience 2022 strategy is a remarkable blueprint for any organization looking to improve cyber resilience. What lessons can be learned?
The situation between Russia and Ukraine has been escalating since the start of January, when Russia stationed more than 100,000 troops along the Ukrainian Border. Although cyber security is not the primary concern in the current situation, there is a cyber security component that absolutely should not be overlooked.
We believe a war in the region would have a direct impact on the cyber threat landscape. Both Poland and Lithuania have recently raised their countries' alert level, just hours after Ukraine reported its defense ministry and two banks had been hacked. In the US, CISA has issued a recommendation for all organizations, regardless of size, to adopt a heightened posture when it comes to cybersecurity. Meanwhile, Russia launched a full scale attack on Ukraine territory, which is still developing, and its full reach still remains to be seen.
We believe a war in the region would have a direct impact on the cyber threat landscape. Both Poland and Lithuania have recently raised their countries' alert level, just hours after Ukraine reported its defense ministry and two banks had been hacked. In the US, CISA has issued a recommendation for all organizations, regardless of size, to adopt a heightened posture when it comes to cybersecurity. Meanwhile, Russia launched a full scale attack on Ukraine territory, which is still developing, and its full reach still remains to be seen.
Disrupting the flow of goods and services is a keen priority for threat actors and critical infrastructure has long been a favored target. In 2021, the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack caused a devastating impact to the economy when Russia-based hackers halted fuel movement along the critical U.S. Gulf and East Coast pipeline.
But this and other attacks may only be the beginning of an alarming ransomware trend aimed at U.S. critical infrastructure. Ransomware-as-a-service tools make ransomware easy to execute, making it the dominant cyber threat to enterprises in 2022. Indeed, the FBI recently warned that hackers have already developed ransomware code designed to disrupt critical infrastructure or industrial processes.
But this and other attacks may only be the beginning of an alarming ransomware trend aimed at U.S. critical infrastructure. Ransomware-as-a-service tools make ransomware easy to execute, making it the dominant cyber threat to enterprises in 2022. Indeed, the FBI recently warned that hackers have already developed ransomware code designed to disrupt critical infrastructure or industrial processes.
Learn how to reduce the threat of cyber intrusion with a detection and prevention approach grounded in continuous monitoring.
Learn what the disturbing ransomware trends means for your organization and third-party vendors.
The Digital Operational Resilience Act is set to go into action in early 2022. Learn how Bitsight can help your organization meet the compliance requirements.
What does your organization consider an acceptable level of inherent cyber risk in its vendor portfolio? Learn how to establish that threshold and focus resources where they’re needed most.
A critical vulnerability that allows for unauthenticated remote code execution has been discovered in Apache Log4j 2, an open source Java logging tool. The Apache Software Foundation has identified the vulnerability as CVE-2021-44228.
“34% of companies [in portfolios] we examined had at least one exposed Java-based server. Not all of those use Log4j, but that gives a rough sense of the scale of exposure,” said Ethan Geil, Senior Director, Data and Research.
“34% of companies [in portfolios] we examined had at least one exposed Java-based server. Not all of those use Log4j, but that gives a rough sense of the scale of exposure,” said Ethan Geil, Senior Director, Data and Research.
The last two years have introduced new challenges to organizations across the globe -- from managing business operations through an ongoing pandemic; to a rapid-fire pivot to a digital mode of work; to an increase in cyber attacks targeting businesses directly, and through their supply chains.
Facebook and the apps under its umbrella, including Instagram and WhatsApp, were inaccessible for hours on Monday.
Cyber risk is everywhere. As organizations become increasingly interconnected — across business units, geographies, subsidiaries, remote offices, and third-party networks — the digital ecosystem is expanding rapidly. And this increased attack surface introduces a variety of new and evolving vulnerabilities.