By Carolyn Crandall, Chief Security Advocate, Attivo Networks. Credentials allow attackers to get an initial beachhead in the network. What happens next will decide whether a small incursion turns into a crisis. Even with password policies and phishing education, stolen credentials are abundant, cheap, and easy to buy on the dark web. If an attacker …
Rising SMS-related banking scams continue to expose a damaging weakness in Singapore’s cybersecurity infrastructure, one that remains challenging to pinpoint exactly where given the hyper-connectedness of our networks today. Banks, telcos, payment providers and government agencies all have some part to play in beefing up their own systems, experts said, calling for stronger cooperation within the …
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Authored by: Vikram Navali, Senior Technical Product Manager – A Golden Ticket is an open invitation for attackers to access all of an organization’s computers and servers, including Domain Controllers (DC). A Golden Ticket is a forged Kerberos Ticket-Granting Tickets (TGT) that enables attackers to generate Ticket Granting Service (TGS) tickets for any account in Active Directory and gain unrestricted …
Authored by: Carolyn Crandall, Chief Security Advocate, Attivo Networks – Since A Nightmare on Elm Street premiered in 1984, there have been eight more Freddy Krueger movies. Jason Vorhees has starred in 11 Friday the 13th movies. Michael Myers has slashed his way through 12 Halloween movies—including the recent reboot. And of course, vampires, werewolves, ghosts, mummies, and Frankenstein have been …
This Halloween, the Monsters Are Coming from Inside the Network! Read More »
By Summer Myatt To hear Tony Cole’s full keynote address, including the best questions companies should ask their suppliers in order to enhance cybersecurity, visit the ExecutiveBiz Events page, where you can watch the full Supply Chain Cybersecurity: Revelations and Innovations Forum on-demand now. ExecutiveBiz Events hosted its Supply Chain Cybersecurity: Revelations and Innovations Forum on Tuesday, during which notable cybersecurity experts …
By Tony Cole, CTO, Attivo Networks Cybersecurity experts know that attacks targeting government and critical infrastructure organizations are nothing new. Still, over the past two years, the effects of those attacks have begun to reverberate into the public consciousness. Incidents like the Colonial Pipeline hack and the attack on the Oldsmar, Fla., water treatment facility …
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By Todd Helfrich, Vice President of Federal, Attivo Networks Attivo Networks has joined hands with the federal government to implement cybersecurity technology. Learn how the government works closely with Attivo to advance cybersecurity. When it comes to cybersecurity, the federal government is putting out fires every day — and it can be exhausting. Like most …
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Effectively securing and protecting Active Directory (AD) is an undeniable best practice for businesses today. Especially since some 90% of the world’s enterprise organizations are using AD as their primary method for authentication and authorization. AD’s enormous market share has made it a prime target for attackers. In fact, cyberattacks on AD are so prevalent …
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Amid a rise in ransomware attacks, Attivo Networks’ Carolyn Crandall shares with the IT channel why “now is the time that businesses need to look at [Microsoft Active Directory] and understand what kind of visibility tools they can use.” Aug. 3, 2021 Watch on CRNtv.
By Jim Cook, Regional Director ANZ, Attivo Networks. It’s a question we’ve all asked ourselves: when will ransomware gangs go too far and provoke a stronger response than payment – or defiance – from an individual target? In May 2021, we got our answer. Ransomware attacks on hospitals during Covid met with universal condemnation as …
