Data breaches have become more common today. More importantly, the most newsworthy data breaches that occur are malicious, whether that is an individual or gang involved with ransomware or a disgruntled employee trying to settle a score.

A novel backdoor (CVE-2024-3094)  was recently discovered from a widely used xz-utils ‘liblzma’ data compression library build system. This backdoor reportedly targets the OpenSSH server but has the potential to target any application that integrates with ‘systemd’, uses ‘OpenSSL’, and can be contacted from the network. Pending detailed analysis of the malicious binary code injected, the full scope and impact of the backdoor are still unknown.

Operational Technology (OT) and manufacturing businesses are prime targets for cybercriminals. Why? Because OT security is lacking behind the IT sector, such as banking and retail. 

Phishing has been and will continue to be one of the primary attack methods used by cyber attackers today.

Data replication has moved from “nice to have” to “mainstream” for use cases such as High Availability and Disaster Recovery. At the same time, companies are discovering the need to replicate or move data for other reasons, including performance and translating transactional data into events.

Getting data to Splunk can be challenging. Syslog is still the most important data source, and it can provide you with hard-to-solve problems (for example, like high volume, non-compliant messages, unreliable network protocol (UDP), and more). The syslog-ng Premium Edition (PE) and syslog-ng Store Box (SSB) by One Identity can make these challenges manageable.

Apple has once again captivated tech enthusiasts with its latest announcement: the introduction of the new 13 and 15-inch MacBook Air models featuring the formidable M3 chip. This unveiling marks a significant leap forward in the evolution of Apple’s lineup, promising enhanced performance and efficiency for users across the globe.

API monetization can drive significant business growth. It ties back to curating and monetizing your APIs in a marketplace that you build to simplify and increase API adoption.

Portable USB storage drives give users a convenient way to move data between work and home, as well as among computers within an organization. This has been especially true during the COVID-19 pandemic, when stay-at-home protocols forced organizations to shift to remote or hybrid work spaces. That convenience has come at a cost.

It’s been a week. A long week. After the most recent Board of Directors meeting, your senior leadership tasked you with finding a security analytics solution. Over the last month, you’ve worked with leadership to develop some basic use cases to determine which solution meets your security and budget needs.