A comprehensive cybersecurity program is essential for protecting the privacy and integrity of your organization’s data and systems. But attackers are adapting faster and targeting more strategically, driven by emerging technologies and global instability. Staying up to date with the latest cybersecurity news helps you recognize and address new threats and improve your defensive posture.
Zero-day vulnerabilities, flaws that are exploited before vendors release patches, continue to be central to many high-profile attacks. Threat actors are leveraging these vulnerabilities for a wide range of attack methods including access, privilege escalation, lateral movement and data exfiltration. This has led to a major shift in how quickly defenders can react and mitigate attacks. The good news is that a robust security remediation process that leverages automation and AI can help ensure your organization can rapidly respond to cyber incidents and prevent them from occurring in the first place.
In January, mortgage lender LoanDepot reported a data breach that exposed the Social Security numbers, financial information, addresses, and email addresses of more than 16.9 million customers. The breach was the result of a ransomware campaign and underscored how even companies with mature cybersecurity programs aren’t immune to attacks.
A suspected nation-state threat actor has been linked to the distribution of a new malware called Airstalk, which uses the AirWatch API to establish covert command-and-control (C2) channels on targeted devices. Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 has analyzed the software, which it describes as a “lightweight” implant that aims to exploit unpatched Cisco ASA IOS XE devices in targeted supply chains.
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