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Threat Update #16 - O365 & Business Email Compromise
Dec 04, 2020
How can companies tell the difference between legitimate email activity from malicious activity if they suspect someone is inappropriately accessing a user’s email? Click to watch Kilian Englert and Ryan...
Threat Update #15 - Thanksgiving Special Edition
Nov 24, 2020
This week, Kilian Englert and Ryan O’Boyle take a break from their usual Threat Update discussions to ham it up and discuss some personal “threats” they face this Thanksgiving. We...
Threat Update #14 - Post-Ransomware Recovery
Nov 20, 2020
To stop ransomware, every second counts. But once the threat is contained, the race is on to get back up and running after a ransomware incident. Click to watch Kilian Englert...
Threat Update #13 - Slashing exposed data to survive ransomware attacks
Nov 13, 2020
As if ransomware weren’t bad enough, global group access raises risk exponentially. Once attackers land on a network, they can open, copy, change, or delete any and all files left...
Threat Update #12 - Does Zerologon Change the Game?
Nov 06, 2020
Cybercriminals are using the Zerologon exploit to fast track lateral movement and privilege escalation. If left unpatched, the exploit lets attackers use the password of the primary domain controller to...
Threat Update #11 - Attack Attribution
Oct 29, 2020
In cybersecurity, incident response is the big game and analysis is the postgame wrap-up. After the threat is contained, security investigators can dive into what they’ve found to look for...
Threat Update #10
Oct 22, 2020
An alert notifies you that something suspicious is going on. Minutes matter, so you call the Varonis Incident Response team to help. Security investigators must act fast, but where do...
Varonis Threat Update #8
Oct 09, 2020
Emotet and Ryuk attacks are coming fast and furious, and they’re highly damaging. We’re seeing a huge surge in ransomware worldwide as criminal groups amp up their efforts to grab...
COVID-19 Threat Update #6
May 01, 2020
Hoarding isn’t just happening with toilet paper: we’re seeing cases where remote employees have downloaded department-level folders. Chances are, these files will contain sensitive data like PII, PCI, HIPAA and...
COVID-19 Threat Update #5
Apr 24, 2020
The race to enable remote work sent IT and security teams into high gear — and often resulted in shortcuts that exposed organizations to incredible risk in the process. Hackers...
COVID-19 THREAT UPDATE #4
Apr 06, 2020
Millions of remote workers are accessing cloud services and using VPNs to maintain business continuity. But attackers are pivoting to gain the upper hand. Click to watch Matt Radolec and...
COVID-19 Threat Update #3
Mar 31, 2020
If you’re reading this, there’s a good chance you’ve become one of the millions of employees forced to work from home during the coronavirus crises. Accessing your emails and files...
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