Recent Security News
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MTTR: The Most Important Security Metric
February 29, 2024 at 10:01AM Security teams face increasing challenges with managing risk as code and cloud assets continue to sprawl, leading to a surge in vulnerabilities and longer remediation times. Mean time to remediate (MTTR) emerges as a crucial metric for gauging security success, requiring organizations to streamline vulnerability management and prioritize high-risk issues…
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Ransomware-as-a-Service Spawns Wave of Cyberattacks in Middle East & Africa
February 29, 2024 at 09:32AM Ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) affiliates are driving a surge in ransomware attacks in the Middle East and Africa. Group-IB’s report shows a 68% increase in data leaks from 205 companies, with financial services as the primary target. Organizations in the region, particularly those with less mature security controls, are vulnerable to operational…
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Iranian Hackers Target Aviation and Defense Sectors in Middle East
February 29, 2024 at 09:27AM Iranian hackers have been utilizing Microsoft Azure cloud infrastructure in attacks on aerospace, aviation, and defense organizations in the Middle East, particularly in Israel and the UAE. The hacking group, UNC1549, has deployed two backdoors named MiniBike and MiniBus. These activities are linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Mandiant…