December 3, 2024 at 06:49AM The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre reported a significant increase in severe cyber threats, tripling to 12 incidents, with overall cases rising by 16%. Predicted vulnerabilities emphasize the urgency for enhanced cybersecurity measures, particularly against risks from state actors like China and Russia, amid a growing cybercrime ecosystem. ### Meeting … Read more
December 2, 2024 at 12:50PM AWS has launched a new Security Incident Response service that automates security incident management. It integrates with Amazon GuardDuty and third-party solutions for incident triage and alerts, offering continuous support from AWS’s Customer Incident Response Team. The service features self-service tools and dashboards for performance monitoring and enhanced incident handling. … Read more
December 29, 2023 at 03:05AM In The Register’s On Call column, a consultant/client liaison for a security services provider shares a challenging experience with a banking client. After a state actor breach, the client’s panic purchase of defensive tools led to friction over pricing. Eventually, the CEO’s unannounced cybersecurity test caused further strain, requiring months … Read more
November 1, 2023 at 06:35PM Detecting and responding to cybersecurity incidents in the cloud can be challenging, especially for those with little cloud experience. Incident management is often overlooked but requires collaboration with the cloud provider. Although the fundamentals of cybersecurity remain the same, there are key differences in threat detection and response in the … Read more