Detecting and responding to insider threats
Insider threats vary from harassment of co-workers to sabotage and theft. Proprietary or client data may be leaked or sold, access credentials stolen, and company systems wiped or crippled with malicious code. These threats are identical to those from outside actors, but they come from trusted employees.
Monitoring social media allows security professionals to pick up threats before they become serious.
What’s happening in executive protection? How OSINT can help
Good executive protection reduces liability risks and protects organizational reputation. As the public face of their companies, an incident involving an executive can undermine confidence among investors, customers and employees alike.
7 Dark Web Forums You Need to Monitor for Improved Cyber Security
We take a look at how security professionals can utilize OSINT tools like Signal to more efficiently and effectively monitor threats on dark web forums.
5 Dark Web Marketplaces Security Professionals Need to Know About
We take a look at how security professionals can overcome the plethora of challenges that come with finding, accessing, and efficiently monitoring dark web marketplaces for information security.
The Threat of Doxing to Organizational Security
Organizational doxing is on the rise and can be immensely damaging, exposing company secrets and customer data, or more directly exposing executives to new levels of threats.
Leveraging Telegram as a Data Source for Open Source Intelligence
Conversations on public Telegram groups can offer valuable insights into ongoing and potential criminal activity making it a valuable data source for security professionals.
12 of the Biggest Ransomware Attacks of 2020
Ransomware can cost an organization millions and often the victim has no alternative but to pay. In this article, we look at 12 of the biggest ransomware attacks that occurred in 2020.
5 Ways AI is Subtly Shaping the World as we Know it
AI is shaping our world in numerous ways from targeted ads to rapidly advancing facial recognition applications and even AI-generated malware.
How Machine Learning is Changing Modern Security Intelligence
Today, AI and machine learning enable both attackers and defenders to operate at new magnitudes of speed and scale. Security teams need to leverage the power of machine learning and automation if they want to stand a chance of mitigating threats.
Why organizations need threat intelligence tools as part of their security defences
Threat intelligence is an essential tool for any security team. It is the gathering of evidence-based knowledge to inform action-oriented preventative and reactionary responses to an ever-evolving cyber threat landscape.