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We recently surveyed over 100 industry professionals to uncover their biggest cybersecurity pain points. The results were very interesting! ⦿ Almost half (46%) of respondents identified cloud security as the most pressing issue, with concern about the lack of cross-functional understanding between cloud and security teams. ⦿ A significant portion (32%) pointed to identity security as a major challenge, highlighting the growing threat of identity-based attacks. ⦿ And 21% expressed concerns about the limitations of legacy SIEM solutions. Do these findings align with your organisation’s cybersecurity pain points? Let me know below. #cybersecurity #cloudsecurity #identitysecurity 

In the lead-up to an event we’re running in January with CrowdStrike at the historic Bletchley Park, we posed a simple question to over 100 industry professionals: What’s the most pressing cybersecurity challenge facing businesses today? The options were: ▪ SIEM: The problems associated with legacy SIEMs and the need for a new approach. ▪ Cloud security: Do SoC analysts know enough about cloud security, and do cloud engineers know enough about cybersecurity? ▪ Identity: The challenges associated with identity as the most common attack vector.   Which do you think was voted the top challenge? Let us know in the comments! We'll reveal the results next week. #cybersecurity #cloudsecurity #identitysecurity #SIEM 

Cybercriminals are weaponising AI to automate attacks, enhance social engineering and bypass traditional security measures. This new whitepaper, in partnership with Abnormal Security, delves into the technical aspects of AI-powered threats: • Advanced phishing: AI-generated, hyper-personalised phishing emails that evade detection. • Autonomous botnets: self-learning botnets capable of adapting to defenses and launching sophisticated attacks. • AI-driven malware: malware that can evolve, evade detection, and target specific vulnerabilities. Learn how to stay ahead of these threats and protect your organisation. Get the report here - https://lnkd.in/gpuWtvbc Sam Williams Stephanie Rawle #cybersecurity #AI #cyberthreat #infosec #whitepaper

A comprehensive cloud security solution is vital to protect against a growing range of fast and sophisticated threats targeting cloud environments — from development to runtime. By taking these five critical steps, organisations will be able to ensure speed, efficiency and accuracy in protecting their cloud-native applications. ✅Step 1: Accelerate cloud threat detection and response Organisations need accurate and complete detection and response in the cloud to efficiently stop breaches. Employing tested agent-based and agentless technology in a single platform empowers organisations to identify and remediate vulnerabilities and misconfigurations in real time. ✅Step 2: Consolidate tools Having a cloud-native application protection platform (CNAPP) solution containing both agent-based and agentless detection and response is essential to stop breaches. This combination ensures complete visibility across the entire cloud estate in a single console, along with security consistency, faster response time and reduced costs. ✅Step 3: Gain complete visibility Ensure full visibility — with no gaps — across the entire multi-cloud and hybrid cloud estate through a single console. ✅Step 4: Understand your adversaries With the massive increases in cloud exploitation and sophisticated cloud attacks, it’s vital to understand adversaries and their motivations and techniques. Industry-leading threat intelligence enables faster and more accurate incident response. ✅Step 5: Gain efficiency through experts Leverage expert cloud services to stop sophisticated attackers and respond rapidly to potential threats with 24/7 managed detection and response (MDR) and incident response services. To learn more about how to secure your cloud environment with Falcon® Cloud Security from our partner, CrowdStrike, download this white paper. https://lnkd.in/eUfPhsGv ⬇️

To maximise the full value of security and observability data while optimising costs and maintaining compliance, you need a strong data management strategy. Splunk's latest e-book - Turn Down the Noise, Turn Up the Value: How Data Management Fuels Digital Resilience - dives into solutions to common data challenges, including: • Overwhelming data volumes that create plenty of noise but no clear insights • Evolving regulations that require rethinking how you collect, store and process your data • Ballooning costs associated with managing data at scale, from data egress fees to archived storage Download the e-book here to discover data management strategies that allow security and observability teams to get the most insights from their data while optimising costs - https://lnkd.in/eazihqUy

Did you know that business email compromise cost organisations $2.9 billion last year alone? These attacks, often text-based and lacking traditional indicators of compromise, can easily bypass traditional security solutions and directly target your employees' inboxes. Discover how these attacks trick your end users into sending money and valuable information and what you can do to stop them. Download the 𝐂𝐈𝐒𝐎 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐄𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐞 from our partner, Abnormal Security, to learn: • What BEC is and which types cybercriminals use to attack organisations • Why these attacks slip through existing email security infrastructure • What to consider when evaluating a new email security solution Get the guide here – https://lnkd.in/e9hk-97r Sam Williams Stephanie Rawle

Today’s Bletchley Park code word is “roasting” which the codebreakers used to describe the intense process of analysing and deciphering a code that was particularly difficult to break, often requiring a lot of computational power… Imagine the mental gymnastics involved in “roasting” a complex cipher! Codebreakers would spend hours, sometimes days, poring over encrypted messages, searching for patterns and trying different decryption techniques. It was a grueling task that required a combination of skill, patience and perseverance. We think the term “roasting” perfectly captures the intensity and challenge of this work! #BletchleyPark #Codebreaking #History #WWII #SecretLanguage

Backed by data from hundreds of security professionals across various industries, this research report from our new partner, Abnormal Security, provides a deep dive into the current state of Account Takeover (ATO) attacks. It contains exclusive insights into the mechanisms of ATOs, the latest trends and countermeasures and best practices for enhancing your security posture to combat this escalating threat. Download 2024 State of Cloud Account Takeover Attacks to learn: ► The impact of account takeover attacks on global businesses ► Key vulnerabilities within cloud services and business applications that attackers exploit ► How effective current security measures are against ATOs ► Strategic recommendations for improving your organisation’s defense against ATO Download the report here - https://lnkd.in/eVMk6awg Sam Williams Stephanie Rawle