When the telephone was first marketed, many predicted it to be a failure as it was assumed that people wouldn’t want to give others a way to bypass their front door and invade the privacy of their home. Despite the plethora of time-saving appliances and gadgets introduced and acquired over the years; people still complain…

Nearly every type of business has had to contend with staffing shortages of some type over the past few years. Talent that is in demand is hard to find, and it’s especially true in cybersecurity. Unfortunately, the lack of cybersecurity professionals in the field today presents greater challenges than just filling job openings. The Consequences…

Cybersecurity is a constant game of the cat chasing the mouse. The cat (a business) continues to believe that with each new plan of attack (i.e., security strategy or tool), it will finally be able to catch the mouse or, in this case, harden its security posture enough to prevent the mouse (a bad actor)…

If there is a weak point in your IT environment, it’s only a matter of time before a threat actor exploits it. So far, our series of “Common Entry Points” has scrutinized ITaaS (IT-as-a-Service), VPNs, and unpatched and obsolete OSS, all based on real incidents CYREBRO has dealt with. Now, we’ll look at another common…

Security experts, including our team at CYREBRO, tout the benefits of using multi-factor authentication (MFA) for an added layer of security. While that is still sound advice, recent research shows that a new phishing technique, which steals authentication cookies through Microsoft Edge WebView2 applications, can render MFA useless if people don’t take other precautions. Discovering…

Military strategy is about knowing where an opponent’s weak points are and how to take advantage of them. It is the same concept for cyberattacks. External threat actors don’t bide their time chipping away at strong defenses.  Instead, they exploit known vulnerabilities such as unpatched operating systems. A single unpatched OS can be the entry…