Microsoft Sounds Alarm Over English-Speaking Octo Tempest

Okta, a company that provides identity tools like multi-factor authentication and single sign-on to thousands of businesses, has suffered a security breach involving a compromise of its customer support unit, KrebsOnSecurity has learned. Okta says the incident affected a “very small number” of customers, however it appears the hackers responsible had access to Okta’s support…

Amir Golestan, the 40-year-old CEO of the Charleston, S.C. based technology company Micfo LLC, has been sentenced to five years in prison for wire fraud. Golestan’s sentencing comes nearly two years after he pleaded guilty to using an elaborate network of phony companies to secure more than 735,000 Internet Protocol (IP) addresses from the American…

Kirsten Bay, CEO, Cysurance joins Raja Patel, CPO, Sophos, to discuss how cyber defenses and cyber insurance can work together to lower the total cost of ownership of cyber risk mitigation.

The SlashNext report also found a noteworthy 967% increase in credential phishing attacks

Modern web app development relies on cloud infrastructure and containerization. These technologies scale on demand, handling millions of daily file transfers – it’s almost impossible to imagine a world without them. However, they also introduce multiple attack vectors that exploit file uploads when working with public clouds, vulnerabilities in containers hosting web applications, and many…

Preventative security should be driven by data and risk assessment, not compliance.