We identified 18 newly disclosed vulnerabilities with high risk scores for August 2023, 2 of which were zero-day vulnerabilities affecting Microsoft and Ivanti products. Exploitation activity this month demonstrated that multiple medium-severity vulnerabilities can be exploited together to achieve the effects of 1 high-severity vulnerability; the actively exploited vulnerabilities that attracted some of the highest […]
Since the publication of our first quarterly issue in January 2023, the BlackBerry Global Threat Intelligence Report has quickly become a key reference guide in the cybersecurity industry. This report is used by cybersecurity professionals worldwide, including CISOs, security managers, and other decision makers, to stay informed of the latest cybersecurity threats and challenges affecting
Many organizations have millions, tens of millions, or even 100 million+ vulnerabilities, and Security must work together with IT to fix the most important ones quickly. Regular patching cycles help, but critical vulnerabilities can slip through the cracks. Many vulnerabilities can be exploited and can lead to a breach, and breaches may lead to reputational
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Apache, Linux, and Cisco — from April 1 to April 30, 2023. It includes the total number of vulnerabilities disclosed within the reporting period, the number of critical and zero-day vulnerabilities disclosed, the number of vulnerabilities actively exploited at the time of writing, and additional major trends and noteworthy vulnerabilities worth highlighting. Key Findings Major
Key highlights of the second half of 2022: Don’t count out the old We saw the resurgence of familiar names in the malware, wiper, and botnet space–including Emotet and GandCrab, to name a few, in addition to code reuse (old code being recompiled into new variants)–a reminder that old malware and threats never die. They
Cybersecurity professionals were kept on their toes throughout 2022. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sent shockwaves through organized cybercrime and disrupted ongoing operations by REvil and Conti. Global law enforcement continued to aggressively target threat actors, including the Hive ransomware gang. And discovery of critical vulnerabilities and exposures (CVE) continued at a record pace, with nine
Security 2023: Quick Reaction Force Cyberattacks continue to grow in quantity and sophistication at the same time that organizations’ systems become increasingly complex. Security teams, as always, feel the stress. But a surprising outcome of our 2023 State of Security research is that the number of respondents who say they just can’t keep up has
Our data and intelligence All the data and intelligence in this report is derived from Flashpoint’s collections and intelligence team. Flashpoint’s collections utilise a mix of technologies that include AI/ML, and NLP models that are internally trained to surface relevant information for each customer. The Flashpoint intelligence team comprises over 100 experts who speak 35
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Many cybersecurity companies today focus solely on detection, which is a large part of the overall equation. But detection alone is not enough to reduce and eliminate risks within your environment. Stakeholders must also discover and remediate the risks that threaten a company or forever play a game of catch-up with threat actors. You can
The global pandemic created a perfect storm for cybercrime. With so much of the world now working remotely, the playing field for cyberattacks has never been bigger. And how companies respond to security incidents has never been more important. Obstacles in your way But 28% organizations still can’t prioritize incidents quickly. And 41% of them
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