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Many moons ago, when the World Wide Web was young and the nerd in me was strong, I remember building a PC and setting it up as a web server. In those exciting, pioneering days, it was quite something to be able to have my very own IP address on the internet and serve my own web pages directly from my Apache server to the world. Great fun. I also remember looking at the server logs in horror as I scrolled through pages upon pages of failed login, and presumably hacking, attempts. I'd buttoned things up pretty nicely from a security standpoint, but even so, it would only have taken a vulnerability in an unpatched piece of software for a breach to occur, and from there, all bets would have been off. Even today, many internet service providers will let you provision your own server, should you feel brave enough. Of course, the stakes were not high for me at home, but knowing what we know now about the growth of ransomware attacks and how AI is facilitating them, no organization would da...

SaaS applications are the backbone of modern organizations, powering productivity and collaboration. However, they also introduce critical security risks—identity sprawl, misconfigurations, and an expanding attack surface. Identity providers have become a prime target for threat actors, prompting security teams to focus on protecting identities across multiple SaaS environments. To mitigate these risks, many organizations adopt SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM) to harden configurations, enforce least-privilege access, and maintain visibility over human and non-human identities. SSPM is an essential preventive tool that improves cyber hygiene by reducing the attack surface. Yet prevention alone is not enough in today's evolving threat landscape. Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR) is crucial to bridge this gap and enable organizations to detect and respond fast to active threats targeting their identity infrastructure. The Growing Threat to SaaS Identities The rise i...

CTM360 has recently observed a sophisticated global scam campaign where victims are lured through fraudulent Google Play Store download pages. CTM360, a leading cybersecurity company for Digital Risk Protection, has identified over 6,000 instances of these fake pages, tricking users into downloading malicious apps. Once installed, the apps disguise themselves as legitimate software to deploy PlayPraetor (a malware named after the authoritative Roman praetor). It seizes control of infected devices to steal banking credentials, log keystrokes, and monitor clipboard activity. The operation's global reach and complexity highlight a highly coordinated effort to compromise users' data for malicious purposes. How the Scam Works Threat actors behind PlayPraetor execute a well-crafted deception strategy: Fake Play Store Pages – Cybercriminals create highly realistic clones of Google Play Store and other trusted sources to distribute Trojanized APKs. Malicious APKs Disguised as L...

As I usually say: 'attackers are lazy'. In other words, they always follow the path of least resistance. As defenders catch up with their tactics, techniques, and procedures, the asymmetric gap between offensive and defensive capability shrinks, pushing attackers to shift their battlefield strategy, perpetuating a game that repeats over and over again. Take, for example, endpoint protection. For the last few years, endpoint protection, detection, and response have been the centerpiece of security strategies. As modern endpoint security products get better at anticipating threats based on AI-based engines, providing richer visibility and more contextual detection capabilities, attackers are pivoting away from them, looking for 'blind spots' in your architecture, leveraging vulnerabilities and misconfigurations in network devices, supply chains, and even firmware embedded deep within devices, areas where security visibility is limited. This trend is particularly significant due to the ...

Though every organization is susceptible to data breaches, those in FinTech, Healthcare, and SaaS are particularly vulnerable to attacks due to the high volume of data they possess. It's all the more necessary for these organizations to secure their digital estate end-to-end. Identity & access management (IAM), authorization policies, and observability tools are required to enforce security. But with the proliferation of microservices, distributed architectures, numerous vendor and partner integrations, as well as open-source components, the digital supply chain has become more vast and complex than ever. This requires a purpose-built security solution that addresses the new needs of organizations in these sectors, to which Non-human identity management has risen to meet. Let's dive deeper, by looking at recent data breaches in each of these three sectors, beginning with FinTech. Breach examples in FinTech The term 'FinTech' includes a range of organizations such as banks, no...

Cyberattacks are already the most significant operational and financial threat to almost every type of business. Surveys of CISOs consistently reveal phishing attacks, identity security, social engineering, and the resulting data breaches and ransomware attacks are the top concerns.  These fears are well founded. Each new day brings fresh headlines of another major breach or successful ransomware attack. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), an agency of the DHS reports that 90% of ransomware attacks begin with phishing. Last quarter witnessed the first individual ransomware loss that exceeded a billion dollars of damages, and a leading news media reported nine new major breaches in a single week.  What is driving this epidemic and how much worse will it get?  The answers are both simple and complex. The simple answer is that this next generation of cyberattacks is being driven by the incredible power and innovation of generative AI, while the ...