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It’s been over a decade that I’ve worked primarily in the world of File Integrity Monitoring and Secure Configuration Management, helping to ensure that hundreds of different companies are able to detect unauthorized or unexpected changes to their configurations.Security has changed a lot over that period, and yet there’s been some surprisingly consistent experiences in the field that I will often...

Two in three financial institutions faced cyberattacks in 2024, and that trend shows little sign of letting up. Because of their valuable data – hooked conveniently to direct financial information – FinServ organizations are perennial targets for hungry attackers. But this isn’t news to anybody. Financial institutions understand the threats, and for the most part, they are some of the most...

The cloud threat landscape in 2025 is marked by speed, scale, and staggering complexity. This year's Top Threats to Cloud Computing Deep Dive 2025 from the CSA reads like a breach compendium: Toyota's misconfigured GitHub repos, the Snowflake supply chain incident, and a ransomware attack linked to CrowdStrike Falcon deployments all illustrate the evolving attack surface and the tremendous...

What is the SafePay ransomware?SafePay is a relatively new ransomware threat that was first observed around September 2024. Like other ransomware, SafePay encrypts victims' files so they cannot be accessed, and then demands the payment of a cryptocurrency ransom for their recovery. As part of a "double extortion" tactic, the hackers behind SafePay also steal data from affected organisations and...