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Windows DWM Core Library Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (CVE-2024-30051)

In this blog post, I will explain a vulnerability in the Microsoft Windows Desktop Windows Manager (DWM) Core library that I analyzed when the exploit for Core Impact was being developed. This vulnerability allows an unprivileged attacker to execute code as a DWM user with Integrity System privileges (CVE-2024-30051).Since there was not enough public information at the time to develop the exploit,...
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Guide to Creating a Proactive Cybersecurity Strategy

Cyber attacks are common, with 89% of companies experiencing an attack in the last 12 months*. It’s time to stop asking if attacks will occur and start asking if you can stop attacks from being successful. One of the best ways to answer this question is by employing a proactive security program. Using assessment and testing to harden your cybersecurity measures, proactive security: Uncovers...
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Data Classification and Data Loss Prevention (DLP): A Comprehensive Data Protection Strategy

Data is the world’s currency and has been for some time. Protecting data should be at the top of the list for organizations of any size, and the heart of any security strategy. Think about it: the purpose of any firewall, email solution, compliance regulation, or XDR platform is to keep data safe. Why not cut to the heart of it with a dedicated Data Loss Prevention (DLP) solution? And why not...
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Fortra's Complete Guide to Layered Offensive Security

Most organizations have a decent understanding of the types of defensive security tactics they need to employ to thwart cyberattacks. But offensive security techniques are just as important for detecting existing vulnerabilities that a threat actor has yet to discover and exploit. Learn how to approach offensive security from the ground up, including the value of using a layered security...
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Modern Data Security for the Enterprise

In this guest blog, Christopher Wilder of Tag Cyber provides a high-level overview of how companies can layer security solutions to ensure their data is fully protected no matter where it resides, how it travels or is shared.
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Endpoint Antivirus Software: What It Is, and Why You Need It

The threat landscape can be a frightening scene when you look at the malicious attacks and ransomware infiltrating organizations around the globe. The good news: Endpoint antivirus applications are making enormous strides in their ability to protect enterprise-level equipment and data from attack. The bad news: Many companies overlook the need to secure non-Windows infrastructure and focus their...
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Six Strategies to Ensure You Give the Right Access to the Right People at the Right Time

Part 2 of the Improving Your Security-Efficiency Balance Series: One of the primary challenges organizations wrestle with in identity governance is how to achieve the right balance in their company between security and efficiency. In Part 1 of the Improving Your Security-Efficiency Balance Series, we examined the unique balancing act organizations face when it comes to user access. In this blog...
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The Evolution of Cybersecurity Solutions for Organizations

In the early days of the internet, cybersecurity was fairly straightforward, with all solutions and strategies geared toward prevention. While prevention remains critical, cybersecurity has also had to evolve, with businesses layering their defenses and regularly evaluating the status of their safeguards to adapt to change—whether those be organizational or within the wider cybersecurity sphere.
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What Is SIEM?

SIEM (security information and event management) software provides insights into potential security threats through data normalization and threat prioritization, giving IT professionals an effective method of automating processes and centralizing security management in a way that helps them simplify the difficult task of protecting sensitive data.
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Why Corporate Networks are Key Targets for Cryptojacking

The days of being able to ignore cryptocurrency is over. Even if you don’t use it, you’re now at risk of being adversely affected by it through cryptomining malware, also known as cryptojacking. Read on to find out what cryptocurrency is, how cryptojacking is on the rise, and how you can protect your organization.