Cynet Takes Cyber Threat Protection Automation to the Next Level with Incident Engine

We have all heard of the “cybersecurity skills gap” — firms’ inability to hire and retain high-level cybersecurity talent. I see this gap manifesting in two ways. First, companies that want to hire cybersecurity talent simply cannot find candidates with sufficient skills. Second, companies that cannot afford specialized cybersecurity talent and therefore lack the necessary…

Cybercriminals Are Using Legit Cloud Monitoring Tools As Backdoor

A cybercrime group that has previously struck Docker and Kubernetes cloud environments has evolved to repurpose genuine cloud monitoring tools as a backdoor to carry out malicious attacks, according to new research. “To our knowledge, this is the first time attackers have been caught using legitimate third party software to target cloud infrastructure,” Israeli cybersecurity…