Tag: crowdstrike
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39% of IT leaders fear major incident due to excessive workloads
Enterprise security operations teams find themselves stretched thin and contending with an escalating cyber threat landscape today. Many are understaffed and underfunded, leaving CISOs on edge about the consequences for the enterprise, and their careers.A recent survey from Adaptavist about fallout from last summer’s CrowdStrike outage found that two out of five (39%) IT leaders…
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CrowdStrike Highlights Magnitude of Insider Risk
The impetus for CrowdStrike’s new professional services came from last year’s Famous Chollima threat actors, which used fake IT workers to infiltrate organizations and steal data. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/insider-threats/crowdstrike-highlights-magnitude-of-insider-risk
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Cognizant, CrowdStrike Partner to Protect Enterprises in the Cloud
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/news/cognizant-crowdstrike-partner-to-protect-enterprises-in-the-cloud
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74% of CISOs are increasing crisis simulation budgets
In the aftermath of 2024’s high-profile cybersecurity incidents, including NHS, CrowdStrike, 23andMe, Transport for London, and Cencora, CISOs are reassessing their … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/01/28/cisos-crisis-simulation-budgets/
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Trump disbands Cyber Safety Review Board, Salt Typhoon inquiry in limbo
Tags: advisory, ai, attack, china, cisa, crowdstrike, cyber, cybersecurity, government, group, hacking, healthcare, incident, infrastructure, microsoft, network, ransomware, sbom, service, technology, threat, vulnerabilityThe administration of US President Donald Trump has dismissed all members of its Cyber Safety Review Board (CSRB), including those investigating the China-linked hacking group Salt Typhoon. Other groups affected by a general clear-out include the AI Safety and Security Board and the National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee.Cybersecurity experts have expressed concern about the move,…
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CrowdStrike Unveils Insider Threat Services for MSSPs, Organizations
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/news/crowdstrike-unveils-insider-threat-services-for-mssps-organizations
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Trump administration disbands DHS board investigating Salt Typhoon hacks
Tags: advisory, ai, attack, china, cisa, crowdstrike, cyber, cybersecurity, government, group, hacking, healthcare, incident, infrastructure, microsoft, network, ransomware, sbom, service, technology, threat, vulnerabilityThe administration of US President Donald Trump has dismissed all members of its Cyber Safety Review Board (CSRB), including those investigating the China-linked hacking group Salt Typhoon. Other groups affected by a general clear-out include the AI Safety and Security Board and the National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee.Cybersecurity experts have expressed concern about the move,…
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Ridding your network of NTLM
Tags: attack, authentication, cloud, crowdstrike, cve, email, encryption, exploit, group, hacker, ibm, Internet, jobs, malicious, microsoft, network, ntlm, password, service, technology, tool, update, vulnerability, windowsMicrosoft has hinted at a possible end to NTLM a few times, but with quite a few Windows 95 or 98 in use that do not support the alternative, Kerberos, it won’t be an easy job to do. There is the option to disable NTLM when using Azure Active Directory but that may not always…
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Customers more cautious following CrowdStrike outage
The high-profile problems suffered by security player CrowdStrike in summer 2024 have had a lasting impact on the approach taken by software developers First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/microscope/news/366618220/Customers-more-cautious-following-CrowdStrike-outage
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Cyber disruptions remain top business risk concern in US, globally
A report from Allianz shows the global disruption caused by CrowdStrike’s IT mishap added to longtime concerns about data breaches and ransomware. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/cyber-business-risk-us-globally/737447/
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Fake CrowdStrike Recruiters Distribute Malware Via Phishing Emails
SUMMARY Cybercriminals are deploying a tricky new phishing campaign impersonating the cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike’s recruiters to distribute a… First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/fake-crowdstrike-recruiters-malware-phishing-emails/
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Recruitment Scam Targets Job Seekers with Fake CrowdStrike Branding
Recently, CrowdStrike uncovered a phishing campaign exploiting its trusted recruitment branding to distribute the XMRig cryptominer. Disguised as First seen on securityonline.info Jump to article: securityonline.info/recruitment-scam-targets-job-seekers-with-fake-crowdstrike-branding/
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CrowdStrike spoofed in recruitment phishing scam
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/crowdstrike-spoofed-in-recruitment-phishing-scam
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Fake CrowdStrike ‘Job Interviews’ Become Latest Hacker Tactic
Cybercriminals are luring victims into downloading the XMRig cryptomining malware via convincing emails, inviting them to schedule fake interviews using a malicious link. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/crowdstrike-job-interviews-hacker-tactic
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Job-seeking devs targeted with fake CrowdStrike offer via email
Cryptojackers are impersonating Crowdstrike via email to get developers to unwittingly install the XMRig cryptocurrency miner on their Windows PC, the company has warned. The … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/01/10/fake-crowdstrike-job-offer-email-delivers-cryptominer/
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Phishers abuse CrowdStrike brand targeting job seekers with cryptominer
CrowdStrike warns of a phishing campaign that uses its recruitment branding to trick recipients into downloading a fake application, which finally installs the XMRig cryptominer. CrowdStrike discovered a phishing campaign using its recruitment branding to trick recipients into downloading a fake application, which acts as a downloader for the XMRig cryptominer. The cybersecurity firm discovered…
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CrowdStrike Warns of Phishing Scam Targeting Job Seekers with XMRig Cryptominer
Cybersecurity company CrowdStrike is alerting of a phishing campaign that exploits its own branding to distribute a cryptocurrency miner that’s disguised as an employee CRM application as part of a supposed recruitment process.”The attack begins with a phishing email impersonating CrowdStrike recruitment, directing recipients to a malicious website,” the company said. “Victims are prompted to…
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Beware! Fake Crowdstrike Recruitment Emails Spread Cryptominer Malware
CrowdStrike, a leader in cybersecurity, uncovered a sophisticated phishing campaign that leverages its recruitment branding to propagate malware disguised as an >>employee CRM application.
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Fake CrowdStrike job offer emails target devs with crypto miners
CrowdStrike is warning that a phishing campaign is impersonating the cybersecurity company in fake job offer emails to trick targets into infecting themselves with a Monero cryptocurrency miner (XMRig). First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fake-crowdstrike-job-offer-emails-target-devs-with-crypto-miners/
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Mastering Regulatory Compliance in the Transportation Industry
Cybersecurity incidents have highlighted the transportation industry’s vulnerabilities. Recently, a major outage in CrowdStrike’s security services disrupted operations worldwide, impacting the travel sector in real time. Transport for London (TfL) experienced a severe cyberattack, causing disruptions that forced immediate action to protect critical systems and data. In 2023, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) faced……
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12 cybersecurity resolutions for 2025
Tags: advisory, ai, api, attack, awareness, breach, business, ceo, chatgpt, china, ciso, communications, control, crowdstrike, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, deep-fake, defense, detection, email, identity, insurance, jobs, law, malicious, phishing, ransomware, risk, risk-assessment, risk-management, strategy, supply-chain, technology, threat, tool, training, vulnerabilityAs cyber threats continue to evolve, CISOs must prepare for an increasingly complex threat landscape. From dealing with AI-driven attacks to managing changing regulatory requirements, it’s clear that 2025 will be another big year for CISOs.But staying ahead requires more than just implementing the next cutting-edge set of tools or technologies. It demands a shift…
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Cyber leaders are bullish on generative AI despite risks: report
Executives say they would overhaul tooling in exchange for better generative AI capabilities, according to a CrowdStrike survey. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/cyber-security-generative-AI-pros-CrowdStrike/736406/
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Der Cybersecurity-Blick auf 2025
Cyberangriffe auf die CDU, die Wertachkliniken, die Stadt Aschaffenburg oder weltweite IT-Ausfälle durch ein fehlerhaftes CrowdStrike-Update das Jahr 2024 war geprägt von Meldungen aus der Welt der IT-Sicherheit. Das Thema ist gefühlt endgültig in der Mitte der Gesellschaft angekommen. Zur Wahrheit gehört auch, dass im kommenden Jahr eher nicht mit einer Trendumkehr zu rechnen… First…
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7 biggest cybersecurity stories of 2024
Tags: access, ai, alphv, at&t, attack, authentication, breach, business, china, cio, ciso, citrix, cloud, credentials, crowdstrike, crypto, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, deep-fake, detection, email, espionage, exploit, extortion, finance, google, government, group, hacking, healthcare, incident response, infection, insurance, intelligence, international, jobs, lockbit, malicious, malware, mandiant, mfa, microsoft, network, nis-2, north-korea, office, phishing, phone, privacy, ransomware, regulation, risk, risk-management, scam, service, software, strategy, tactics, technology, threat, ukraine, update, vulnerability, windowsCybersecurity headlines were plenty this year, with several breaches, attacks, and mishaps drawing worldwide attention.But a few incidents in particular had far-reaching consequences, with the potential to reshape industry protections, shake up how vendors secure customers’ systems, or drive security leaders to reassess their strategies.Longer-term trends such as increased cybersecurity regulations and the impact of…
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Editors’ Panel: Cybersecurity 2024 – Thanks for the Memories
Looking Back on the Ransomware Attacks, Resilience Lessons and Tech Trends. In the latest weekly update, ISMG editors discussed defining cybersecurity moments of 2024, from the CrowdStrike outage and its implications for vendor resilience to ransomware’s continued evolution, and the shifting dynamics in the tech industry affecting startups and M&A activity. First seen on govinfosecurity.com…
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Salt Security and CrowdStrike Extend Partnership for enhanced API Security
Salt Security, a leading API security company, has announced a new product integration with CrowdStrike, combining the capabilities of the Salt Security API Protection Platform with CrowdStrike Falcon® Next-Gen SIEM. This integration, now available on the CrowdStrike Marketplace, provides customers with API-based attacker telemetry, offering a more comprehensive view of their attack surface, the companies…
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CrowdStrike Allies With Salt Security to Improve API Security
CrowdStrike and Salt Security have extended their alliance to make it simpler to feed application programming interface (API) security data directly into a security information event management (SIEM) platform. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2024/12/crowdstrike-allies-with-salt-security-to-improve-api-security/
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Key strategies to enhance cyber resilience
Tags: attack, awareness, backup, banking, breach, business, ceo, compliance, control, crowdstrike, cyber, cybersecurity, data, finance, government, group, healthcare, incident, incident response, infrastructure, insurance, metric, network, phishing, programming, ransom, ransomware, resilience, risk, security-incident, service, skills, software, strategy, supply-chain, technology, threat, training, update, vulnerability, windowsThe faulty CrowdStrike software update that triggered IT outages on a global scale in July was a sobering reminder of the importance of incident response and business continuity plans.The update caused more than eight million Windows devices to crash and take down with them airline reservation systems, hospital and government services, financial and banking applications…
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CrowdStrike Survey Highlights Security Challenges in AI Adoption
Ideally, generative AI should augment, not replace, cybersecurity workers. But ROI still proves a challenge. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/crowdstrike-ai-survey-cybersecurity-trends/