Donal Kerr

SOC Centre

More than 1/3 of security operations center (SOC) staff said they were understaffed; use out-of-date systems and apps, overwhelmed by false positives.

July 6, 2020 / 1 minute of reading

SOC personnel attributed the problem retaining workers to an undefined career path, poor leadership, and stress, according to a survey of 295 IT security pros by Cicero Group on behalf of security firm Exabeam. More survey data: SOC frontline employees rated the SOC’s ability to detect much lower than SOC managers. Respondents reported a significant decline in SOC …

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Self-spreading LockBit ransomware is becoming a dangerous threat to organizations.

June 19, 2020 / 5 minutes of reading

Discovered by McAfee and Northwave, the self-spreading feature of the ransomware enables attackers to move around a network once it has been breached quickly. LockBit exploits SMB, ARP tables, and PowerShell to spread the malware through a compromised network. An unidentified victim of the ransomware failed to back up its data and was forced to pay the ransom in order to …

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Docker servers targeted by new Kinsing malware campaign

June 4, 2020 / 2 minutes of reading

Press review: Hackers breach Docker clusters via administrative API ports left exposed online without a password. Source URL: https://www.zdnet.com/article/docker-servers-targeted-by-new-kinsing-malware-campaign/ For the past few months, a malware operation has been scanning the internet for Docker servers running API ports exposed on the internet without a password. Hackers are then breaking into unprotected hosts and installing a …

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Cybersecurity in Brazil

March 23, 2020 / 2 minutes of reading

4Securitas just spent one week in Sao Paulo and were hosted by Enterprise Ireland at Ireland House which has pride of place on Avenida Paulista, in the heart of Sao Paulo.  When you get to Brazil its impossible to not be impressed by the sheer size of the place. Brazil is the 5th largest county in the …

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Startup Lighthouse Mission to Israel

June 19, 2020 / 6 minutes of reading

Mission to Israel – Initiative organize by Startup Lighthouse Startup Lighthouse is committed to developing cross border connections within and beyond Europe. The project lights the way for startups within Europe by organising 8 Deep Dive Weeks in 4 ecosystems, meeting over 1,600 different ecosystem players in specific themes and culminating with a Lighthouse Award each …

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