Lumen Technologies’ multi-layered approach to DDoS mitigation successfully prevented any downtime for their banking customer, despite a significant increase in attacks in Q3 2023.
Octo Tempest, also known as Scatter Swine or UNC3944, is a financially motivated threat actor that targets technical administrators through social engineering tactics.
Cloudflare and other vendors faced a surge in hyper-volumetric HTTP distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, reaching a peak of millions of requests per second, exploiting a vulnerability that emerged during this time.
Leading CISOs emphasize the importance of utilizing appropriate cybersecurity frameworks and prioritizing critical vulnerabilities in sustainable cyber risk management.
New cybersecurity regulations, such as the SEC’s incident reporting requirements and the EU Cyber Resilience Act, place additional demands on businesses and emphasize the need for a robust incident response plan.
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) have collaborated to develop a comprehensive cybersecurity toolkit specifically designed for the healthcare sector, aiming to address resource and cyber capability gaps and enhance the security posture of healthcare organizations.
