The cybercrime ring has infiltrated more than 100 businesses since 2022, including more than a dozen since it regrouped earlier this year.

Third-party antivirus software will no longer have access to the Windows kernel as Microsoft rolls out changes to reduce IT downtime from unexpected crashes or disruptions. 

Wild variances in naming taxonomies aren’t going away, but a new initiative from the security vendors aims to more publicly address obvious overlap in threat group attribution.

CEO George Kurtz said the decision to cut about 500 jobs was driven by internal efficiency gains from AI and multibillion-dollar opportunities in new market segments.

Top security leaders at some of the largest tech and cybersecurity vendors said public-private collaborative work continues, despite budget cuts and personnel changes.

Threat intel experts expounded on how their data does not only serve to temporarily disrupt malicious activity, but find, arrest and convict cybercriminals for their offenses.

The yearslong scheme goes much deeper than contract work, extending to roles beyond traditional IT and sometimes granting the insider threat “keys to the kingdom,” DTEX President…

Ransomware groups last year achieved lateral movement within an average of 48 minutes after gaining initial access to targeted environments, threat intelligence experts said.

CrowdStrike observed significant growth in China’s offensive cyber capabilities last year as more groups used sector-specific skills to target critical industries and technologies.

The 2015 Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act provides vital legal protections for cyber threat sharing initiatives, they say.