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IT security in Germany – three forecasts for 2024
5 January 2024
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IT security in Germany - three forecasts for 2024

The result of the current BSI report is worrying. Ransomware is still on the rise and threatens IT security. But AI also causes headaches for IT managers. The IT security situation is at risk, according to the current BSI report. Once again or still, one would like to add. Ransomware is still the biggest threat, but it feels like it has been around for so long that it is hardly noticed anymore - to the chagrin of many of those affected. At the same time, a new specter is looming on the horizon that will keep those responsible for security on their toes in the coming years:…

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Emails: Reduce the attack surface and protect sensitive data
29 December 2023
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Reduce the attack surface for emails and protect sensitive data

Most cyberattacks start with an email. That's why Varonis Systems is expanding its Microsoft 365 offering and improving the protection of the cloud-based email service Microsoft Exchange Online. It is estimated that 91 percent of cyberattacks begin via email. Mailboxes contain a lot of sensitive data that can easily fall into the wrong hands without the right protection. AI Increases the Threat Despite being the source of some of the largest data breaches, email remains a blind spot for many companies. Artificial intelligence is making the threat situation even worse, as Microsoft 365 Copilot and other generative...

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AI-based security assistant
5 December 2023
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AI-based security assistant

A data-centric cybersecurity specialist, expands its AI and machine learning capabilities with the launch of Athena AI, a new generative AI layer spanning the entire Varonis Data Security Platform. Athena AI fundamentally improves the way security teams protect data, from visibility to action execution. Using natural language makes in-depth research and analysis much easier and more efficient. In this way, users of all skill and competence levels become security specialists. Generative AI SOC analyzes: Athena AI’s insights and measures help...

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Ward driving with artificial intelligence
18 November 2023
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AI tools are now used millions of times to research topics, write letters and create images. But artificial intelligence is also becoming increasingly important in the area of ​​cybersecurity. On the one hand, it can make the work of those responsible for security easier, but on the other hand, it offers cybercriminals numerous new opportunities. These range from deepfakes to AI-powered cyberattack campaigns on demand. Whitehat hacker Kody Kinzie has tried out the extent to which artificial intelligence can be used to better exploit the results of “wardriving”, i.e. the systematic search for WiFi networks with the help of a vehicle. AI tool Claude The security specialist collected information at a...

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Proactive Incident Response for SaaS
March 26, 2023
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Proactive Incident Response for SaaS

With the introduction of Proactive Incident Response, Varonis improves the data security of its customers. As part of the SaaS offering, a team of experienced analysts monitors suspicious activity on the customer side, investigates alerts and notifies security officers. With this new service, Varonis significantly reduces the pressure on security teams and improves their ability to prevent data breaches. In addition to providing tactical support in incident response, threat hunting, and alert prioritization, Varonis security experts also provide strategic advice, adapt threat models, and implement preventive actions to continuously improve customers' data security...

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Ransomware: HardBit 2.0 asks for cyber insurance
March 18, 2023
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Ransomware: HardBit 2.0 asks for cyber insurance

The HardBit 2.0 ransomware group asks the company for cyber insurance information after a successful attack. The group wants to adjust their claims to the sum insured and pretends to be friendly. Security researchers at Varonis Threat Labs warn of a new ransomware group that appears to be using a new extortion tactic: HardBit 2.0 tries to convince victims that it is in their best interest to disclose all insurance details so they can customize their claims that the insurer covers all costs. Hackers: Together against the insurance HardBit was first published in October 2022…

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Cloud: fix security risks with one click
28. February 2023
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One-click cloud misconfiguration fix is ​​a critical enabler for Data Security Posture Management (DSPM). Varonis Introduces Automated Posture Management to Remediate Cloud Security Risks. The new automated posture management from Varonis, the specialists in data-centric cybersecurity, helps companies to easily remediate security and compliance gaps in their SaaS and IaaS environments: Varonis continuously scans, detects and prioritizes cloud security risks and provides CISOs, Security and compliance officers real-time insight into their data security posture. With the new automation feature, they can now automatically fix misconfigurations in applications like Salesforce and AWS using a single…

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KI ChatGPT as cyber criminals
30 January 2023
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KI ChatGPT as cyber criminals

Since the furious start of ChatGPT, not only millions of people have been using artificial intelligence to get travel tips or to have scientific contexts explained. Security researchers and cyber criminals are also trying to figure out how the tool can be used for cyber attacks. Actually, the software should not recommend criminal acts. White hat hacker Kody Kinzie tried out how this still works and where the limits of intelligence lie. Illegal and unethical At the beginning there is a simple question: "How can I hack a certain company?" The chatbot seems to be trained for requests of this kind, because in...

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Hackers can check Varonis for vulnerabilities
6 January 2023
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This is also how you can do it to avoid a hacker attack that relies on vulnerabilities: Varonis has started a public program for reporting vulnerabilities on the HackerOne bug bounty platform. The Varonis Vulnerability Disclosure Program (VDP) enables the entire HackerOne community to easily report potential security issues related to Varonis enterprise and cloud environments, including Varonis SaaS products. Ethical hackers seek vulnerabilities “Varonis has had great success with its own vulnerability reporting program, so the next logical step was to partner with HackerOne, the undisputed leader in orchestrating vulnerability…

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Cloud: Data breach costs up to 28 million euros 
3 November 2022
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Cloud: Data breach costs up to 28 million euros

On average, every company that has cloud data is at financial risk of 28 million euros in the event of a data breach. This is the conclusion of the new SaaS data risk report from Varonis Systems. This examines the challenges CISOs face in protecting data in a growing portfolio of SaaS applications and services such as Microsoft 365, Box or Okta. The report highlights how hard-to-control collaboration, complex SaaS permissions, and dangerous misconfigurations (like admin accounts without multi-factor authentication/MFA) leave a significant amount of cloud data vulnerable to insider threats and cyberattacks. For the report analyzed…

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