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Microsoft Office 365 a Major Supply Chain Attack Vector  Community Chats Webinars Library Performance issues are not the only concern users have about Microsoft Office 365 and Azure cloud services: the office productivity suite also represents a major threat vector and an attractive target for network and supply chain attacks.  On a quantitative level, Office 365 draws over 250 million active users, according to Microsoft statistics. Attackers can thus intuitively guess that a certain percentage of these users lack proper security protection, and as a bonus, often serve as an easy ent...

DHS directive will compel pipeline companies to report cyberattacks SHARE The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is preparing to issue a directive that will require all pipeline companies to report cybersecurity incidents following the ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline Co. earlier this month. The Washington Post reported today that the Transportation Security Administration, a unit of the DHS, will issue the reporting directive later this week. The TSA will then follow up in the coming weeks with a “more robust set” of mandatory rules for how pipeline com...

Should Paying Ransoms to Attackers Be Banned? Compliance Compliance Compliance DougOlenick) • May 24, 2021     Statement posted on CNA website after ransomware attack Insurance company CNA's apparent decision to pay attackers a $40 million ransom and Colonial Pipeline Co.'s payment of a $4.4 million ransom are stirring debate over whether such payments should be banned under federal law. Bloomberg News reported Thursday that Chicago-based CNA had paid the hefty ransom (see: Insurer CNA Disconnects Systems After '...

The top 10 signs that Office 365 and Azure have been compromised As more systems move to the cloud the threat landscape becomes more complex and detecting events that require urgent attention is more difficult. Many businesses are turning to AI to help and threat detection specialist Vectra AI has released a new report focusing on the top 10 threat detections seen across Microsoft Azure AD and Office 365 environments. Issues include risky O365 Exchange operations that may indicate an attacker is manipulating Exchange to gain access to specific data or further attack progression. Abnormal Azur...

Vectra Identifies Top 10 Threat Detections Across Azure AD and Office 365 New Security Research Shows How Security Teams Can Avoid Costly Cyberattacks by Utilizing the Right Data and Meaningful Artificial Intelligence News provided by Share this article SAN JOSE, Calif., May 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --  Vectra AI, a leader in threat detection and response, today released its 2021 Q2 Spotlight Report, Vision and Visibility: Top 10 Threat Detections for Microsoft Azure AD and Office 365. This new research details the top 10 threat detections that customers receive by relative frequency when Vectr...