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3 Steps to Protect AD from Wiperware
- Darren Mar-Elia
- Feb 10, 2023
We’re barely a month into the new year, but wiperware is back in the news. DevPro Journal notes a “drastic increase” starting last year, likely driven by geopolitical conflict. What is wiperware—and how can you protect your organization? What is wiperware? Wiperware is often used as part of an advanced…
How Can K-12 Schools Defend Against Ransomware?
- Jared Vichengrad
- Feb 02, 2023
The cybersecurity challenges in the government and education space are nothing new. Such challenges soared with COVID and continue today. Unfortunately, the cyber defense of mission-critical government and education services has not always kept pace, so we still see risk from several common vulnerabilities—especially for K-12 education organizations. But with…
Identity Attack Watch: AD Security News, January 2023
- Semperis Research Team
- Jan 31, 2023
Cyberattacks targeting Active Directory are on the upswing, putting pressure on identity and Active Directory (AD) security teams to monitor the constantly shifting AD-focused threat landscape. To help IT pros better understand and guard against attacks involving AD, the Semperis Research Team offers this monthly roundup of recent cyberattacks that…
5 Essential ITDR Steps CISOs Must Know
- Semperis Team
- Jan 26, 2023
Just as the impact of cyberattacks is not confined to the IT department, the role of the CISO has expanded beyond the security team. With organizations and analysts now acknowledging that identity is the new security perimeter, overseeing a comprehensive identity-first security strategy has become an essential CISO responsibility. What…
Identity Attack Watch: December 2022
- Semperis Research Team
- Dec 30, 2022
Cyberattacks targeting Active Directory are on the upswing, putting pressure on AD, identity, and security teams to monitor the constantly shifting AD-focused threat landscape. To help IT pros better understand and guard against attacks involving AD, the Semperis Research Team offers this monthly roundup of recent cyberattacks that used AD…
Operational Resilience: More than Disaster Recovery
- Sean Deuby
- Dec 07, 2022
To contend with the explosion of cybercrime and its impact on business operations, many organizations are updating their disaster recovery plans to include cyber incident response. Many of the processes and guidelines in traditional disaster recovery plans have changed little in years, sometimes even in over a decade—making them ill-suited…
Identity Attack Watch: November 2022
- Semperis Research Team
- Nov 30, 2022
Cyberattacks targeting Active Directory are on the upswing, putting pressure on AD, identity, and security teams to monitor the constantly shifting AD-focused threat landscape. To help IT pros better understand and guard against attacks involving AD, the Semperis Research Team offers this monthly roundup of recent cyberattacks that used AD…
Construction Firm Strengthens its ITDR Foundation with Purple Knight
- Semperis Team
- Nov 16, 2022
Between remote users and contractors, construction company Maple Reinders needed to get control of Active Directory (AD) user account security and shore up its Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR) foundation—fast. Managing AD user account sprawl Award-winning full-service construction company Maple Reinders has operated in multiple provinces across Canada for…
