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Answering 7 Questions About Trustwave Managed Vulnerability Scanning (MVS)

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Answering 7 Questions About Trustwave Managed Vulnerability Scanning (MVS) 2025-06-13 at 00:33 By Understanding and mitigating vulnerabilities is paramount for any organization. Trustwave’s Managed Vulnerability Scanning (MVS) offers a comprehensive solution to help businesses stay ahead of potential risks and ensure proper database protection. But what exactly is MVS, and how can it benefit your organization? This article […]

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Using Password 123456 is Bad, but No Password is Worse

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Using Password 123456 is Bad, but No Password is Worse 2025-06-05 at 19:48 By An independent cybersecurity researcher claims to have uncovered a breach of an unnamed database containing 184 million records, with exposed information including emails, passwords, and login links. This article is an excerpt from Trustwave Blog View Original Source React to this headline:

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Why Offensive Security Is Crucial for Retail Resilience

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Why Offensive Security Is Crucial for Retail Resilience 2025-05-09 at 16:12 By Retail Cyberattacks: How recent incidents highlight the need for proactive security. Offensive Security Tactics: Key strategies to identify and mitigate retail vulnerabilities. DFIR Best Practices: Responding to cyber incidents with speed and precision. The three high-profile UK retailers struck with cyberattacks in the last few weeks

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Trustwave SpiderLabs’ Insights, History, and Mitigations for Scattered Spider

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Trustwave SpiderLabs’ Insights, History, and Mitigations for Scattered Spider 2025-05-02 at 19:32 By The UK retail market has been thrown into turmoil in recent weeks, with three of that nation’s highest-profile retailers being targeted allegedly by the well-known threat group Scattered Spider in at least one of the most disruptive incidents. This article is an

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The Top Phishing Lures Targeting Manufacturers Revealed by Trustwave SpiderLabs

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The Top Phishing Lures Targeting Manufacturers Revealed by Trustwave SpiderLabs 2025-04-30 at 16:03 By As detailed in the 2025 Trustwave Risk Radar Report, cybercriminals are increasingly targeting the manufacturing sector with sophisticated phishing tactics, exploiting both human behavior and trusted platforms. Trustwave SpiderLabs researchers uncover the most prevalent phishing lures—file-sharing notifications, HR documents, fake payment

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Securing the Energy Sector: The Backbone of the UK’s AI Ambitions

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Securing the Energy Sector: The Backbone of the UK’s AI Ambitions 2025-04-11 at 16:08 By Ed Williams AI and Energy Security: The UK’s Crucial Cybersecurity Challenge – Learn why safeguarding the energy sector is critical for the UK’s AI ambitions and technological leadership. Rising Cyber Threats: Ransomware and Legacy Systems in the Energy Sector –

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Why Strong Passwords are Still the Best Defence Against Cyber Threats

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Why Strong Passwords are Still the Best Defence Against Cyber Threats 2025-04-08 at 16:29 By Jason Whyte Weak passwords are a leading cause of cyber breaches, contributing to 86% of incidents. Strong password policies and practices significantly reduce the risk of attacks. Implementing additional measures like multifactor authentication (MFA) and password managers enhances security. After

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Insider Threats: How Businesses Can Detect and Prevent Internal Cyber Risks

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Insider Threats: How Businesses Can Detect and Prevent Internal Cyber Risks 2025-04-01 at 16:04 By Barry O’Connell Insider threats are on the rise—understand how both intentional and unintentional risks impact your cybersecurity strategy. 40% of companies reported more insider-related incidents —learn how to detect and prevent insider threats before they cause damage. Strengthen your insider threat defense with a

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The Crucial Role Trustwave Red Team Exercises Play in Enhancing Cybersecurity

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The Crucial Role Trustwave Red Team Exercises Play in Enhancing Cybersecurity 2025-03-28 at 15:09 By Uncover Critical Cybersecurity Gaps: Learn how Trustwave SpiderLabs’ Red Team identified vulnerabilities in a US-based healthcare system. Real-World Red Team Insights: Explore key findings from simulated attacks that reveal how adversaries could compromise sensitive data. Healthcare Cybersecurity Trends: Access exclusive

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Ransomware in Healthcare: Unmasking the Most Targeted Segments and Threat Groups

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Ransomware in Healthcare: Unmasking the Most Targeted Segments and Threat Groups 2025-03-27 at 15:08 By Top Targets: Discover which healthcare segments ransomware attackers target the most. Threat Actors Exposed: Learn about the cybercriminal groups behind the biggest healthcare attacks. Real-World Impact: See how ransomware disrupts patient care, emergency services, and medical research. Ransomware remains the primary threat the

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2025 Healthcare Cybersecurity Threats: Insights from the Trustwave Risk Radar Report

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2025 Healthcare Cybersecurity Threats: Insights from the Trustwave Risk Radar Report 2025-03-26 at 15:02 By Rising Cyber Threats in Healthcare – Discover the latest cybersecurity risks targeting healthcare organizations, from ransomware to third-party threats. Key Findings from the 2025 Trustwave Risk Radar Report – Explore critical insights on healthcare cybersecurity, attack trends, and the growing need for

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2025 Trustwave Risk Radar Report: Healthcare Sector: Key Risks and Defensive Measures

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2025 Trustwave Risk Radar Report: Healthcare Sector: Key Risks and Defensive Measures 2025-03-26 at 15:02 By Rising Cyber Threats in Healthcare – Discover the latest cybersecurity risks targeting healthcare organizations, from ransomware to third-party threats. Key Findings from the 2025 Trustwave Risk Radar Report – Explore critical insights on healthcare cybersecurity, attack trends, and the growing need

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The Energy Industry’s Hidden Risks: Espionage, Sabotage, and Insider Threats

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The Energy Industry’s Hidden Risks: Espionage, Sabotage, and Insider Threats 2025-03-21 at 15:07 By With subject matter expertise and presence across the globe, RMI Global Solutions are recognized by the oil & gas, and broader energy industry on and offshore, as experts in the threats and risks that face the spectrum of this key industry

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Fort Knox for Your Data: How Elasticsearch X-Pack Locks Down Your Cluster – Part 2

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Fort Knox for Your Data: How Elasticsearch X-Pack Locks Down Your Cluster – Part 2 2025-03-20 at 18:47 By Karl Biron In Part 1 of Fort Knox for Your Data: How Elasticsearch X-Pack Locks Down Your Cluster, we uncovered the dangers of running Elasticsearch with X-Pack disabled and thus, highlighting the ease with which attackers

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Fort Knox for Your Data: How Elasticsearch X-Pack Locks Down Your Cluster – Part 1

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Fort Knox for Your Data: How Elasticsearch X-Pack Locks Down Your Cluster – Part 1 2025-03-19 at 21:19 By Karl Biron Picture this: an always-awake, never-tired, high-speed librarian that instantly finds the exact information you need from a massive collection of books. This extraordinary librarian is also capable of processing millions of requests simultaneously, understands

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Challenges for Australian Manufacturers: Insights from the 2025 Trustwave Risk Radar Report

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Challenges for Australian Manufacturers: Insights from the 2025 Trustwave Risk Radar Report 2025-03-13 at 17:48 By The Trustwave SpiderLabs research 2025 Trustwave Risk Radar Report: Manufacturing Sector takes a global view of the cybersecurity issues facing this vertical, but it’s also important to examine how and if different regions are specifically impacted. This article is an excerpt

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How Managed Database Security Enhances Compliance, Privacy, and Threat Defense for the Financial Services Sector

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How Managed Database Security Enhances Compliance, Privacy, and Threat Defense for the Financial Services Sector 2025-03-12 at 20:17 By Proactive Threat Defense for Financial Institutions: Trustwave’s DbProtect actively identifies sensitive data locations and analyzes potential threat vectors, enabling immediate security measures like enhanced access controls and vulnerability prioritization. Advanced Offensive Security Measures: Trustwave’s offensive security

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Is Your Organization’s Cloud Environment as Secure as You Think? Trustwave Can Help

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Is Your Organization’s Cloud Environment as Secure as You Think? Trustwave Can Help 2025-03-11 at 22:04 By Organizations today face a growing volume of data and alerts while dealing with tight budgets and vulnerable legacy systems. Which is why they need the security partners with the right tools that can help them make the correct

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Russian State Actors: Development in Group Attributions

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Russian State Actors: Development in Group Attributions 2025-03-07 at 16:33 By Pawel Knapczyk and Nikita Kazymirskyi This is the final installment of Trustwave SpiderLabs Russia-Ukraine digital battlefield series, which has spanned topics including the differences between Russia and Ukraine cyber actors, how government entities, defense organizations, and human targets were caught in the cyber crossfire,

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A Deep Dive into Strela Stealer and how it Targets European Countries

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A Deep Dive into Strela Stealer and how it Targets European Countries 2025-03-07 at 00:01 By Dawid Nesterowicz Infostealers have dominated the malware landscape due to the ease of threat operations maintenance, and a wide group of potential victims. In this blog, we take a closer look at a unique infostealer designed to precisely target

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