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The Kwampirs malware is a “RAT”, or remote access Trojan, that has recently seen a spike in usage, particularly within the healthcare sector, although it has targeted a broad range of industries globally, including software, pharmaceutical, energy and financial organizations. Kwampirs has been highly effective at targeting healthcare organizations, with malicious actors managing to locally […]

When money was mainly kept in a vault, criminals tried to steal it from every possible angle. Today, financial data stores have replaced physical vaults. These modern vaults are accessed by critical applications across the global financial campus and are typically based in data centers within connected buildings. With financial data as the new currency, […]

In this final post of our series, we’ll discuss the fifth function of the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, Recover. This function requires organizations to develop and implement activities to restore capabilities or services that were impaired due to a cybersecurity event. To comply, organizations need to put a recovery plan into place to get back to […]

Forescout is actively engaged with the defense contractor community to implement Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) controls. Forescout’s core capabilities that are of particular interest to defense contractors considering the CMMC include: identifying and assessing devices on networks, controlling access to and within the network and addressing many found vulnerabilities—whether by directly remediating, initiating remediation […]

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to take its toll on the economy, we recognize more clearly than ever that financial services are among a select group of critical economic services, and it is paramount that they remain secure and operational. To assess the cyber risk posture of the financial services industry, Forescout Research Labs recently […]

Learn why implementing OT network monitoring is vital to keeping your industrial infrastructure cyber resilient. Industrial control systems play a major role in keeping the citizens and infrastructure of a country safe and operational. These networks enable utility providers to produce and deliver necessary services such as power and water, and manufacturing companies to provide […]

We are in unprecedented times, navigating a new reality where business is largely being conducted remotely, outside of a secure office network. As strange as it feels to many, it’s something I’ve been preparing for over 10 years. In 2009, I was part of a team that built the UK Pandemic Flu service designed to […]

In an effort to prevent the spread of Coronavirus and flatten the pandemic curve, an unprecedented number of public and private sector employees around the world are now working remotely. The statistics are staggering – 50% rise in internet use, 37.5% new users on Microsoft Teams, 112% increase in VPN usage – in just a […]

I wanted to personally reach out to our community of customers and partners during these unprecedented times. The global Coronavirus outbreak is creating a great deal of uncertainty and impacting our personal lives and business practices. With that in mind, I want to assure you that our team at Forescout is here to offer support and a […]