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Over the last two years since going private, Forescout has undergone a significant transformation. We are extremely proud of our 20+ year heritage as the world’s leading network access control provider, yet we knew that we had untapped potential. Decades of deep analysis of network admission protocols and requirements, the world’s largest repository of device […]

The growing number and diversity of connected devices in every industry presents new challenges for organizations to understand and manage the risks they are exposed to. Most organizations now host a combination of interconnected IT, OT and IoT devices in their networks that has increased their attack surface. According to a recent report by the […]

It’s with great pleasure that we announce that Forescout has been awarded with “Overall IoT Security Solution of the Year” for our Forescout Continuum Platform in the 6th annual CyberSecurity Breakthrough Awards. This is the second consecutive year Forescout has been an award recipient in the CyberSecurity Breakthrough Awards in recognition of the support we […]

Government agencies rely on IoT and OT devices to carry out their missions and manage everything from security cameras and personal identity verification (PIV) card readers that monitor and control access to facilities and data, to environmental controls that improve comfort, safety and efficiency. Data centers couldn’t operate around the clock without tightly controlled air […]

On September 12, the FBI released a private industry notification entitled “Unpatched and Outdated Medical Devices Provide Cyber Attack Opportunities.” The notification underscores how a growing number of vulnerabilities in medical devices and Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) assets can be exploited by threat actors to “impact healthcare facilities’ operational functions, patient safety, data confidentiality […]

In our companion blog post, Vedere Labs analyzed the main ransomware trends we observed in the first half of 2022, including state-sponsored ransomware, new mainstream targets and evolving extortion techniques. Ransomware is the main threat targeting most organizations nowadays. However, three other notable cyberthreat trends also evolved during this period: Threat actors – We saw […]

Throughout the first half of 2022, Vedere Labs published analyses of prominent ransomware families, such as Conti, Night Sky and ALPHV. We also examined well-known ransomware incidents such as the attacks on the NFL’s SF 49ers by the BlackByte group; on a UK water utility, where the Clop gang managed to access their SCADA system; […]

Many industries are affected by skills gaps, but according to Cybersecurity Ventures, the shortage within the IT/cybersecurity sector is nearly unmatched: Over an eight-year period, the number of unfilled cybersecurity jobs increased from one million positions in 2013 to 3.5 million in 2021. The researchers predict this skills gap will hold steady through 2025, but […]

On August 4, 2022, Advanced – a major software provider for the UK’s National Health System (NHS) and other healthcare customers – suffered a ransomware attack from a group that is still unknown to the public. The attack disrupted NHS services including ambulance dispatch, appointment bookings, patient referrals and emergency prescriptions. As of August 19, […]