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New “Raptor Train” IoT Botnet Compromises Over 200,000 Devices Worldwide

Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a never-before-seen botnet comprising an army of small office/home office (SOHO) and IoT devices that are likely operated by a Chinese nation-state threat actor called Flax Typhoon (aka Ethereal Panda or RedJuliett). The sophisticated botnet, dubbed Raptor Train by Lumen’s Black Lotus Labs, is believed to have been operational since at […]

Current Challenges with Managing Permissions and API Keys

Recent CSA survey data shows that organizations are struggling to manage permissions and API keys. (API keys are the codes used to authenticate users and applications.) Keep in mind that API keys are also a type of non-human identity (NHI). An NHI is a digital construct used for machine-to-machine access and authentication. NHIs present unique […]