CodeHunter COO Chris O’Ferrell Featured in Forbes
CodeHunter’s Chief Operating Officer Chris O’Ferrell offers his prediction of upcoming cyberattacks for a Forbes article on the subject.
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It’s 2022. Why Isn’t Everybody Talking About Malware Hunting and Shadow IT?
The best defense is a good offense, right? Sure, assuming your offense includes solid surveillance. It’s not enough to know that cybercriminals might come for your data: You need to know when and how. Malware hunting is a good offense — it works with existing security structures to actively uncover weaknesses and potential threats — but it’s up against the rise of shadow IT, a challenge not receiving enough attention.
5 Ways Pharma Can Mitigate Third-Party Cyber Risks
Pharma regularly outsources critical business functions to third-party vendors: They’re responsible for research, product development, distribution, sales, and IT. These third-party vendors pose an enormous cyber risk for pharma, accounting for over half of all data breaches in 2021. Every pharmaceutical company should take additional steps to mitigate third-party risks and ensure a chain of trust with companies offering essential services in the supply chain.
CodeHunter: Bridging The Cybersecurity Skills Gap
Learn how CodeHunter can help you bridge the gap between available cybersecurity talent and the threat of increasingly complex malware.
Post-Pandemic Banks Should Be Ready to Dump Two-Factor Authentication
What’s the Next Best Cybersecurity Innovation For Banks? Use of TFA (two-factor authentication) goes back to the 1980s, when a key fob generated a numerical code for users to append to their passwords. The evolution of this method worked well for the better part of four decades — outlasting other ’80s innovations like two-pound cellular phones and Members Only jackets — but it’s past time to change the locks on digital defenses, particularly for banks. This is not to say that all 2FAs are useles
If We Really Cared About the Cybersecurity Talent Shortage…
The difficulty of breaking into the cybersecurity industry contributes to the cybersecurity talent shortage. Learn how CodeHunter helps bridge that gap.
WTF is Cryptojacking and Why Bank CISOs Should Care
Cybercriminals have a new means of robbing banks from home: cryptojacking. Here’s what every bank CISO should know.
Should Hospitals Pay Off Cyber Terrorists?
2020 and 2021 created a veritable gauntlet of misfortune for hospitals — overworked staff in overcrowded facilities working desperately to contain a highly contagious virus. Other viruses crept in, too: Ransomware infiltrated hospital networks across the U.S. in record numbers, profiting from internal chaos and adding havoc to already overtaxed systems. Even worse, cybercriminals show no signs of slowing down in 2022.
Formjacking Exposes Mortgage Lenders to Cyber Threats
Formjacking is malicious JavaScript code that steals digital information through online forms — and it’s wreaking havoc on mortgage lenders. Malicious software lurks in the background of compromised online forms waiting to steal credit card information, social security numbers, passwords, and other PII while innocent hopefuls sign up for an account or apply for a home loan.
A Pivotal Time for Innovation in Cyber — CodeHunter CEO Larry Roshfeld Featured in Technical.ly
December 8, 2021 — CEO Larry Roshfeld spoke to Technical.ly about the state of cybersecurity — and how CodeHunter is primed to disrupt it. “The real radical difference for us right now, the thing we’re doing that no one else in the world can do, is not just automate the process of investigating software to see if it’s dangerous, but do it at scale.” Read More: “Cybersecurity startup CodeHunter launches malware hunting SaaS platform”
The Nauseating Truth About FIN12 for Hospital CISOs
FIN12 is an aggressive, ransomware-focused cybercrime group that specializes in targeted attacks on the healthcare sector. While many cybercrime groups will avoid hospitals, nursing homes, and 911 services — FIN12 has no reluctance.
CodeHunter: A New Solution for Financial Services Cybersecurity
Cybercriminals love to target the financial services industry. CodeHunter helps financial services organizations detect malware so they can protect their assets.
