Mitiga in the News

It seems like every few months, security leaders' anxiety spikes due to a new third-party breach, all too aware of the potential security nightmare that could ensue. In March, the Okta breach shocked organizations around the world as they contemplated the potential impact of a breach of the leading identity access management company.

The cybersecurity landscape is always changing, with cybercriminals devising ever-more sophisticated methods of attack and technology advances providing innovative ways for organizations to defend against cyberattacks.

Many leaks that hacktivists share to deter the Kremlin from further aggression in Ukraine might be useless. However, Russia promised to seek liability for hackers attacking the country's infrastructure, hinting that the borderless Ukraine IT army is harming the Kremlin.

The combination of ever-changing emerging technology and extremely fast adoption creates an enormous challenge for security departments trying to keep an organization secure

With the recent Okta and Microsoft breaches, the commentary from Ofer Maor, current Co-Founder and CTO of Mitiga, a cloud incident readiness and response company.

While there have been no specific cyber threats to the U.S. to date from the invasion, Russia’s attack on Ukraine — which has involved cyberattacks on Ukraine’s government and critical infrastructure organizations — may impact organizations beyond the region, the national Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) said.

Technology is constantly changing, and while that might be a good thing as a whole, it does present new challenges. Many of those challenges are security-related, especially when it comes to the cloud. In fact, with many companies relying on cloud storage and solutions, the demand for cloud security is rising.

Finding and retaining security talent is an ongoing challenge, one that exposes organizations to increased risk because there simply aren’t enough security experts available. The Great Resignation has amplified that problem.

Mitiga, the cloud incident response company, announced today that it has achieved Advanced Technology Partner status in the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Partner Network (APN). The Advanced tier is the highest designation APN Technology Partners can achieve, which is awarded to industry leaders that demonstrate investments in technical proficiency as well as experience with building software solutions on AWS and delivering excellent customer experiences.