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ExtraHop April TL;DR
A quick refresh of what you may have missed in cybersecurity for April
Paul Ditty
April 29, 2022
Welcome to the April edition of the ExtraHop TL;DR! This is your place to get the highlights on what we're talking about this month. You can also watch our video broadcasts on the third Friday of every month on our LinkedIn page.
Cloud Threat Defense for AWS
Reveal(x) 360 provides flexible deployment options for threat detection in AWS. Your security team can analyze VPC flow logs for broad coverage and packets for forensic investigation. Enhanced data visualizations show hot spots of malicious activities in real time, enabling fast response.
Wakefield Report: Cyber Confidence Index 2022
In a recent survey, IT decision makers from four countries discuss their overall security confidence. Learn how frequently these teams have dealt with ransomware attacks and discover how confidence in security tends to outstrip actual security posture.
Threat of the Month: Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Cross-site scripting is an application-layer attack exploiting communications between users and applications to gain access to sensitive data or even take over entire applications. These attacks also provide a gateway for bad actors to carry out phishing, cookie theft, and keylogging.
From the ExtraHop Blog
Take a look at some of our recent stories.
The Long Tail of War: A Cyber Response to an Economic Battle
In the first of a multi-part series, ExtraHop CEO Patrick Dennis explores the cybersecurity implications of the Ukraine invasion and what to look out for in the coming months.
Detect and Stop Spring4Shell Exploitation
A critical zero-day vulnerability known as Spring4Shell (CVE-2022-22965) has been discovered in Java Spring Core. Learn how to keep your organization safe.
What's New in 8.8 and Reveal(x)
Stay on top of industry-wide security alerts, keep key stakeholders informed about detections, and gain even better device visibility, all in Reveal(x) 8.8.
Customer Success: City of Dallas
It's not easy defending an entire city. Learn how decrypted communications gave the City of Dallas detailed information to mitigate advanced threats.
In Other News
Read, watch, or listen to some interesting news from around the internet.
Business Security Weekly: Solving the Security Paradox
ExtraHop's Michael McPherson joins the podcast to share tactical questions security leaders can ask themselves and their teams to build a better approach to defense.
Dark Reading: Biden Requests Nearly $11B for Federal Cybersecurity Spending
The budget proposal includes new funding to transform and modernize federal cybersecurity, including an additional $500 million earmarked for CISA.
