Real-World Cybersecurity Insights
Stay ahead of evolving cyber threats with expert insights on managed detection and response, 24/7 threat monitoring, and real-world security strategies from the Ostra team.
A new unpatched zero-day exploit called BlueHammer targets Windows Defender to escalate privileges to full SYSTEM access on any modern Windows machine. There is no patch. Here is what your organization needs to know and what steps to take right now.
Ostra Security founder Michael Kennedy explains why most cyber breaches stem from system design failures—not human error—on The Security Strategist podcast.
Following US-Israel military operations in Iran, organizations face heightened cyber risk from state-sponsored Iranian threat actors. Here's what's happening, who's targeting your industry, what Ostra is doing to protect you, and what you need to do on your side.
Our founder Michael Kennedy joined the IT in the D podcast for a conversation on what cybersecurity should look like for real-world organizations, especially small and mid-market teams that do not have a full security department on staff.
A Fortinet vulnerability appears to remain under active exploitation by threat actors. Multiple reports indicate that while applying the available patches is necessary, additional mitigation actions may still be required. The flaw enables attackers to bypass single sign-on (SSO) authentication through maliciously crafted SAML messages when FortiCloud SSO functionality is enabled.
Everywhere you look, vendors are promising “AI-powered detection,” “autonomous response,” and “next-generation SOC automation.” But beneath the marketing noise, cybersecurity professionals are left asking a more practical question: What works in a modern SOC, and what’s still hype?