The Modern IR Runbook
Incident Response (IR) is an ever-changing realm of cybersecurity that can leave teams scrambling at all hours, scouring runbooks to figure out the next steps during an attack. Automation can simplify much of this work, according to Abby Dykes, Threat Operations & Forensics Team Lead at Novacoast, who walked us through a few IR scenarios at the Nashville Innovate Summit in April.
Weekly Top 10: 06.16.2025: Fog Ransomware: Unusual Toolset Used in Recent Attack; EchoLeak: Critical Zero-Click AI Vulnerability in Microsoft 365 Copilot; Stealth Falcon’s Exploit of Microsoft Zero-Day Vulnerability, and More.
Fog Ransomware: Unusual Toolset Used in Recent Attack; EchoLeak: Critical Zero-Click AI Vulnerability in Microsoft 365 Copilot; Stealth Falcon's Exploit of Microsoft Zero-Day Vulnerability, and 7 more.
The Growing Use of AI and LLMs (Part 1)
Large Language Models (LLMs) and Machine Learning (ML) have emerged as powerful tools enabling advanced threat detection methods. Recently, Eron Howard and Carlos Bello met to discuss AI and LLMs. This article is part one of their conversation.
The Growing Use of AI and LLMs (Part 2)
In this next part of this conversation on large language model (LLM), AI, and Machine Learning (ML), Eron Howard, Novacoast's Chief Operating Officer, and Carlos Bello, an Analyst and Developer at Novacoast, discuss prompt engineering, robotics, security, and how these tools enhance businesses' cybersecurity hygiene.
Weekly Top 10: 06.09.2025: PathWiper Malware Targets Ukrainian Infrastructure; Zero-Click iMessage Exploit Used Against EU and U.S. Officials; Fake AI Tools Used to Distribute Ransomware and More.
PathWiper Malware Targets Ukrainian Infrastructure; Zero-Click iMessage Exploit Used Against EU and U.S. Officials; Fake AI Tools Used to Distribute Ransomware and 7 More.
The State of Cyber Espionage in 2025—Part 2
The cybersecurity space is seeing actual espionage. This is happening in the private sector. It's not stories happening in the news; it's real life, and it seems to be picking up steam, Elise Manna Browne, the VP for Emerging Technologies at Novacoast, said at the Innovate Cybersecurity Conference in Nashville in April 2025.
OpenAI Case Study On Disrupting Malicious Use Of AI
OpenAI has released a comprehensive statement complete with case studies titled “Disrupting Malicious Use of AI” in which…
The State of Cyber Espionage in 2025—Part 1
The cybersecurity space is seeing actual espionage. This is happening in the private sector. It's not stories happening in the news; it's real life, and it seems to be picking up steam, Elise Manna Browne, the VP for Emerging Technologies at Novacoast, said at the Innovate Cybersecurity Conference in Nashville in April 2025.
Weekly Top 10: 06.02.2025: Threat Actors Abuse Google Apps Script in Evasive Phishing Attacks; Cybercriminals Camouflaging Threats as AI Tool Installers; Mark Your Calendar: APT41 Innovative Tactics, and More.
Threat Actors Abuse Google Apps Script in Evasive Phishing Attacks; Cybercriminals Camouflaging Threats as AI Tool Installers; Mark Your Calendar: APT41 Innovative Tactics, and 7 more.
Weekly Top 10: 05.26.2025: Botnets Disrupted Worldwide… Operation Endgame Is Back; Chinese Hackers Exploit Ivanti EPMM Bugs in Global Enterprise Network Attacks; M&S’ $400 Million Cyberattack Upheaval to Linger Into July; and More.
Botnets Disrupted Worldwide... Operation Endgame Is Back; Chinese Hackers Exploit Ivanti EPMM Bugs in Global Enterprise Network Attacks; M&S’ $400 Million Cyberattack Upheaval to Linger Into July