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Issue Highlights: Definition: island hopping attack Definition: business email compromise (BEC, man-in-the-email attack) Definition: Five Eyes Alliance Definition: Presidential Policy Directive 21 (PPD-21) How automating incident response benefits security programs

Definition: island hopping attack In this type of backdoor attack, the threat actor exploits a weakness downstream from the actual target and uses it as a launching point to reach the intended target. The label 'island hopping' is inspired by a military strategy used in the Pacific theater during World War II. Read Now

Definition: business email compromise (BEC, man-in-the-email attack) A business email compromise (BEC) is an exploit in which the attacker gains access to a corporate email account and spoofs the owner's identity in order to commit fraud . Read Now

Definition: Five Eyes Alliance The Five Eyes Alliance (abbreviated as FVEY in government documents) is a cooperative intelligence network that monitors the electronic communications of citizens and foreign governments. Read Now

Definition: Presidential Policy Directive 21 (PPD-21) Presidential Policy Directive 21 (PPD-21) is an infrastructure protection and resilience directive in the United States that aims to strengthen and secure the country's critical infrastructure. Read Now

How automating incident response benefits security programs Automating incident response can benefit security both in the cloud and in traditional settings. Expert Dave Shackleford explains what it can be used for and how it helps. Read Now

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