Page 49 - Cyber Defense eMagazine April 2023

among cybersecurity professionals. Hackers are still leaning heavily on the tools they’ve been using since
the dawn of cybercrime: ransomware, Trojans, Spyware and adware to name a few.

Lighthouse Services: An Additional Layer of Cybersecurity Protection for the Security Teams
That Need It Most

No matter how effective your cybersecurity solution may be, company assets can still be compromised
when used outside of the organization’s security boundaries. When business devices (laptops, phones
and tablets) are not secured by the organization’s EDR or XDR platforms, they create a blind spot for the
cybersecurity team charged with safeguarding the business. While security professionals are monitoring
their networks watching for attacks, a hacker can simply walk into the perimeter using compromised
credentials.

Cynet’s Lighthouse Service helps prevent these attacks by monitoring daily activity on underground
communities, hunting for new threats and pinpointing leaked credentials. Lighthouse’s capabilities allow
Cynet to link a host computer to any compromised credentials found so that it can help its clients identify
the exact device that was compromised vs. trying to figure out which user was connected to the
compromised assets.

Another worthy mention is Cynet’s research team (Orion) that tracks new techniques and malware. The
combination of Lighthouse and the Orion team’s efforts validates that Cynet customers are protected
both in the organization parameter and outside of it. Cynet can implement new detections to stop related
attacks. Not only have Cynet customers gained an added layer of protection, Cynet is able to assist
organizations that are not Cynet users, notifying multiple global CERT teams regarding critical
infrastructure credentials that have been found within the darknet and underground communities.

As part of the cybersecurity industry, Cynet’s ultimate goal is to create a safer world for companies and
consumers alike. Its Lighthouse Service is another layer of defense for outside parameters – going into
the darkest places online so that customers don’t have to.

About the Author

Eyal Gruner is the Co-Founder and CEO of Cynet. He is also Co-Founder and
former CEO of BugSec, Israel’s leading cyber consultancy, and Versafe, acquired
by F5 Networks. Gruner began his career at age 15 by hacking into his bank’s atm
to show the weakness of their security and has been recognized in Google’s
security Hall of Fame.

Eyal can be reached online at https://www.linkedin.com/in/eyal-gruner/ and at our
company website www.Cynet.com.

49