New Data Exfiltration Techniques: How to Make Your DLP Feel Useless!
SquareX researchers Jeswin Mathai and Audrey Adeline are about to rock BSides San Francisco 2025 with their talk on “Data Splicing Attacks: Breaking Enterprise DLP from the Inside Out.” They’re not just stirring the pot; they’re releasing “Angry Magpie,” an open-source toolkit to test your DLP defenses against these sneaky browser-based threats!
Hot Take:
Looks like Data Loss Protection (DLP) is getting a makeover—into a horror film, that is! SquareX researchers are planning to spook the cybersecurity community by exposing how browsers are the new haunted houses for sensitive data. Just when you thought it was safe to go back on the internet, here come the “Data Splicing Attacks” to make your IT team scream in horror. Who needs Halloween when you’ve got a cybersecurity conference?
Key Points:
- SquareX researchers reveal “Data Splicing Attacks” that bypass major DLP solutions.
- Browsers are the new battleground for data exfiltration due to increased cloud storage.
- Researchers to launch “Angry Magpie,” an open-source toolkit for testing DLP vulnerabilities.
- Presentation scheduled for BSides San Francisco 2025, with a follow-up at RSAC 2025.
- SquareX emphasizes the need for enterprises to rethink their data protection strategies.