Security Breaches June 15, 2020 113 Email Accounts Compromised in NHS Phishing Attack The UK’s National Health Service (NHS) has suffered a phishing attack that saw 113 NHSmail email accounts compromised and used to send malicious emails to ... Read more
Tools & Practices June 15, 2020 Webinar 6/18: Best Practices for a Successful Cloud Center of Excellence Organizations that have migrated workloads to the public cloud often find that as cloud usage grows, several departments and teams across the organization will be ... Read more
Trends & Reports June 15, 2020 Survey Reveals 92% of Organizations have Cloud Security Gaps Oracle and KPMG have released the 2020 Cloud Threat Report. The report offers insights into the state of cloud security, with data for the report ... Read more
Security Breaches June 12, 2020 Exposed Elasticsearch Instances are Found by Hackers in a Matter of Hours How long does it take hackers to find exposed Elasticsearch servers and exposed S3 Buckets? Just a few hours according to Comparitech. Comparitech researchers are ... Read more
Tools & Practices June 12, 2020 Livingbridge Invests in Cloud Security Vendor TitanHQ The leading cloud security vendor TitanHQ has announced that the UK mid-market private equity firm Livingbridge has invested in the company through its Enterprise 3 ... Read more
Cyber Threats June 11, 2020 Fake COVID-19 Contact Tracing Apps Used to Install Malware Contact tracing and exposure notification apps are being developed in several countries to help control outbreaks of COVID-19. The apps have already been used in ... Read more
Compliance June 11, 2020 June 23, 2020: MVP GrowthFest: Join Magic Johnson and Channel All-Stars at this Must Attend Virtual MSP Event Businesses in all industry sectors have faced difficult challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic and have had to make considerable changes in order to survive. ... Read more
Tools & Practices June 10, 2020 Microsoft Breaks Patch Tuesday Record with Fixes for 129 Vulnerabilities For the fourth successive month, Microsoft Patch Tuesday has seen more than 100 CVEs patched and June 2020 Patch Tuesday contains the biggest round of ... Read more
Security Breaches June 9, 2020 PoC Exploit for SMBGhost Windows 10 RCE Flaw Released and Attacks Identified The SMBGhost vulnerability in Windows 10 that was patched by Microsoft in March 2020 is being actively exploited in the wild, according to a recent ... Read more
Security Breaches June 8, 2020 Fake CVs, Medical Leave Forms, Voicemail Alerts Used as Lures in Phishing Attacks Researchers at Check Point have issued a warning that cybercriminals are using fake CVs, resumes, and medical leave forms to spread malware such as banking ... Read more
Trends & Reports June 7, 2020 Survey Shows Marked Increase in Adoption of Cloud-Native Security Tools A recent survey conducted by the SIEM company Exabeam has shown there has been a marked increase in the use of cloud security tools in ... Read more
Security Breaches June 5, 2020 Tycoon Ransomware Uses Rare Java Image File Format to Evade Security Solutions Researchers at Blackberry Threat intelligence and KPMG have identified a new Java-based ransomware dubbed Tycoon that is being used in highly targeted attacks on educational ... Read more
Compliance June 4, 2020 Zoom Patches Two Serious RCE Flaws and States E2E Encryption Will Not Be Available to Free Users Two high severity vulnerabilities in the Zoom videoconferencing platform have been identified by researchers at the Cisco Talos threat intelligence team that could allow a ... Read more
Cyber Threats June 4, 2020 TrickBot Trojan Operators Delivering New BazarBackdoor Malware via Phishing Campaign The TrickBot Trojan operators are distributing a new backdoor named BazarBackdoor in targeted phishing attacks on businesses. BazarBackdoor is a stealthy backdoor that gives the ... Read more
Insights June 3, 2020 Network Security Checklist We have compiled a network security checklist for SMBs providing actions that should be taken to secure your business network against internal and external threats. ... Read more
Insights June 3, 2020 Email Archiving Solutions Comparison We have compiled and email archiving solutions comparison guide to help you decide on the best email archiving solution for your business. Many IT companies ... Read more
Insights June 1, 2020 Vade Secure Email Defense Vade Secure Email Defense is an AI-driven email security solution for Microsoft Office 365 that allows SMBs and managed service providers (MSPs) to improve email ... Read more
Insights June 1, 2020 Mimecast Email Security Mimecast Email Security is a 100% cloud-based email security solution that can be used to secure and control on-premises, cloud-based, and hybrid email systems. The ... Read more
Security Breaches May 29, 2020 Updated Valek Malware Used in Targeted Attacks on U.S and German Enterprises Enterprises in the United States and Germany are being targeted in a phishing campaign spreading Valek malware, according to researchers at Cybereason Nocturnus. Valek is ... Read more
Security Breaches May 28, 2020 StrandHogg 2.0 Android Flaw Allows Hackers to Hijack Legitimate Apps The Norwegian security researchers who identified the StrandHogg vulnerability in the Android platform have identified another vulnerability that is even more dangerous that the original. ... Read more
Cyber Threats May 27, 2020 Turla Hacking Group Tweaks ComRAT Malware to Steal Antivirus Logs and Communicate via Gmail One of the most advanced state-sponsored hacking groups in Russia – Turla – has tweaked its ComRAT malware to steal antivirus logs and communicate with ... Read more
Security Breaches May 26, 2020 Ragnar Locker Ransomware Deploys Virtual Machine to Evade Security Software A new tactic is being used by the threat actors behind Ragnar Locker ransomware that allows them to evade security measures on the host machine ... Read more
Security Breaches May 22, 2020 67 Percent of Breaches Caused by Credential Theft, User Error, and Social Attacks The Verizon 2020 Data Breach Investigations Report shows financial gain is the biggest motivator for cyberattacks, accounting for 86% of the 32,002 security incidents analyzed ... Read more
Tools & Practices May 21, 2020 Nigerian BEC Gang Targeting COVID-19 Unemployment Benefits and CARES Act Payments A Nigerian cybercriminal organization known as Scattered Canary has submitted hundreds of fraudulent claims for unemployment benefits and COVID-19 relief fund payments that have been ... Read more
Cyber Threats May 21, 2020 Massive Phishing Campaign Distributing Legitimate Remote Admin Tool as RAT A phishing campaign has been detected that exploits the COVID-19 pandemic to spread a legitimate remote administration tool which is being used as a remote ... Read more
Tools & Practices May 20, 2020 Microsoft Launches Healthcare-Specific Cloud Solution Microsoft has announced the launch of a new healthcare-specific solution – Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare – which brings together a tailored set of capabilities that ... Read more
Cyber Threats May 19, 2020 Another Malware Variant Identified that Targets Air-Gapped Networks In the past week, three cybersecurity firms have announced they have found malware variants that are being used to target air-gapped networks. First came the ... Read more
Security Breaches May 18, 2020 REvil Gang Releases 2GB of Celebrity Data and Increases Ransom Demand to $2 Million Last week, a celebrity New York law firm – Grubman Shire Meiselas and Sacks – whose client list includes Lady Gaga, Madonna, Bruce Springsteen, U2, ... Read more
Tools & Practices May 16, 2020 CloudRanger Announces Attainment of AWS Storage Competency Status CloudRanger has announced it has achieved Amazon Web Services (AWS) Storage Competency status, confirming the company’s ability to help customers meet their AWS storage goals. ... Read more
Cyber Threats May 15, 2020 Ramsay Malware Designed to Steal Data from Air-Gapped Networks A new malware toolkit has been discovered that appears to have been developed to steal sensitive data from air-gapped networks. Researchers at ESET have named ... Read more