Trends & Reports October 24, 2019 Google Rolls out DNS-over-HTTPS in Chrome 78 and Fixes 37 Vulnerabilities Google has released Version 78 of Chrome, which includes fixes for 37 vulnerabilities in the browser and several new features, including DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH). DoH is ... Read more
Security Breaches October 24, 2019 145 Month Jail Term for U.S. Superior Court Hacker Who Used LASC System to Send Phishing Emails In July 2017, Oriyomi Sadiq Aloba, 33, of Katy, TX, hacked into the computer system of the Los Angeles Superior Court (LASC). Aloba conducted a ... Read more
Trends & Reports October 23, 2019 TitanHQ Enjoys Record Breaking Growth in MSP Business It has been a busy quarter for TitanHQ. Q3, 2019 has been the busiest ever month for MSP growth in the Irish cybersecurity company’s 20-year ... Read more
Security Breaches October 23, 2019 NordVPN Discloses 2018 Security Breach NordVPN is one of the most popular and well-known VPN services on the market. It is used by many people to ensure privacy when using ... Read more
Trends & Reports October 23, 2019 Gartner Peer Insights Customers’ Choice for Email Security for 2019 The Lexington, MA-based email security company Mimecast has been named a Gartner Peer Insights Customers’ Choice for Email Security for 2019. Gartner Peer Insights is ... Read more
Security Breaches October 21, 2019 Free Decyptor for STOP Ransomware Released Researchers at New Zealand-based cybersecurity firm Emsisoft have released a free decryptor for STOP ransomware. STOP ransomware is primarily used to attack consumers rather than ... Read more
Tools & Practices October 21, 2019 Critical Linux Wi-Fi Bug Could Result in Full System Compromise A critical flaw in the Linux rtlwifi driver has been identified which could allow a full system compromise. A patch is being prepared but as ... Read more
Compliance October 18, 2019 How Much Does Cisco Umbrella Cost? If you are looking for a content filtering solution that will protect your business from web-based threats, Cisco Umbrella will no doubt be one of ... Read more
Cyber Threats October 18, 2019 Phorpiex Botnet Sending 30,000 Sextortion Emails an Hour Sextortion may be nothing new, but it has certainly proven popular with cybercriminals in recent months. Sextortion emails threaten to expose sordid details of the ... Read more
Security Breaches October 17, 2019 Only 32% of Companies are Adopting a Security-First Approach to Cloud Data Storage A recent survey conducted by the Poenmon Institute has revealed less than a third (32%) of companies are adopting a security-first approach to data stored ... Read more
Security Breaches October 16, 2019 Research Universities Targeted by ‘Silent Librarian’ Hacking Group The start of the academic year has seen the Silent Librarian (TA407) hacking group launch new phishing campaigns targeting research universities. The hacking group is ... Read more
Tools & Practices October 16, 2019 Adobe October Update Includes Patches for 45 Critical Vulnerabilities in Acrobat and Reader Adobe usually releases its patches, fixes, and software updates on the same day as Microsoft – The second Tuesday of the month or Patch Tuesday ... Read more
Tools & Practices October 15, 2019 Thoma Bravo Private Equity Firm Makes Offer to Acquire Sophos One of the most active private equity firms in the technology and software sector, Thoma Bravo, has made an offer to acquire the cybersecurity firm ... Read more
Cyber Threats October 15, 2019 Many Popular Smartphones Vulnerable to Actively Exploited Zero-Day Android Flaw A zero-day flaw in the Android operating system used by some of the most popular mobile phones on the market is being exploited in real-world ... Read more
Cyber Threats October 11, 2019 Reductor Malware Allows Hijacking of HTTPS Traffic Security researchers at Kaspersky Lab have identified a new form of malware named Reductor that manipulates the random number generator of web browsers allowing decryption ... Read more
Security Breaches October 11, 2019 TransUnion Data Breach Impacts 37,000 Canadians Chicago-based TransUnion, one of the ‘big three’ consumer credit reporting agencies, has announced that a data breach has been experienced that has potentially allowed an ... Read more
Security Breaches October 11, 2019 Free Muhstik, HildaCrypt, and Nempty Ransomware Decryptors Released Over the past few days, free decryptors have been released for three ransomware variants – Muhstik, HildaCrypt, and Nempty Ransomware. The decryptors will allow victims ... Read more
Security Breaches October 9, 2019 Business Email Compromise Attacks Increased by 269% in Q2, 2019 Figures from Mimecast show there has been a sharp rise in business email compromise (BEC) attacks in Q2, 2019. Compared to Q1, 2019, BEC attacks ... Read more
Compliance October 9, 2019 Microsoft Patches 59 Vulnerabilities Including 9 Critical Flaws October 2019 Patch Tuesday has seen Microsoft patch 59 vulnerabilities in its products including 8 critical flaws and 1 critical security advisory about the latest ... Read more
Trends & Reports October 7, 2019 NSCS Warns Vulnerable VPNs are Being Targeted by APT Groups The UK’s National Cyber Security Center (NCSC) has issued a warning following an increase in cyberattacks exploiting vulnerabilities in virtual private networks (VPNs). The NCSC ... Read more
Compliance October 2, 2019 FDA Issues Warning over Urgent/11 Vulnerabilities in Component Used in Medical Devices The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and ICS-CERT have issued warnings about 11 vulnerabilities in a software component used in several operating systems and ... Read more
Security Breaches October 2, 2019 U.S. Senate Passes Cybersecurity Legislation to Protect Infrastructure & Aid Recovery from Ransomware and Other Cyberattacks The U.S. Senate has passed a new bill – the DHS Cyber Hunt and Incident Response Teams Act – that calls for the Department of Homeland ... Read more
Cyber Threats September 30, 2019 New Fileless Malware Threat Discovered That Downloads its Own LOLBins A new form of fileless malware has been discovered that uses legitimate Windows tools – living-off-the-land binaries or LOLBins – to conduct its malicious actions. ... Read more
Trends & Reports September 28, 2019 Study Reveals the Top Multicloud Challenges Faced by MSPs Many Managed Service Providers (MSPs) believe the cloud offers huge opportunities for driving growth and boosting profits, but there are many challenges and obstacles to ... Read more
Tools & Practices September 27, 2019 Healthcare Industry Cybersecurity Matrix of Information Sharing Organizations Issued by HSCC The U.S. Healthcare and Public Health Sector Coordinating Council (HSCC) has published a new resource to help healthcare organizations start participating in threat intelligence sharing and ... Read more
Tools & Practices September 26, 2019 Agari Announces Fall 2019 Release of its Secure Email Cloud Email Security Solution Agari has announced the Fall 2019 release of its AI-powered email security solution, Secure Email Cloud. The latest updates include new features to improve protection ... Read more
Security Breaches September 26, 2019 New Links Between Sodinokibi and GandCrab Ransomware Discovered The threat actors behind the infamous and highly successful GandCrab ransomware operation announced their retirement earlier this year and shut down their operation. The gang ... Read more
Compliance September 25, 2019 Adobe Fixes Critical Coldfusion Flaws Adobe has issued an out-of-band update for its web application platform Coldfusion which fixes two critical vulnerabilities and one important flaw. One of the critical ... Read more
Trends & Reports September 25, 2019 Sophos Announces New Strategic Partnership with ArcServe The network and endpoint security firm Sophos has announced a new strategic partnership with the data protection provider, Arcserve. The collaboration will provide Arcserve customers ... Read more
Security Breaches September 24, 2019 58% of CISOs Believe Surviving a Data Breach Will Make Them More Attractive to Future Employers Data breaches are best avoided by Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) through the implementation of a strong cybersecurity framework, but should disaster strike it could ... Read more