Trends & Reports December 7, 2017 Skeddly Announces DynamoDB Backups Are Supported Amazon is now supporting DynamoDB Backups and restore, although currently only in limited regions. Over the next few weeks the areas covered will be expanded ... Read more
Tools & Practices December 6, 2017 IronScales Raises $6.5 Million in Series A Funding Tel Aviv-based anti-phishing company IronScales has raised $6.5 million in Series A funding, bringing total equity funding to more than $8 million. IronScales has enjoyed ... Read more
Trends & Reports December 3, 2017 DMARC Adoption Study Reveals Healthcare Industry Lags Behind Other Industry Sectors A recent DMARC adoption study by Agari has revealed the healthcare industry lags behind most other industry sectors on email authentication. Most of the top ... Read more
Trends & Reports November 30, 2017 Botmetric Releases 2017 Public Cloud Usage Report Botmetric has released its annual 2017 public cloud usage report. The report includes detailed statistics on cloud adoption and usage by businesses of all sizes, ... Read more
Tools & Practices November 28, 2017 Botmetric Releases Beta Version of Cloud Savings Tool with Amazon Alexa Integration Cloud management has just got easier with Botmetric, following the release of a new beta version that integrates the firm’s cloud cost saving tool with ... Read more
Tools & Practices November 28, 2017 MediaPro Launches New Travel Security Awareness Training Course Organizations can train their employees to be more security aware in the office, but when it comes to business trips, employees face additional security risks. ... Read more
Cyber Threats November 28, 2017 Warning Issued by IRS About Christmas Phishing Scams Each year there is a wave of Christmas phishing scams during the holiday season, as cybercriminals attempt to steal sensitive information to enable them to ... Read more
Cyber Threats November 26, 2017 Sophos Helps Consumers Avoid Phishing Scams When Shopping Online Holiday season is a busy time for cybercriminals just as it is for online shoppers, so how can you avoid phishing scams when shopping online ... Read more
Cyber Threats November 22, 2017 Phishing is the Biggest Security Threat in Australia The biggest security threat in Australia for businesses is phishing, according to a recent survey of IT professionals by anti-phishing solution provider PhishMe. The survey ... Read more
Tools & Practices November 22, 2017 CloudCheckr Update Adds Support for More Instance Types CloudCheckr has announced an update to its cloud management platform has been made which enhances usability and makes improvements to make the management of Azure ... Read more
Cyber Threats November 21, 2017 US-CERT Warns of Exploitable Windows ASLR Implementation Flaw The U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) has issued a warning about an exploitable Windows ASLR implementation flaw affecting Windows 8, Windows 8.1 and Windows ... Read more
Compliance November 16, 2017 Wombat Security Technologies Ranks #135 on Deloitte Technology Fast 500 List Deloitte has released its latest Technology Fast 500 List – A list of the fastest growing companies in the technology, life sciences, and telecommunications sectors ... Read more
Trends & Reports November 15, 2017 RightScale Predicts $10 Billion Will be Wasted on Cloud Resources in 2018 Enterprises are investing more money in the cloud, but a large percentage of cloud spending is wasted on unused and underutilized cloud resources. RightScale predicts ... Read more
Tools & Practices November 15, 2017 Skeddly Supports Multiple DynamoDB Table Exports to AWS S3 Amazon DynamoDB is a NoSQL fully cloud-managed database solution for non-relational data with single-digit millisecond latency. The database solution is flexible and has reliable performance; ... Read more
Compliance November 13, 2017 Cloud Vendors to Watch in 2018 Businesses in all industry verticals are now taking advantage of the opportunities offered by the cloud, whether for IaaS, PaaS, or SaaS. The cloud allows ... Read more
Cyber Threats November 10, 2017 PhishLabs Launches New Phishing Threat Monitoring and Forensics Service The Charleston, South Carolina-based anti-phishing solution provider PhishLabs has launched a new Phishing Threat Monitoring & Forensics Service, which helps to identify phishing emails that ... Read more
Cyber Threats November 10, 2017 InfoSec Institute Launches New Phishing Defense Tool The security awareness training company, the InfoSec Institute, has launched a new phishing defense tool called PhishDefender, which the firm claims can reduce phishing susceptibility ... Read more
Security Breaches November 9, 2017 New Gibon Ransomware Campaign Detected A new ransomware campaign has been detected that is using spam email to deliver Gibon ransomware. The malware has been named Gibon due to the ... Read more
Tools & Practices November 9, 2017 MediaPro Included in 2017 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Security Awareness Bothell, WA-based learning services company MediaPro has been named one of the leaders in the 2017 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Security Awareness Computer-Based Training. The ... Read more
Security Breaches November 9, 2017 Software Update Will Help to Prevent MongoDB Cyberattacks This year has seen tens of thousands of MongoDB cyberattacks, resulting in the theft of millions of records. While MongoDB is secure and incorporates appropriate ... Read more
Insights November 8, 2017 HIPAA History A Guide to HIPAA History Our guide to HIPAA history explains the motives behind the Healthcare Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, details the dates on ... Read more
Insights November 8, 2017 HIPAA Laws A Guide to the HIPAA Laws Most individuals and organizations in healthcare-related industries are aware they have to comply with the HIPAA laws. However, as ... Read more
Cyber Threats November 7, 2017 Google Search Poisoning Used to Spread Zeus Panda Trojan Google search poisoning is being used by cybercriminals to get malicious links ranking highly in the organic search listings. Websites that rank highly in the ... Read more
Trends & Reports November 6, 2017 PhishLine Partners with Pipeline Security and Moves into the Japanese Market Milwaukee-based security awareness training and anti-phishing vendor PhishLine has announced a new partnership with the Tokyo-based firm Pipeline Security. It is hoped that this new ... Read more
Cyber Threats November 3, 2017 SophosLabs Publishes 2018 Malware Forecast The Oxford, UK-based cybersecurity firm Sophos has published its 2018 Malware Forecast. The report, produced by SophosLabs, is based on an analysis of threat information ... Read more
Security Breaches November 2, 2017 Study Reveals Extent to Which Combosquatting is Used by Hackers The use of combosquatting is on the rise, although until recently, the extent to which combosquatting was being used by cybercriminals was not known. However, ... Read more
Trends & Reports November 1, 2017 Inky Awarded Cyber Start-Up Company of the Year Award A new player in the anti-phishing arena, Inky, has received a Cyber Start-up Company of the Year Award at the inaugural Infosecurity North America conference ... Read more
Tools & Practices October 31, 2017 CloudRanger Launches Managed Service Provider Partner Program CloudRanger has announced it has launched a new managed service provider (MSP) partner program to make it easier for MSPs to offer server management and ... Read more
Tools & Practices October 30, 2017 SpamTitan Reviews SpamTitan is an advanced spam filtering solution developed by Galway, Ireland-based TitanHQ. Listed below are some of the recent SpamTitan reviews and awards received for ... Read more
Security Breaches October 30, 2017 New Matrix Ransomware Malvertising Campaign Detected A new Matrix ransomware malvertising campaign has been detected. The campaign uses malicious adverts to direct users to a site hosting the Rig exploit kit. ... Read more