Russian government claims to have dismantled REvil ransomware gang
Russia’s FSB announced to have dismantled the REvil ransomware gang, the infamous group behind Kaseya and JBS USA. The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) announced to have shut down the […]
Australian Cyber Security Centre warns of a surge of LockBit 2.0 ransomware attacks
The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) warns of a surge of LockBit 2.0 ransomware attacks against Australian organizations starting July 2021. The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) warns of an escalation in LockBit 2.0 ransomware […]
G7 calls on Russia to dismantle operations of ransomware gangs within its borders
The member states of the G7 group have called on Russia and other states to dismantle operations of the ransomware gangs operating within their countries. G7 member states have called […]
Avaddon ransomware gang shuts down their operations and releases decryption keys
The Avaddon ransomware gang has shut down its operations and released the decryption keys to allow victims to recover their files for free. Good news for the victims of the […]
A Digital Journey: A Long and Winding Road
How did we build the internet and not secure it? By David Jemmett, CEO and Founder, Cerberus Sentinel Many people are under the impression that the internet is essentially safe […]
DoJ: Investigations into ransomware attacks must have similar priority as terrorism
The U.S. Department of Justice was to assign investigation on ransomware attacks the same priority as terrorism in the wake of the Colonial Pipeline hack. The U.S. Department of Justice […]
Android stalkerware, a danger for victims and stalkers
ESET research shows that Android stalkerware apps are affected by vulnerabilities that further threaten victims. ESET research reveals that common Android stalkerware apps are affected with vulnerabilities that could expose […]
When it comes to your zero trust strategy, a modern approach to IGA is key
By Rod Simmons, vice president of product strategy, Omada The traditional perimeter approach to security was being dramatically altered long before COVID-19. However, the massive shift to a largely remote […]
Water After Oldsmar
How to Prevent the Next Attack on Our Water Infrastructure By Josh Cohen, Cyber Director, Economic and Trade Mission at the Embassy of Israel to the U.S. To get a […]
Cyberattacks could pose a material risk to water and sewer utilities
Fitch Ratings is warning that cyberattacks could pose a risk to water and sewer utilities potentially impacting their ability to repay debt. Fitch Ratings Inc. is an American credit rating […]
Ubiquiti security breach may be a catastrophe
The data breach disclosed by Ubiquiti in January could be just the tip of the iceberg, a deeper incident could have hit the company. In January, American technology vendor Ubiquiti […]
Secure, Managed File Transfer: What’s Old is New Again
Intrigue and Espionage May not Come to Mind when You Think of MFT—But it Should By Gregory Hoffer, CEO, Coviant Software When you think about secure, managed file transfer (you […]
Transitioning to Remote Work: The Apps You’ll Need to Ensure A Productive Workforce
By Ikechukwu Nnabeze, SEO Copywriter, Traqq The world is changing at a swift pace. A couple of years ago, remote work was an unheard term in the business world; it […]
Top Tips For Securing Your DevOps Environment
By George J. Newton As of October 2020, experts estimate that roughly 60% of the world’s population is connected to the internet via some kind of device. As a result, […]
The Best Network Protection: Go Deep or Go Broad?
By Albert Zhichun Li, Chief Scientist, Stellar Cyber Almost since the beginning of network security, vendors and practitioners have wrestled with choices between going deep and going broad for their […]
Peer-To-Peer Cybersecurity Insights For 2021
Based on real practitioners’ experiences By Stuart Berman, IT Central Station Super User December is typically a month when people who work in the IT field offer predictions for the […]
SOCs to Turn to Security Automation to Cope with Growing Threats
Increasingly complex threats, staffing shortages, and rising costs are driving investments in security automation By Chris Triolo, Vice President of Customer Success, FireEye The cybersecurity landscape is becoming ever more […]
Innovation, Automation and Securing A “Work from Anywhere” Environment In The Middle East
By Mazen A. Dohaji, Vice President, India, Middle East, Turkey & Africa (iMETA), LogRhythm. Throughout 2020, enterprises and public sector organizations across the Middle East have been managing disruption and […]
Moving to Active Defense: What It Means, How It Works and What You Can Do Now
By Ofer Israeli, CEO and founder, Illusive Networks Despite the myriad cybersecurity solutions out there, breaches, attacks and exploitations continue. The old approach isn’t working; cybersecurity teams need to move […]
The fire in the OVH datacenter also impacted APTs and cybercrime groups
The fire at the OVH datacenter in Strasbourg also impacted the command and control infrastructure used by several nation-state APT groups and cybercrime gangs. OVH, one of the largest hosting […]
REvil Ransomware gang uses DDoS attacks and voice calls to make pressure on the victims
The REvil ransomware operators are using DDoS attacks and voice calls to journalists and victim’s business partners to force victims to pay the ransom. The REvil/Sodinokibi ransomware operators announced that […]
Cyber Defense Magazine nominated Cobwebs Technologies for Its 2021 InfoSec Awards for threat intelligence
By Udi Levy, CEO & Co-Founder at Cobwebs Technologies With a growing number of malicious cyber activities, threat intelligence has become an integral part of many organizations. Most threat intelligence […]
Making the Most of Virtual Cybersecurity Events for your Company and the Community
By Trevor Daughney, VP, product marketing, Exabeam With the pandemic and shutdown orders still in full effect in many regions worldwide, moving in-person events to virtual experiences is the reality […]
EU leaders aim at boosting defense and security, including cybersecurity
During a video conference of the members of the European Council, EU leaders agreed on a new strategy aimed at boosting defense and security. During the recent video conference of the […]
T-Mobile customers were hit with SIM swapping attacks
The telecommunications giant T-Mobile disclosed a data breach after some of its customers were apparently affected by SIM swap attacks. The telecommunications provider T-Mobile has disclosed a data breach after […]
Top 100 Cybersecurity Universities
Ranking the best schools in the world with cybersecurity programs is a difficult feat. You can’t really say that one school is better than another because one school may have […]
Thousands of VMware Center servers exposed online and potentially vulnerable to CVE-2021-21972 flaw
A Chinese security researcher published a PoC code for the CVE-2021-21972 vulnerability in VMware Center, thousands of vulnerable servers are exposed online. A Chinese security researcher published the Proof-of-concept exploit code for […]
Channeling as A Challenge
By Milica D. Djekic Abstract: The modern cyber systems could deal with some kinds of information leakage concerns such as source, routing, and destination data losses. Any of them can […]
Gmail users from US most targeted by email-based phishing and malware
Google revealed that Gmail users from the United States are the most targeted by email-based phishing and malware. A joint five-month study conducted by Google with Stanford University researchers analyzed […]
Brave New World: Safari Content Blocking
By Andrey Meshkov, CEO and CTO at AdGuard Content blocking is not a priority for Apple and WebKit. Content blocking in Safari is possible despite all its issues and limitations. […]