Category: Security

Security is more important than ever. Cybersecurity has been a problem from the start of IT and it will be till the end. It all started with endpoint and network security, but today, we are also facing with cloudsecurity and managing employees to incorporate good security practices.

All these new technologies that help us innovate also helps cybercriminals and state sponsored hackers to get new tools they can use to get access to our systems, and in a worst case scenario, access to our most valuable data and business secrets. Also, with new legislation in place like GDPR, you need to make sure everything is secure, otherwise you just don’t lose your reputation, but you can also be fined by the government. Protecting IT-environments is more important than ever.

Endpoint Security

Your first line of defense is usually endpoint protection. The devices your employees work with need to be protected against ransomware and other malware which can bring lots and lots of trouble. This nowadays the most basic form of protection and many of the bigger vendors and suites can help you achieve this.

Network security

Network security is a bit more advanced, where you can manage which traffic goes across your network. You can also connect different networks together with e.g. SD-WAN. So, you can run protection software and share data between multiple locations. The trend we see in network protection on the datacenter side is to lock down the traffic by only allowing known, benevolent traffic sources. Regarding office networking, we see new initiatives like ZScaler coming up, where you tunnel all your staff over the network of ZScaler so they can analyse the traffic and block patterns that they marked as malicious. Especially for companies with employees that travel a lot, this is a smart solution.

Cloud security

Many thought that bringing workloads to the cloud would reduce their responsibility of doing security. It is now clear that this is not the case. Most cloud vendors practice the “shared responsibility” approach. This means that big hyperscalers can offer a first line of defense against well known threats and port scanners. For the more sophisticated attacks that are directly pointed at your servers, you need to have your protection in place.

‘New Unix rootkit used to steal data from ATMs’

‘New Unix rootkit used to steal data from ATMs’

Hacker collective LightBasin used a new Unix rootkit to steal financial data from ATMs in order to carry out fraudulent transactions. The activity was discovered by security expert Mandiant. According to the researchers, the LightBasin hackers targeted customers of banks The collective focused o... Read more

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Italian government to cease using Russian anti-virus software

Italian government to cease using Russian anti-virus software

Officials say the move is just a precaution and is not based on any security breach. Italy's government is poised to curb the use of Russian anti-virus software in the public sector in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. They fear Moscow could hijack the programs to hack key websites, offi... Read more

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HighPoint provides API security services with Noname Security

HighPoint provides API security services with Noname Security

Noname Security and HighPoint are partnering up. HighPoint will use Noname Security's API Security Platform to provide security services to its customers. Noname Security develops a platform for securing APIs. The solution takes inventory of all APIs in an environment to find threats, attacks an... Read more

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New Linux botnet exploits Log4j

New Linux botnet exploits Log4j

The malware uses DNS tunneling for communications A recently discovered botnet under active development targets Linux systems, attempting to ensnare them into an army of bots ready to steal sensitive info, installing rootkits, creating reverse shells, and acting as web traffic proxies. The ne... Read more

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SentinelOne acquires Attivo Networks, expands Singularity XDR

SentinelOne acquires Attivo Networks, expands Singularity XDR

SentinelOne intends to acquire Attivo Networks for 616.5 million dollars (562 million euros). SentinelOne will integrate Attivo Networks' identity security technology in Singularity XDR. Attivo Networks develops identity security software. Some modules protect against login theft, privilege esca... Read more

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Researcher uses 379-year-old algorithm to crack crypto keys

Researcher uses 379-year-old algorithm to crack crypto keys

The method used was first introduced by a French mathematician in the 1600's. Cryptographic keys generated with older software now owned by technology company Rambus are weak enough to be broken instantly using commodity hardware, according to a report in Ars Technica. The revelation was made by... Read more

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QNAP warns of severe Linux bug

QNAP warns of severe Linux bug

The vulnerability affects most of the company's NAS devices. Taiwan-based hardware vendor QNAP warns most of its Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices are impacted by a high severity Linux vulnerability dubbed 'Dirty Pipe' that allows attackers with local access to gain root privileges. The&... Read more

date2 years ago
German security watchdog BSI urges public to stop using Kaspersky

German security watchdog BSI urges public to stop using Kaspersky

German cybersecurity watchdog BSI calls on the German public to stop using Kaspersky's antivirus software. According to BSI, the software puts Germany at risk of Russian cyberattacks. BSI claims that Kaspersky Antivirus is suited for carrying out large-scale cyberattacks. BSI fears that Russian ... Read more

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