Microsoft says Chinese hackers are hijacking Zoho ManageEngine
Microsoft has issued a warning stating that Chinese hackers are attacking Zoho password management and single sign-on software to attack Windows machines.
Microsoft has delivered a notice regarding the misuse of systems executing Zoho ManageEngine ADSelfService Plus. According to Microsoft Threa... Read more
Tanium joins forces with Deep Instinct
Tanium and Deep Instinct have partnered to offer endpoint security and automation to the entire security lifecycle
What is the future of endpoint security
Tanium has come together with Deep Instinct to offer organizations a revolution in the cybersecurity space. Deep Instinct is the first org... Read more
Contrast Security is a unicorn, after a $150-million funding round
Contrast Security, an application security startup, has raised $150 million in new funding to meet rising demand, gain more market share in an accelerated global expansion plan and provide itself with more flexibility to take action when presented with strategic acquisitions and opportunities.
L... Read more
Mimecast: 4 in 5 organizations have been attacked by ransomware
An Mimecast survey found that organizations are confident in their ransomware preparedness despite consistently being the target of attacks.
Mimecast Research this week announced the publication of its new report, “State of Ransomware Readiness: Facing the Reality Gap.”
Over the past yea... Read more
The US arrests alleged REvil member suspected of Kaseya hack
The US Department of Justice (DoJ) recently arrested a 22-year-old hacker with alleged ties to the REvil hacker organization. The man is suspected to be behind the infamous Kaseya attack. The action is part of a larger DoJ campaign aimed at locating and prosecuting REvil hackers.
According to se... Read more
McAfee acquired by Advent International for 12 billion euros
Advent International announces a $14 billion (12.1 billion euros) acquisition of McAfee. In doing so, the private equity firm takes the security company off the stock market.
There have been rumours about Advent International's interest in McAfee since last week. On Friday, November 5, the Wall ... Read more
‘Record number of large-scale DDoS attacks on VoIP providers’
Cloudflare signalled a number of massive DDoS attacks in the past quarter. The attacks were mainly aimed at extorting VoIP providers. In addition, security experts note the arrival of a large botnet.
According to Cloudflare's Q3 DDoS Attack Trends report, the past quarter was dominated by large ... Read more
Google is normalizing two-step verification for all sign-ins
Google standardizes two-step verification (2SV) for signing into services such as Gmail.
Google is in the process of necessitating more and more accounts to use two-factor authentication. The tech giant has been working on this process for some time and, in its own words, wants to improve securi... Read more
IBM Security buys ReaQta, acquiring its intelligent endpoint security platform
IBM has acquired the startup ReaQta. By doing so, Big Blue gets its hands on an intelligent endpoint security platform that allows security experts to fight hackers covertly.
The platform uses AI to automatically identify and combat threats. The activities are completely invisible to adversaries... Read more
CrowdStrike acquires cloud-based security provider SecureCircle
CrowdStrike acquires SaaS security services provider SecureCircle. In doing so, CrowdStrike expands its focus on zero trust.
The acquired technology will enable customers to implement data protection and zero trust on a device, identity and data level. Resultingly, end users should have zero tru... Read more