Data breach at Dutch lab even bigger: potentially millions of victims
The data breach at Clinical Diagnostics appears to be even larger than initially thought. The Dutch Populatio...
Security
Cybersecurity has been a challenge from the beginning of IT and it will be until the end. It all started with endpoint and network security, but today we are also dealing with cloud security and training our employees to incorporate good security practices. All these new technologies that help us innovate also help cybercriminals and state-sponsored hackers get new tools that they can use to access our systems and, in the worst cases, gain access to our most valuable data and trade secrets. Moreover, with new legislation such as GDPR, you have to make sure everything is secure or you will not only lose your reputation, but you could also be fined by the government. In short, protecting IT environments is more important than ever.
Timeline
Security company KnowBe4 acquires MediaPRO
KnowBe4 has announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire MediaPRO. The intention is to combine the p...
Study finds Intel CPU interconnects open to exploitation by malware
According to academic researchers the exploits of Intel CPU's can leak encryption keys and other vital inform...
Okta signs agreement to acquire Auth0 for 6.5 billion dollars
The deal makes Okto more complete in providing Identity to the Internet. To persons and machines. Okta ann...
Microsoft bets on zero trust using identity, compliance and skills
Microsoft is betting big on the zero-trust, an approach to computer security pioneered by Google. Many update...
Google unveils a new cyber insurance program for cloud customers
"First of its kind" offering is probably going to set a trend in the industry. Google announced this week ...
Windows and Linux users beware: Spectre is back
An old vulnerability returns to threaten unpatched systems. Three years ago, Spectre appeared on the scene...
Google: Pandemic is causing bot attacks to increase
As more companies move online as a result of COVID-19, bot attacks are becoming more common. Google is war...
Hackers work to enhance SEO on sites that deliver their malware
They make their delivery sites popular on Google before deploying their malware. Evil genius at work! Hack...
BlackBerry Threat Report details rise of COVID-19 exploitation
Blackberry says cyber criminals are becoming better at finding and targeting vulnerable organizations. Thi...
Nutanix improves ransomware protection
Nutanix has made some changes to its ecosystem that should make it more secure against ransomware. The compan...