The pandemic led to a surge in DDoS and Password Login attacks
In May and June, businesses may have caught a break, but cyberattacks are still becoming increasingly common. It is a well-documented fact that cyber-attacks against businesses and consumers have dramatically increased due to the pandemic.
F5 labs recently revealed more about the methods and t...
Cisco ordered to pay $1.89bn to Centripetal Networks
Cisco was found guilty of infringing on four Centripetal patents.
Cisco Systems was ordered today to pay $1.89 billion for patent-infringement against cybersecurity tech firm Centripetal Networks. The case brought by Centripetal also accused Cisco of pushing Centripetal out of lucrative governm...
CrowdStrike acquires Preempt Security for $96M
The acquisition allows CrowdStrike to offer customers enhanced zero trust security capabilities.
CrowdStrike has announced that it plans to acquire Zero Trust cybersecurity startup Preempt Security for $96 million.
Under the terms of the agreement, CrowdStrike will pay approximately $96 mill...
Microsoft CISO: Big data is ‘giving us an edge over hackers’
The ability to utilize massive resources is giving Microsoft the upper hand in the battle against cybercriminals.
The enormous size and diversity of signal data that Microsoft’s security teams have at their disposal has dramatically improved the company’s response to cyber security threats. ...
New Windows exploit allows any user to become an admin
A recently patched Windows exploit lets anyone with a network connection obtain full access to the Active Directory domain-controller.
Researchers at Secura have developed and published a proof-of-concept exploit for a recently patched Windows vulnerability that can allow access to an organizati...
Oracle announces new cloud security tools
Two new services will help customers to secure their Oracle Cloud environment.
Oracle announced the general availability of two cloud security tools that are designed to help reduce the risk of data breaches caused by human error.
The new services, Oracle Cloud Guard and Maximum Security Zone...
By 2024, CEOs will be held responsible for cybersecurity failures
Gartner expects CEOs to be directly held responsible for lapses in cybersecurity in the next four years. The liability for failing to safeguard a company against attack will be attributed to CEOs' failure by 2024.
The analyst firm predicted that cyber-physical systems (CPSs) incidents will final...
Shadow code could increase vulnerability of businesses to attack
Companies often use third-party scripts or open-source libraries to speed up their development processes. This type of code is called Shadow Code and is very useful in open innovation, among other functions. However, it increases the risk of vulnerability to cyberattacks.
In a new report publish...
Palo Alto Networks warns users about Kubernetes security flaw
Recently, an issue that was named CVE-2020-8558 was discovered in a networking component of a Kubernetes node known as the Kube-proxy. In the last week of July 2020, the research arm of Palo Alto Networks, Unit 42, issued a security alert that warns of the same vulnerability.
The warning was tha...
Cybersecurity skills gap continues to worsen, research shows.
For four years now, the cybersecurity industry has posted depressing numbers concerning skills shortage. In a recent report by the Information Systems Security Association and Enterprise Strategy Group, the gap is again growing.
A majority of organizations (up to 70%) report that they are affect...
CyberArk launches tool for identifying Shadow Admin accounts
CyberArk, a cybersecurity company, launched an open-source tool to identify shadow Admin accounts in AWS (Amazon Web Services) and Microsoft Azure clouds. The tool will help organizations that use the cloud, detect and prevent Shadow Admins through targeting and securing the legitimate Admins in AW...
Hackers already performed 121 million ransomware attacks this year
In a recent report from SonicWall Capture Labs, ransomware cases have risen by 20% in the first half of 2020. A total of 121.2 million attacks were recorded, with 79.9 million in the US and 5.9 million in the UK.
The increase could partly be attributed to the current 'work from home' situation, ...