Microsoft has launched Privacy Management for Microsoft 365, a new tool designed to enable customers to protect their personal data and build a privacy-resilient workplace. In multiple blogs, the company cited the fluidity of hybrid work and the merging of work and personal activities, which is leading to more personal data being generated, creating additional […]
Microsoft is starting to toll out a public preview for end-to-end encryption for Microsoft Teams calls, specifically for unscheduled one-to-one calls that encrypts the communication between both parties. The company first announced this feature in March during an Ignite conference, and the company announced during this fall’s version of the virtual conference that the feature […]
Brizy Page Builder, a popular WordPress plugin known as one of the best website builders for non-techies has known vulnerabilities, which could lead to the potential compromise of thousands of WordPress websites. Researchers at Security firm Wordfence stumbled upon the Brizy Page Builder vulnerabilities during a routine review of its firewall rules. The company discovered […]
The vast majority of ransomware victims end up paying their attackers to get their data unlocked, according to a new report from cybersecurity software provider ThycoticCentrify. The report, “2021 State of Ransomware Survey and Report: Preventing and Mitigating the Skyrocketing Costs and Impacts of Ransomware Attacks,” based on survey responses from 300 U.S.-based IT professionals, […]
BlackMatter, a possible re-brand of DarkSide, which was active from September 2020 through May 2021 is back at it again. Since July 2021, BlackMatter ransomware has targeted multiple U.S. critical infrastructure entities, including two U.S. Food and Agriculture sector organizations, according to a joint advisory from the CISA, FBI and NSA. Black Matter actors have […]
As ransomware continues to be an increasing threat to the US financial sector, businesses, and the public, the U.S. Treasury’s Crimes Enforcement Network (FInCEN) has identified six money laundering typologies related to ransomware payments: 1. Threat Actors Increasing Request Payments in AECs Ransomware-related payments are initially requested in Bitcoin, however threat actors may also ask […]
According to a new report from the U.S. Department of the Treasury on suspicious activity reports (SARs) filed by financial institutions, the value of suspicious activity reports filed related to ransomware payments during the first six months of the year has already exceeded the value reported for all of last year. The department’s Financial Trend […]
Unified communication and collaboration software provider RingCentral has announced new features designed to help organizations combine their preferred apps and services with a cloud-based communications platform, including new APIs, integrations and new software vendor partnerships. In a market heavily dominated by a few major players like Zoom and Microsoft Teams, RingCentral is the latest software […]
Every organization with internet-exposed workloads is vulnerable to distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, especially those who are adopting cloud services in the wake of the pandemic. Bad actors will look for ways to take applications offline. The last week of August, Microsoft observed 2.4 terabits per second (Tbps) of DDoS attacks targeting Azure customers in Europe. […]
Google says its Threat Analysis Group of cybersecurity researchers is tracking new activity of an Iranian hacking group that uses novel techniques to steal credentials of high value targets in government and other related sectors. In a new blog, Google says it has sent over 50,000 security warnings to its customers this year, an increase […]
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