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Ransomware Attacks Increase 105% In 2021, SonicWall Report Finds

SonicWall's Cyber Threat Report reveals that ransomware volume has exploded over the last two years, rising 232% since 2019.

February 17, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Ransomware actors had a field day last year, conducting over 623 million ransomware attacks around the world, resulting in a 105% increase from the year prior, according to cybersecurity firm SonicWall. The company’s 2022 Cyber Threat Report released Thursday also finds that ransomware volume has exploded since before the pandemic, rising 232% since 2019. That […]

Deep Instinct Adds Veteran Channel Executives to Growing Global Team

February 17, 2022 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

AVP of Americas Channels, AVP of Global MSSP Programs, and Director of Global Distribution Push Company’s 100 Percent Channel Outreach to New Heights NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Deep Instinct, the first company to apply end-to-end deep learning to cybersecurity, today announced the addition of three key channel executives to its global channel leadership team. Mike Saletta joins […]

DNSFilter Unveils AppAware For One-Click Application Blocking

February 17, 2022 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Blocks Over 100 Risky Applications With Unparalleled Usage Intelligence WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–DNSFilter today announced the release of AppAware, a next-generation application-blocking tool that enables organizations to seamlessly block common security threats. With AppAware, organizations can block over 100 high-risk applications—including filesharing, remote desktop and high-risk messaging apps—with a single click and instantly gain insights into the […]

Cybersecurity Experts: Ukraine, Russia Crisis Could Result in U.S. Cyberattacks

Cybersecurity experts are warning organizations to be extra vigilant against cyberattacks as the Russia-Ukraine crisis unfolds.

February 16, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

As the world waits to see what unfolds in Ukraine, cybersecurity professionals are urging western governments and organizations to be prepared for serious cyberattacks coming from Russia and its allies. These warnings come from the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) as well as private sector cybersecurity software providers like Mandiant that have raised […]

InQuest Partnership With OPSWAT Enables Customers to Fill Gaps in Their Existing Email Security Stacks

February 16, 2022 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

AUSTIN, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#cybersecurity–InQuest, a leading provider of enterprise-scale file analytics, threat hunting, and threat prevention solutions, today announced its reseller agreement with OPSWAT, the global leader in Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP), with cybersecurity solutions protection for both the IT and Operational Technology (OT) systems of the enterprise. InQuest’s Deep File inspection and RetroHunting, combined with […]

Sansec Finds Mass Breach Of Stores Running On Magento 1 E-Commerce Platform

Magento 1 e-commerce users are urged to upgrade to the latest Adobe Commerce platform after Sansec discovered a mass breach of over 500 stores.

February 11, 2022 TD Staff Leave a Comment

Adobe is urging organizations who use the Magento 1 e-commerce platform to upgrade to the latest Adobe Commerce platform. Sansec, an e-commerce malware and detection tool has identified a mass breach of over 500 stores running on the Magento 1 ecommerce platform. Although Adobe ended support for Magento 1 in June of 2020, many companies […]

NordVPN Steps Further Into Cybersecurity With Threat Protection Offering

NordVPN's Threat Protection will offer protection against web trackers and malicious ads, harmful websites, and infected files.

February 9, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

NordVPN is stepping into the antivirus market with the release of Threat Protection, a new cybersecurity product integrated into the NordVPN app that offers protection against phishing attempts, malicious websites, infected files and other online threats. Specifically, the new offering mitigates three primary kinds of threats: web trackers and malicious ads, harmful websites and infected […]

Cybercriminals Target Linux-based Systems With Ransomware and Cryptojacking Attacks

February 9, 2022 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

VMware report finds more than half of Cobalt Strike users are using the tool illicitly PALO ALTO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–As the most common cloud operating system, Linux is a core part of digital infrastructure and is quickly becoming an attacker’s ticket into a multi-cloud environment. Current malware countermeasures are mostly focused on addressing Windows-based threats, leaving […]

Microsoft To Disable VBA Macros For Office Apps By Default

Microsoft will now block VBA macros obtained from the internet by default for Access, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio and Word.

February 8, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft is rolling out a new security feature that will block VBA macros obtained from the internet by default for five Office apps that run macros, helping to prevent malware deployments to unwitting end users. In a Tech Community blog, the company says this default setting impacts Access, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio and Word, and only […]

Microsoft Temporarily Disables Exploited MSIX Protocol Handler

Microsoft disabled the MSIX ms-appinstaller protocol and is working on a fix after a bug was discovered that allows attackers to spoof App Installer.

February 7, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft says that it has disabled the MSIX ms-appinstaller protocol and is working on a fix after a security bug was discovered that allows an attacker to spoof App Installer. According to a Microsoft Tech Community blog, an attacker could spoof App Installer to install a package that a user did not intend to install. […]