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Microsoft Warns Of New AD FS Compromise By Sunburst Hackers

Same threat actor behind the SolarWinds Orion compromise uses new malware to create a backdoor and maintain persistence on a victim's system.

September 28, 2021 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft says it has discovered another piece of malware used by the alleged Russia-based hacking group responsible for the SolarWinds Orion compromise that creates a post-exploitation backdoor and is used to maintain persistence in a victim’s environment. In a blog post, the Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center called this malware FoggyWeb and says it is used […]

NETSCOUT Engages With NTT Communications on Threat Intelligence and DDoS Attack Resilience Research

September 28, 2021 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Initiative Designed to Detect and Mitigate Cyberattacks to Prevent Potential Disruptions in Japan’s Network Availability WESTFORD, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–NETSCOUT SYSTEMS, INC., (NASDAQ: NTCT), a market leader in cybersecurity, service assurance, and business analytics, today announced that it is working with NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com) to conduct research and resilience testing to detect and mitigate cyberattacks […]

Elastic Announces New Threat Prevention Capabilities for Windows, macOS and Linux, and Host Isolation for Cloud Native Linux Environments

September 23, 2021 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Expanding Threat Prevention to Stop Threats at the Endpoint Protecting organizations with malicious behavior prevention on Windows, macOS and Linux hosts Accelerating response with host isolation for cloud native Linux environments in Kibana Safeguarding Windows hosts with new memory threat protection MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Elastic (NYSE: ESTC) (“Elastic”), the company behind Elasticsearch and the Elastic […]

Microsoft Azure OMI Vulnerabilities Are Being Exploited

Microsoft says it has seen several exploitation attempts, including basic host enumeration and attempts to install a cryptocurrency miner.

September 20, 2021 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

According to cybersecurity companies, media reports and Microsoft itself, threat actors are actively exploiting security flaws in Azure’s Open Management Infrastructure framework that Microsoft disclosed as part of this months’ cumulative security updates. The vulnerabilities are in the Open Management Infrastructure (OMI)  framework, which Microsoft calls an open-source Web-Based Enterprise Management implementation for managing Linux […]

Cybercriminals Are Threatening to Delete Victims’ Data

Cybercriminal groups Grief Corp and RagnorLocker are jumping on the “we’ll burn your data if you get a negotiator” bandwagon.

September 16, 2021 Alyssa Borelli Leave a Comment

Cybercriminal groups Grief Corp and RagnorLocker are jumping on the “we’ll burn your data if you get a negotiator” bandwagon.

CIOs Are Switching Strategies Amid Hybrid Work Challenges

Nearly half of CIOs plan to make changes in their hybrid work processes by using more automation and relying less on institutional knowledge.

September 15, 2021 Alyssa Borelli Leave a Comment

Nearly half of CIOs plan to make changes in their hybrid work processes by using more automation and relying less on institutional knowledge.

Minerva Labs Continues Expansion Into Latin America Market

September 15, 2021 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Local presence with on-prem or SaaS platform will allow South American organizations to easily stop threats, regardless of skill set or team size. PETAH TIKVA, Israel–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Minerva Labs, a leading provider of pre-execution, active threat prevention platform, today announced its continued expansion into the Latin America market. An increase in local presence, combined with the […]

HYAS Announces Rebrand to Highlight Leading Innovations and Solutions in Cybersecurity

September 14, 2021 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

The cybersecurity services provider rebrands to clearly express the business value from its revolutionary solutions VICTORIA, British Columbia–(BUSINESS WIRE)–HYAS, an award-winning company that specializes in blocking cyber attacks before they happen and delivering solutions to address modern cybersecurity challenges, today announced a brand refresh to express and capture that vision and efficacy. This more accurately […]

Dell Unveils New Recovery, Data Loss Prevention & Security Tools

New tools help protect VMware VMs at scale, manage multiple data protection appliances at exabyte scale and reduce risk of data loss.

September 13, 2021 TD Staff Leave a Comment

Dell is releasing a new set of enterprise security tools including software and managed services designed to help protect data and make organizations more cyber resilient. The releases include new security protections to Dell’s VMware VMs at scale, to manage multiple data protection appliances at exabyte scale and drive consistent operations and reduce risk of […]

Introducing ThreatConnect 6.3 – Improving Threat Intelligence Processes and SOC Performance Metrics

September 13, 2021 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Latest release gives threat intel analysts six new Group Types for more intuitive data mapping, and new Dashboard Metrics for SOC managers to assess detection and resolution times ARLINGTON, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–ThreatConnect Inc.®, the leader in reducing complexity and enabling better decision-making in cybersecurity, today released ThreatConnect 6.3, which significantly improves the threat intelligence process by […]