Cybersecurity giants McAfee and FireEye have completed their merger, creating a cybersecurity company with more than 40,000 customers, 5,000 employees and nearly $2 billion in revenue, according to the companies. The merger is complete with the technology consortium Symphony Technology Group (STG) closing its sponsored acquisition of FireEye in an all-cash transaction worth $1.2 billion. […]
The constant barrage of ransomware attacks and notable IT supply chain compromises are largely attributed to Russia-based threat actors, and Microsoft’s 2021 Digital Defense Report confirms that the vast majority of cyberattacks are coming from Russia. Specifically, 58% of cyberattacks observed by Microsoft from nation-states have come from Russia from July 2020 to June 2021. […]
A pair of U.S. lawmakers are introducing a bill designed to improve information sharing on ransomware threats by requiring organizations that pay the ransom to disclose information on the payment and attack to the Department of Homeland Security. The bill is designed to bolster the U.S. government’s understanding of how cybercriminal enterprises like ransomware groups […]
CompTIA’s 2021 State of Cybersecurity report calls for a new Zero Trust mindset in wake of cloud-computing.
Microsoft is introducing a new security feature in Exchange Server designed to protect against security threats that have known mitigations. According to the company, the Emergency Mitigation feature is a built-in version of the Exchange On-premises Mitigation Tool (EOMT) that works with the cloud-based Office Config Service (OCS) to provide protection against known threats. It’s […]
Reports and research on the habits of organizations embracing remote or hybrid work continue to shed light on the inherent cybersecurity risks, including a recent Tenable study that found 74% of organizations attribute recent business-impacting cyberattacks to remote work tech vulnerabilities. According to the report, conducted with Forrester, cloud services and apps, personal devices and […]
One of the prevailing stories in cybersecurity over the last few years has been the apparent shortage of cybersecurity talent, with some linking that workforce gap to the growing amount and frequency of cyberattacks on government and enterprises with bad actors appearing to be one step ahead of the cybersecurity industry. Now, the cybersecurity industry, […]
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 […]
Cybersecurity software provider Bitdefender has made available a free universal decryption key for victims of REvil/Sodinokibi ransomware that had their data encrypted by hackers using the ransomware variant before July 13. According to the company, the key was created in collaboration with a “trusted law enforcement partner” and can help victims restore their files and […]
According to a new study, over 90% of IT teams feel pressured to compromise security if it benefits their organization’s business continuity, reinforcing the narrative that remote and hybrid work practices are not conducive to a strong cybersecurity posture. The findings come from the HP Wolf Security study, Rebellions & Rejections, that uncovers workforce security […]
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