Mar 29, 2019 | Cloud Consultancy News
Malware protection designed to prevent another WannaCry highlighted security flaw in Huawei MateBook device manager, claims Microsoft Security researchers at Microsoft have unearthed what they claim is a security flaw in Huawei’s device manager driver for its...
Mar 28, 2019 | Cloud Consultancy News
MADRID (Reuters) – A computer virus infected the Spanish Defence Ministry’s intranet this month with the aim of stealing high tech military secrets, El País newspaper said on Tuesday, citing sources leading the investigation as suspecting a foreign power behind...
Mar 27, 2019 | Cloud Consultancy News
The internet is about to change forever. The European Parliament has backed controversial changes to copyright laws that critics argue could fundamentally change how the internet works. The Copyright Directive, which was backed by 348 MEPs with 274 against, is the...
Mar 26, 2019 | Cloud Consultancy News
The Taiwan-based tech giant ASUS is believed to have pushed the malware to hundreds of thousands of customers through its trusted automatic software update tool after attackers compromised the company’s server and used it to push the malware to machines. Researchers...
Mar 25, 2019 | Cloud Consultancy News
Microsoft seems to think less of Macs’ built-in security than Apple does, because it’s porting Windows Defender ATP to macOS Many people think Macs are completely secure and don’t need security software. The jury is out on that one but it looks like...
Mar 22, 2019 | Cloud Consultancy News
Microsoft has unveiled a number of software upgrades that it says can help boost productivity, efficiency and security in businesses of all sizes. The software giant spoke to TechRadar Pro about some exciting updates and new releases for its Microsoft 365 platform,...
Mar 21, 2019 | Cloud Consultancy News
Regardless of their size, organisations share a common challenge: IT security teams are understaffed and overextended. The number of security alerts, the challenge of what to prioritise and the shortage of expertise can be overwhelming and introduce risk. The Trend...
Mar 20, 2019 | Cloud Consultancy News
Apple has updated its iMac line with up to 8-core Intel 9th-generation processors for the first time and powerful Vega graphics options, delivering dramatic increases in both compute and graphics performance. From consumers to pros alike, users will notice their iMac...
Mar 19, 2019 | Cloud Consultancy News
Through an on-going drive to excellence, The Cloud Consultancy have now achieved Microsoft Silver Small & Midmarket Cloud Solutions status, asserting its position as a professional ‘Managed Services Provider Of Choice’. The Microsoft Silver Small & Midmarket...
Mar 18, 2019 | Cloud Consultancy News
GandCrab’s evolution underscores a shift in ransomware attack methods. Don’t be fooled by the drop in overall ransomware attacks this past year: Fewer but more targeted and lucrative campaigns against larger organizations are the new MO for holding data...
Mar 15, 2019 | Cloud Consultancy News
Almost half of all organisations have fallen victim to phishing attacks in the last two years, with larger businesses the most likely to been compromised, despite also being most likely to conduct cyber security training for staff. Research by security company Sophos...
Mar 14, 2019 | Cloud Consultancy News
Phishing This is a growing problem and if you’re curious what spear phishing is or if you haven’t heard about it, spear phishing is the fraudulent practice of sending emails or other messages. It could be a text message as an example, that appeared to be from a known...
Mar 13, 2019 | Cloud Consultancy News
Apple will finally – after many years of preparation – unveil its streaming video rival to Netflix in a “special event” at the company’s Steve Jobs Theater on Monday 25 March. The invitations, sent out yesterday, feature the tagline...
Mar 12, 2019 | Cloud Consultancy News
Officials in the USA (Jackson County, Georgia) paid $400,000 to cyber-criminals this week to get rid of a ransomware infection and regain access to their IT systems. The ransomware hit the county’s internal network last week, on Friday, 1st March. The infection...
Mar 11, 2019 | Cloud Consultancy News
WebAuthn is a new way of logging into websites that may finally free you from remembering passwords. Instead, you’ll use you: your fingerprint or face, or a hardware token. The WebAuthn API is now an official standard, ratified by the World Wide Web Consortium (or...
Mar 8, 2019 | Cloud Consultancy News
Google Chrome’s security lead and engineering director, Justin Schuh, has warned that users of the most popular web browser should update “like right this minute.” Why the urgency? Simply put, there is a zero-day vulnerability for Chrome that the...
Mar 7, 2019 | Cloud Consultancy News
Be careful when you click. That email might not be as innocent as it looks. The number of phishing attacks is on the rise, more than doubling in recent months, with one in 61 emails delivered to corporate inboxes found to contain a malicious URL. Analysis by security...
Mar 6, 2019 | Cloud Consultancy News
Changes in user behaviour are increasingly blurring the lines between personal and business. Trends like Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) and flexible working often mean that people are using work devices outside of the office. In fact, recent research has shown that half...
Mar 5, 2019 | Cloud Consultancy News
Victims of the GandCrab ransomware can recover their files without giving into the demands of the criminals thanks to a new decryption tool released for free on www.nomoreransom.org. This data recovery kit was developed by the Romanian Police in collaboration with its...
Mar 4, 2019 | Cloud Consultancy News
If your PC were lost or stolen, you’d probably cringe at the cost of replacing it. But that’s nothing compared to what you’d stand to lose if someone had unfettered access to the data on that device. Even if they can’t sign in using your...
Mar 1, 2019 | Cloud Consultancy News
Social media platforms are a major conduit for malware and a highly effective marketplace for black hat resources, generating cybercrime worth over $3.2bn every year, according to Bromium. The security vendor’s latest report, Social Media Platforms and the Cybercrime...