Nov 30, 2020 | Cloud Consultancy News
Some 50,000 targeted victims have been identified so far in a massive, global scam enterprise that involves 26 different malwares. Three men suspected of participating in a massive business email compromise (BEC) ring have been arrested in Lagos, Nigeria. A joint...
Nov 27, 2020 | Cloud Consultancy News
The introduction of 5G will change the way we communicate, multiply the capacity of the information highways, and allow everyday objects to connect to each other in real time. Its deployment constitutes a true technological revolution not without some security...
Nov 26, 2020 | Cloud Consultancy News
Winter is coming and ransomware is well underway with a brutal second wave. And while some may call this just a natural evolution, there is no doubt that attacks are picking up steam and shifting to a far more aggressive and brutal mode. With the confirmed death of a...
Nov 25, 2020 | Cloud Consultancy News
Does your Mac really phone home to Apple each time you launch an app? That’s the allegation flying around after October 12, 2020, when an Apple server became slow and modern Macs took a long time to open apps. We’ll explain what’s going on. Info: This applies to...
Nov 24, 2020 | Cloud Consultancy News
A WordPress vulnerability present across millions of sites is being targeted by threat actors, according to security researchers. A number of the security bugs have only recently been patched, leaving a huge number of sites at risk. The security flaw in question...
Nov 23, 2020 | Cloud Consultancy News
Microsoft Outlook 365 received a nice update for Mac in the fall of 2020. Along with an enhanced look came new and improved features. With everything from a customizable toolbar and better search to the ability to snooze emails, let’s take a look at all that’s new in...
Nov 22, 2020 | Cloud Consultancy News
With many organisations now having a significant portion of staff working remotely—and as things are looking, this is going to be the longterm reality—the old model of how companies support a “mobile” workforce is not exactly holding up well. Some...
Nov 21, 2020 | Cloud Consultancy News
If you were skeptical about how good Apple Silicon would be on launch, you weren’t alone. In switching over from Intel chips to its own processors, Apple was opening out a huge surface — both hardware and software — to show-stopping bugs. But now...
Nov 20, 2020 | Cloud Consultancy News
In today’s world, most external cyberattacks start with phishing. For attackers, it’s almost a no-brainer: phishing is cheap and humans are fallible, even after going through anti-phishing training. Patrick Harr, CEO at SlashNext, says that while security...
Nov 19, 2020 | Cloud Consultancy News
There’s a growing use of ransomware, encrypted threats and attacks among cybercriminals leveraging non-standard ports, while overall malware volume declined for the third consecutive quarter, SonicWall reveals. “For most of us, 2020 has been the year where we’ve seen...
Nov 18, 2020 | Cloud Consultancy News
“As the industry’s only measure of BEC attack volume by industry, our quarterly BEC research is important for CISOs to prepare and stay ahead of attackers,” said Evan Reiser, CEO of Abnormal Security. “Not only are BEC campaigns continuing to increase overall, they...
Nov 17, 2020 | Cloud Consultancy News
Working from home (WFH) is such a privilege that you should actually pay more for it: that was the premise of a report from Deutsche Bank economists, which has created something of a stir. The researchers argued that WFH will remain part of the ‘new...
Nov 16, 2020 | Cloud Consultancy News
Microsoft is urging users to abandon telephone-based multi-factor authentication (MFA) solutions like one-time codes sent via SMS and voice calls and instead replace them with newer MFA technologies, like app-based authenticators and security keys. The warning comes...
Nov 11, 2020 | Cloud Consultancy News
Apple has hosted its third event in as many months, where they finally detailed how and why they’ll be shifting Macs to chips designed and built by Apple — and showed off the first Macs that’ll make the jump: new MacBook Air, MacBook Pro and Mac Mini! Apple Silicon...
Nov 11, 2020 | Cloud Consultancy News
Over the six-month period from March to August 2020, over 925,000 malicious emails managed to bypass Office 365 defenses and well-known secure email gateways (SEGs), an Area 1 Security study reveals. How criminals bypass Office 365 defenses Attackers increasingly use...
Nov 10, 2020 | Cloud Consultancy News
Earlier this year, businesses across the globe transitioned to a remote work environment almost overnight at unprecedented scale and speed. Security teams worked around the clock to empower and protect their newly distributed teams. Protect and support a remote...
Nov 9, 2020 | Cloud Consultancy News
Cloud adoption was already strong heading into 2020. According to a study by O’Reilly, 88% of businesses were using the cloud in some form in January 2020. The global pandemic just accelerated the move to SaaS tools. This seismic shift where businesses live day-to-day...
Nov 5, 2020 | Cloud Consultancy News
Seeing the google.com domain instills trust, which could lead to your password being compromised. Here’s what you need to know. Cybercriminals will use any, and every means possible to win your trust before going in for the kill. Security researchers at...
Nov 4, 2020 | Cloud Consultancy News
In today’s world, most external cyberattacks start with phishing. For attackers, it’s almost a no-brainer: phishing is cheap and humans are fallible, even after going through anti-phishing training. Patrick Harr, CEO at SlashNext, says that while security...
Nov 2, 2020 | Cloud Consultancy News
Most businesses don’t have sufficient visibility into the devices used by employees. The rise of Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) initiatives, which see employees use personal devices for work, continue to pose a significant threat from a cybersecurity perspective....