Sep 30, 2021 | Cloud Consultancy News
Accounting for more than two-thirds (69 percent) of all malware-based cyberattacks, ransomware has reached “stratospheric” levels in the second quarter of the year, a new report from Positive Technologies suggests. At the same time, the overall number of attacks...
Sep 29, 2021 | Cloud Consultancy News
There has been a significant year-on-year leap in companies planning to move business-critical applications to the cloud, despite cybersecurity concerns, Equinix has found. The need to remain competitive and cater to increased user demands has prompted a 15% jump to...
Sep 28, 2021 | Cloud Consultancy News
Security researchers from Proofpoint company Cloudmark have discovered a new piece of mobile malware strain spread via SMS that cybercriminals are using to target users across the US and Canada with Covid-19 lures. The malware has been dubbed TangleBot because of its...
Sep 27, 2021 | Cloud Consultancy News
Amazon.com Inc. is developing a bevy of new devices and services as it delves into additional markets, including a larger Echo with a wall-mountable screen, a TV sound bar, more advanced car technology and wearable gear. The tech giant is working on the initiatives at...
Sep 24, 2021 | Cloud Consultancy News
Ransomware attacks have reached ‘stratospheric’ levels in Q2 2021, now accounting for 69% of all attacks involving malware. That is among the most disturbing finding in the latest report from Positive Technologies. The research also reveals that the volume of attacks...
Sep 23, 2021 | Cloud Consultancy News
Law enforcement agencies in Italy and Spain have dismantled an organized crime group linked to the Italian Mafia that was involved in online fraud, money laundering, drug trafficking, and property crime, netting the gang about €10 million ($11.7 million) in illegal...
Sep 22, 2021 | Cloud Consultancy News
A free master decryptor for the REvil ransomware operation has been released, allowing all victims encrypted before the gang disappeared to recover their files for free. The REvil master decryptor was created by cybersecurity firm Bitdefender in collaboration with a...
Sep 21, 2021 | Cloud Consultancy News
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) announced the addition of single-factor authentication to the list of bad practices. This authentication method relies on matching a simple attribute, like a username to a password. According to the agency,...
Sep 20, 2021 | Cloud Consultancy News
COVID-19 quickly ushered in the era of remote work, introducing new risks that IT professionals are struggling to manage with existing security tools, according to a Thales study. Six in 10 respondents said traditional security tools such as VPNs are still the primary...
Sep 17, 2021 | Cloud Consultancy News
A threat actor allegedly scraped nearly 500,000 Fortinet VPN user credentials from unsecured devices, then shared them on his newly launched hacker forum. The leaker claims that the stolen user credentials, many of which are allegedly still valid, were acquired last...
Sep 16, 2021 | Cloud Consultancy News
IT teams have been forced into compromising security for business continuity at a time of rising threats, a HP report reveals. Making matters worse, their attempts to increase or update security measures for remote workers have often been rejected. This is...
Sep 15, 2021 | Cloud Consultancy News
Introduced on September 24, the iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 mini are Apple’s newest flagship iPhones on the more affordable end, and are being sold alongside the more expensive iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max. The iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 mini are ideal for those...
Sep 15, 2021 | Cloud Consultancy News
A recent study of enterprise IT security decision makers conducted by Tresorit shows that majority of enterprises use additional encryption methods to boost the security of cloud collaboration and file transfer, however, tools with built-in end-to-end encryption are...
Sep 14, 2021 | Cloud Consultancy News
Within the past several years, cryptocurrency has gone from a niche hobby to a mainstream concern. Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, Ethereum, and even Dogecoin have generated widespread interest, particularly as their value has risen. This interest has penetrated well...
Sep 13, 2021 | Cloud Consultancy News
Academic researchers have conjured up a novel idea to thwart ransomware attacks using firmware that can block write access to solid-state disks (SSD) as soon as it detects patterns matching such an attack. The idea about the intelligent firmware, dubbed SSD-Insider++,...
Sep 10, 2021 | Cloud Consultancy News
5G Technolgy has been increasing in popularity among the telecom companies creating it and organizations that consume wireless networks. The reasons for this are not trivial. It is expected that in 2022, the total data traffic across mobile networks will reach 77...
Sep 9, 2021 | Cloud Consultancy News
It’s no surprise to anyone who works in security that there’s been an explosion in ransomware incidents over the last two years, costing companies across various industries millions of dollars. According to a recent report from the Institute for Security and...
Sep 8, 2021 | Cloud Consultancy News
Cybersecurity and regulatory compliance are no longer two largely separate issues as they have often been considered Across any industry, cybersecurity and regulatory compliance are crucial areas for business leaders to keep on top of. Both present a set of diverse,...
Sep 7, 2021 | Cloud Consultancy News
Some 56% of Asia-Pacific businesses admit to sidestepping digital processes to accommodate remote or flexible work arrangements. This despite 48% expressing increased concern about their company’s ability to manage security threats. The latter figure was higher...
Sep 6, 2021 | Cloud Consultancy News
ID theft is a major concern for many people, especially since hackers have become very skilled at getting into personal emails and bank accounts. The travel industry is also no stranger to scammers but there are ways to protect yourself from falling victim. Read on to...
Sep 3, 2021 | Cloud Consultancy News
When the UK first locked down in March last year, even law firms with a deeply rooted culture of presenteeism had no choice but to adapt quickly to remote working. Concerns that people might be less productive or ‘available’ at home were overshadowed by the unfolding...
Sep 2, 2021 | Cloud Consultancy News
90% of enterprises are yet to achieve their digital-first goals with 49% admitting that cybersecurity is the top most priority for their business, a Tata Communications report reveals. It also brings to light, 45% of enterprises lost productivity during the crisis due...
Sep 1, 2021 | Cloud Consultancy News
Overall, the first half of 2021 shows a 22 percent increase in the volume of phishing attacks over the same time period last year, PhishLabs reveals. Notably, however, phishing volume in June dipped dramatically for the first time in six months, immediately following...