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Japanese Goverment To Access Home Devices In Cyber Security Survey
Japan will attempt to access Internet-connected devices in homes and offices to find their vulnerabilities. The first-of-its-kind survey is aimed at beefing up cyber-security. The government approved the survey on Friday. It will be carried out by the National...
Microsoft Office 365 is now available on Apple’s Mac App Store
As Apple revealed at WWDC last year, the Microsoft's Office 365 suite is finally available on the Mac App Store. This includes the entire collection of apps (including Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook, OneNote, OneDrive etc.) all purchasable within a few clicks on the...
What Is A Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB)
A cloud access security broker (CASB) is a software tool or service that sits between an organisation's on-premises infrastructure and a cloud provider's infrastructure. A CASB acts as a gatekeeper, allowing the organisation to extend the reach of their security...
Beware The Man In The Cloud: How To Protect Against A New Breed Of Cyberattack
One malicious tactic that has become quite prevalent in recent years is known as a ‘man in the cloud’ (MitC) attack. This attack aims to access victims’ accounts without the need to obtain compromised user credentials beforehand. Below, this article explains the...
GandCrab Ransomware Adds A Set Of Trojans In Its Latest Attack Campaign
- The attackers have been observed launching two variants of GandCrab, a variant of BetaBot and a variant of AZORult infostealer malware. - AZORUlt sample act as a secondary payload in the attack process. The prolific GandCrab ransomware is back with a set of trojans...
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Confirms Cortana Defeat
Microsoft’s Cortana digital assistant has fallen behind Google Assistant and Alexa over the past year, and now the software maker is taking a different approach to the competition. Speaking to journalists at a media event last week the CEO, Satya Nadella, revealed...
WPML Plugin Hacked, Thousands Of Users Spammed
- WPML Plugin was reportedly hacked by a former employee, who also sent out spam emails to its users regarding the site’s security. - WPML allows multilingual websites to work smoothly under WordPress. WPML, a plugin supporting multilingual websites in WordPress was...
Risk Managers See Cybersecurity As The Biggest Threat To Business
Sword GRC canvassed amost 150 risk managers from highly risk-aware organisations worldwide for their opinions. Overall, cybersecurity was seen as the biggest risk to business by a quarter of organisations. In the UK, Brexit and the resulting potential economic...
DuckDuckGo Integrates Apple Maps Into Search Results
Search engine DuckDuckGo announced today that it has licensed Apple Maps for its map- and address-related search results on both mobile and desktop. “We’re excited to work closely with Apple to set a new standard of trust online, and we hope you’ll enjoy this update,”...
Boots owner Walgreens Boots Alliance to roll-out Microsoft 365 to 380,000 staff
Walgreens Boots Alliance, which owns the Boots the Chemist pharmacy chain in the UK, has announced a partnership with Microsoft that will involve the roll-out of Microsoft 365 to 380,000 of its 415,000 staff worldwide. However, in addition to that, the company is also...