REvil ransomware gang hacked Acer and is demanding a $50 million ransom
Taiwanese multinational hardware and electronics corporation Acer was victim of a REvil ransomware attack, the gang demanded a $50,000,000 ransom. Taiwanese computer giant Acer was victim of the REvil ransomware attack, the gang…
Moving to Active Defense: What It Means, How It Works and What You Can Do Now
By Ofer Israeli, CEO and founder, Illusive Networks Despite the myriad cybersecurity solutions out there, breaches, attacks and exploitations continue. The old approach isn’t working; cybersecurity teams need to move…
Are Your Organization’s Critical Assets Five Steps or Fewer from A Cyber Attacker?
By Gus Evangelakos, Director Field Engineering, XM Cyber Cybersecurity is an asymmetric battle — and one in which attackers hold an unfair advantage. Adversaries maintain the initiative and can attack…
Why ‘Thinking Small’ Is the Way to Stop Ransomware and Other Cyber Attacks
By Yuval Baron, CEO at AlgoSec, explains why micro-segmentation is one of the most effective methods to limit the damage of attacks on a network On August 15, 2020, the…
US DoJ indicted the CEO of Sky Global encrypted chat platform
The CEO of the encrypted communications firm Sky Global has been indicted in the US on charges of facilitating international drug trafficking The head of the Canada-based company Sky Global…
Hackers stole data from Norway parliament exploiting Microsoft Exchange flaws
Norway parliament, the Storting, has suffered a new cyberattack, hackers stole data by exploiting recently disclosed Microsoft Exchange vulnerabilities. Norway ‘s parliament, the Storting, was hit by a new cyberattack,…
Thousands of VMware Center servers exposed online and potentially vulnerable to CVE-2021-21972 flaw
A Chinese security researcher published a PoC code for the CVE-2021-21972 vulnerability in VMware Center, thousands of vulnerable servers are exposed online. A Chinese security researcher published the Proof-of-concept exploit code for…
Does Sunburst Have Your Confidential Emails and Database Data?
By Randy Reiter CEO of Don’t Be Breached So far three malware strains have been identified in the SolarWinds supply chain attack. They are the SUNBURST, SUPERNOVA, and TEARDROP malware…
The US Government is going to respond to the SolarWinds hack very soon
The US is going to respond to the SolarWinds supply chain attack within weeks, national security adviser Jake Sullivan told CNN. The US will respond within weeks to the devastating SolarWinds…
Cyber Resiliency Will Become the New Normal In 2021 Combating the Rise of Ransomware
By Drew Daniels, CIO and CISO, Druva This past year, cyber resiliency proved to be a vital asset to ensure business continuity, and it’s one that will continue to take…
Hackers abuse Plex Media servers for DDoS amplification attacks
Netscout experts warn of DDoS-for-hire services abusing Plex Media servers to bounce junk traffic and amplify DDoS attacks. Security researchers from Netscout discovered DDoS-for-hire services have found a way to abuse Plex…
A Third Of Americans Trust Facebook With Personal Data More Than Government, Study Shows
The level of trust in Facebook versus the government also varies between demographic groups. By Kathryn Robinson, Privacy Expert, Privacy Tiger In today’s ever-changing data-driven society, it’s a challenge for…