New coercive tactics used to extort ransomware payments
The increase in reported ransomware victims across Q1 2023 reflects the continued prevalence of ransomware as a worldwide, industry agnostic threat, according to GuidePoint Security. The report is based on data obtained from publicly available resour.....»»
Scality ARTESCA 2.0 strenghtens ransomware protection
Scality announced its newest release of Scality ARTESCA, its secure S3 object storage software for data deployments starting at a few terabytes. Over a dozen innovations in ARTESCA 2.0 strengthen cyber resiliency through a hardened, reduced attack su.....»»
ComplyAdvantage Fraud Detection identifies and prevents transaction fraud
Criminals have never had more avenues through which to defraud people. This has been fueled by the proliferation of technology ranging from instant messaging to new forms of remittance, like P2P and real-time payments. That’s why ComplyAdvantag.....»»
New trends in ransomware attacks shape the future of cybersecurity
Corvus Insurance analyzed data from the dark web and ransomware leak sites. Researchers uncovered a 60% increase in ransomware victims in March 2023, marking the highest monthly victim count observed in the past two years. In this Help Net Security v.....»»
Parablu to deliver Microsoft Azure-hosted cybersecurity and data resiliency SaaS solutions
Parablu has unveiled a multi-year agreement with Microsoft that integrates engineering, go-to-market activities, and co-selling of Parablu’s BluVault and the Ransomware Defense Suite Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) offerings. Parablu will leverage.....»»
Week in review: Microsoft fixes two actively exploited bugs, MSI private code signing keys leaked
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Dragos blocks ransomware attack, brushes aside extortion attempt A ransomware group has tried and failed to extort money from Dragos, the industrial.....»»
Dragos blocks ransomware attack, brushes aside extortion attempt
A ransomware group has tried and failed to extort money from Dragos, the industrial cybersecurity firm has confirmed on Wednesday, and reassured that none of its systems or its Dragos Platform had been breached. What happened? “The criminal gro.....»»
Apple ID services currently down for many, users unable to login or make payments
Update: Apple’s support page has acknowledged an issue with ‘iCloud Account & Sign In’, stating that the service may have been slow or unavailable for some users. Many users right now are facing errors trying to log in to services that depend.....»»
Refined methodologies of ransomware attacks
Adversaries were able to encrypt data in 76% of the ransomware attacks that were conducted against surveyed organizations, according to Sophos. The survey also shows that when organizations paid a ransom to get their data decrypted, they ended up add.....»»
Leak of MSI UEFI signing keys stokes fears of “doomsday” supply chain attack
With no easy way to revoke compromised key, MSI is in a real pickle. Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson) A ransomware intrusion on hardware manufacturer Micro-Star International, better known as MSI, is stoking concerns of d.....»»
Nebulon unveils threat detection solution for cryptographic ransomware
Nebulon announced TripLine, a new threat detection service designed to alert customers when a cryptographic ransomware attack has been detected, as well as the precise location and point-in-time the attack occurred. The company also announced smartDe.....»»
Digital trust can make or break an organization
With increased data breaches, errors, ransomware and hacks, digital trust can be the difference between retaining reputations and customer loyalty after a major incident and suffering serious, time-consuming, and expensive losses, according to ISACA......»»
Congress officially acknowledges Apple"s unfair labor practices and union-busting tactics
Members of Congress have taken note of Apple's actions at unionizing stores, and have officially addressed the allegations that the company is chronically preventing its retail staff from organizing at multiple locations.Apple Country Club Plaza, Kan.....»»
Illegal Apple union-busting is a recurring pattern, say members of Congress
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has already supported claims of illegal Apple union-busting tactics, and now two members of Congress have said that this appears to be a recurring pattern. Democratic representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-M.....»»
City of Dallas hit by ransomware
The City of Dallas, Texas, has suffered a ransomware attack that resulted in disruption of several of its services. What do we know so far? “Wednesday morning, the City’s security monitoring tools notified our Security Operations Center (SOC).....»»
Veza for SaaS Apps secures sensitive data against breaches, ransomware, and insider threats
Veza has unveiled Veza for SaaS Apps, a solution to deliver access security and governance across SaaS applications, including Salesforce, JIRA, Coupa, Netsuite, GitHub, Gitlab, Slack, and Bitbucket. The solution allows customers to automate access r.....»»
Apple Pay now available in Guatemala and El Salvador following expansion to South Korea
Earlier this year, Apple expanded its Apple Pay payments service to South Korea in partnership with Hyundai Card. Now the company is rolling out Apple Pay in Guatemala and El Salvador in partnership with local banks. Read on as we detail more about.....»»
PaperCut vulnerabilities leveraged by Clop, LockBit ransomware affiliates
Clop and LockBit ransomware affiliates are behind the recent attacks exploiting vulnerabilities in PaperCut application servers, according to Microsoft and Trend Micro researchers. The detected campaings “Microsoft is attributing the recently r.....»»
Thales CTE-RWP protects critical files and folders from ransomware attacks
At RSA Conference 2023, Thales launched CipherTrust Transparent Encryption Ransomware Protection (CTE-RWP), an optional licensed feature to the CipherTrust Data Security Platform. CTE-RWP will elevate the protection of customer files and folders from.....»»
New coercive tactics used to extort ransomware payments
The increase in reported ransomware victims across Q1 2023 reflects the continued prevalence of ransomware as a worldwide, industry agnostic threat, according to GuidePoint Security. The report is based on data obtained from publicly available resour.....»»
Houzz app adding support for Apple’s Tap to Pay on iPhone
Apple has been working with multiple partners to expand its Tap to Pay feature, which lets businesses use their iPhones to accept contactless payments. In the US, the popular home renovation platform Houzz has announced support for Apple’s Tap to.....»»