Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Incident & Breach Response , Ransomware Extortionists Demand $50 Million – Payable in Monero Cryptocurrency – From Oil Giant Scott Ferguson (Ferguson_Writes) • July 22, 2021 Saudi Aramco’s gas processing plant in Khursaniyah, Saudi Arabia (Photo: Saudi Aramco) Saudi Aramco, one of the world’s largest oil and natural…
The Olympic Games gets under way this week in cities across Japan. But this year’s sporting event is like no other, because it’s being held in the middle of a global pandemic. People travelling to Tokyo to participate in or work on the Games are having to go through meticulous procedures. BBC reporter Mariko Oi…
The latest edition of the ISMG Security Report features an analysis of ongoing investigations into how NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware is allegedly being used to spy on dissidents, journalists, political rivals, business leaders and even heads of state – and a discussion of whether the business model should be banned. In this report, you’ll hear…
The Taliban have seized a number of border crossings and key supply routes in Afghanistan in recent weeks following the US-led mission removing the last of its troops from the country. The country’s National Security Adviser, Hamdullah Mohib, told BBC Hardtalk’s Sarah Montague that although this was not an easy time for Afghanistan, none of…
Jen Copestake looks at some of the best technology news stories of the week including: Netflix announces video games for subscribers at no extra cost Amazon founder and billionaire Jeff Bezos goes into space A rover uses artificial intelligence to learn how to pick up cigarette butts from the beach See more at Click’s website…
Business Continuity Management / Disaster Recovery , Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Governance & Risk Management Software Vendor Said Approximately 60 MSPs and 1,500 Clients Affected by Attack Doug Olenick (DougOlenick) • July 22, 2021 Kaseya Executive Vice President Mike Sanders (Source: Kaseya) Three weeks after its software was used to facilitate a…
Business Continuity Management / Disaster Recovery , Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Governance & Risk Management Software Firm Helping Customers Affected by Ransomware to Recover Doug Olenick (DougOlenick) • July 22, 2021 Kaseya Executive Vice President Mike Sanders (Source: Kaseya) The software firm Kaseya said on Thursday it has obtained a universal key…
Rapid7 recently announced its purchase and acquisition of IntSights, a contextualized external threat intelligence and proactive threat remediation provider, for $335 million. Rapid7 offers an extensive cybersecurity portfolio for businesses, including user analytics behavior analytics, SIEM, SOAR, and vulnerability management. Additionally, it offers managed security services and security consulting. Meanwhile, IntSights provides the full benefits…
Another day, and it’s time for another Apple security scare: malware that can harvest keystrokes and log-ins and is available on the Darknet for only $49. Malware-as-a-service for Mac attacks Check Point Software’s research team claims to have identified the hack, which it is calling XLoader. Enterprise security specialists managing Macs and Apple devices (of which there…
Network Detection & Response , Next-Generation Technologies & Secure Development , Security Operations Deals Focus on Bolstering Security Capabilities Doug Olenick (DougOlenick) • July 21, 2021 Cybereason, Rapid7 and Microsoft announced acquisitions this week designed to boost their security capabilities. See Also: Why You Should Take Security to the Cloud Meanwhile, the…
