GandCrab 1,4 and 5 Decryptor Available
GandCrab, one of the most prolific and aggressive ransomwares of 2018, has a new free decryptor for versions 1, 4 and 5 on the No More Ransom website.
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Author Archives: Kevin Townsend
Analysis of North Korea’s Internet Traffic Shows a Nation Run Like a Criminal Syndicate
Recorded Future has published a series of analyses on North Korea’s most senior leadership’s use of the internet. As the last report of the series, it demonstrates how adaptable this leadership has become in both using and monetizing its use of the int… Continue reading Analysis of North Korea’s Internet Traffic Shows a Nation Run Like a Criminal Syndicate
UK Regulator Hits Facebook With Maximum Fine
ICO Fines Facebook Maximum £500,000 Over its Role in the Cambridge Analytica Scandal
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The Rise of The Virtual Security Officer
The market for virtual security officers is growing. We’ve had virtual chief information security officers for a few years (vCISOs), and we can expect to see virtual data protection officers (vDPOs) in the next few. The demand for both is higher than i… Continue reading The Rise of The Virtual Security Officer
Securing the Vote Against Increasing Threats
With the U.S. mid-term elections just a couple of weeks away, there are continuing concerns over the security of the electronic voting procedures used by many states. These concerns range from the integrity of state voter registration databases through… Continue reading Securing the Vote Against Increasing Threats
Utimaco’s Acquisition of Atalla HSM Product Line Gets Regulatory Clearance
Aachen, Germany-based Utimaco has received U.S. regulatory clearance for the acquisition of the Atalla product lines from Micro Focus it first announced in May 2018. The transaction is now scheduled to close on November 5, 2018.
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Chef Launches New Version for DevSecOps Automated Compliance
Chef Software has announced the latest version of its InSpec compliance automation platform for DevSecOps. InSpec provides an open source high-level language to share security and compliance rules between development, security, and operations engineers… Continue reading Chef Launches New Version for DevSecOps Automated Compliance
Web Isolation Firm Garrison Technologies Raises $30 Million
London, UK-based Garrison Technologies has raised £22.9 million (approximately $30 million) in Series B funding, bringing the total raised £34.9 million (around $50 million at current exchange rates). The funding was led by Dawn Capital, with participa… Continue reading Web Isolation Firm Garrison Technologies Raises $30 Million
Security Automation Firm Demisto Raises $43 Million
Security Orchestration, Automation and Response (SOAR) firm Demisto has raised $43 million in a Series C funding round led by Greylock partners.
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First GDPR Enforcement is Followed by First GDPR Appeal
In what has been billed as the world’s first GDPR action, the UK regulator — the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) — quietly issued an enforcement notice against Canadian firm AggregateIQ Data Services Ltd (AIQ). It is a low-key affair. Althoug… Continue reading First GDPR Enforcement is Followed by First GDPR Appeal