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The SolarWinds compromise in December 2020 and the ensuing investigation into their build services put a spotlight on supply chain attacks. This has generated a renewed interest by organizations to reevaluate their supply chain security posture, lest t… Continue reading 3 areas of implicitly trusted infrastructure that can lead to supply chain compromises
Enterprises faced unprecedented cybersecurity risk in 2020 from increasing attack volume, the pandemic-driven digital transformation of work, and generally deficient cyber preparedness and training, a Mimecast survey reveals. The report is based on a g… Continue reading 61% of organizations impacted by ransomware in 2020
Remote work has become a new normal for industries worldwide, which presents exciting opportunities but also has the potential to expose critical security weaknesses, since employees tend to let their guards down while working from home. Employees need… Continue reading Five steps to get employees invested in security awareness training
Cofense announced the acquisition of Cyberfish, provider of next-generation phishing protection powered by Computer Vision and advanced Machine Learning (ML) technology. By integrating innovative machine learning capabilities from Cyberfish with Cofens… Continue reading Cofense acquires Cyberfish to eliminate the need for legacy email security solutions
ReliaQuest announced the appointment of Kara Wilson to its Board of Directors and Alex Bender as its Chief Marketing Officer. “Providing world-class cybersecurity capabilities requires a world-class team, working together with the common goal of buildi… Continue reading ReliaQuest appoints Kara Wilson to its Board of Directors and Alex Bender as CMO
A Mimecast report details how threat actors targeted remote workers during the first year of the pandemic, March 2020 – February 2021. The report describes how attack volume surged by 48% during the first year of the pandemic, with sudden increases in … Continue reading Attack volume surged by 48% during the first year of the pandemic
The pandemic has changed how many companies operate in a short period of time. Over the last year we’ve witnessed most organizations with office-based workforces having to transition to remote working. Now, with the UK government’s roadmap out of lockd… Continue reading Hidden areas of security and the future of hybrid working
Attackers behind the SolarWinds hacking campaign successfully stole Mimecast source code as part of their sweeping espionage operation, the email security firm said in an incident report published Tuesday. The hackers, which U.S. government officials suggested are “likely” Russian actors, “accessed and downloaded a limited number of our source code repositories, but we found no evidence of any modifications to our source code nor do we believe there was any impact on our products,” Mimecast said in the incident report. Mimecast added that it has replaced all compromised servers and that it has no reason to believe the hackers accessed email or archive content of customers. Mimecast had previously disclosed that the hackers compromised a security certificate the company used to secure connections. The latest revelation, which comes more than two months after its disclosure the certificate was compromised, now underscores just how long it may take to get a […]
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COVID-19 propelled the world of IT years into the future. Organizations considering long-term digital transformation plans were abruptly forced to accelerate their timeline, so employees could work remotely amid shelter-in-place orders. While this shif… Continue reading Protecting the digital workplace with an integrated security strategy
A roundup of UK focused Cyber and Information Security News, Blog Posts, Reports and general Threat Intelligence from the previous calendar month, January 2021.
Throughout January further details about the scale and sophistication of SolarWinds suspe… Continue reading Cyber Security Roundup for February 2021