Cyber Security Roundup for May 2020

A roundup of UK focused Cyber and Information Security News, Blog Posts, Reports and general Threat Intelligence from the previous calendar month, April 2020.
As well reported, UK foreign exchange firm Travelex business operations were brought to a sta… Continue reading Cyber Security Roundup for May 2020

Shift to work-from-home: Most IT pros worried about cloud security

As most companies make the rapid shift to work-from-home to stem the spread of COVID-19, a significant percentage of IT and cloud professionals are concerned about maintaining the security of their cloud environments during the transition, according to… Continue reading Shift to work-from-home: Most IT pros worried about cloud security

You have to consider cybersecurity at all points of a cloud migration

Human error and complex cloud deployments open the door to a wide range of cyber threats, according to Trend Micro. Cloud security issues Gartner predicts that by 2021, over 75% of midsize and large organizations will have adopted multi-cloud or hybrid… Continue reading You have to consider cybersecurity at all points of a cloud migration

Organizations struggle with patching endpoints against critical vulnerabilities

Less than 50 percent of organizations can patch vulnerable systems swiftly enough to protect against critical threats and zero-day attacks, and 81 percent have suffered at least one data breach in the last two years, according to Automox. The research … Continue reading Organizations struggle with patching endpoints against critical vulnerabilities

Cloud Misconfig Mistakes Show Need For DevSecOps

Unit 42 researchers discuss public cloud misconfiguration issues that are leading to breaches of sensitive data. Continue reading Cloud Misconfig Mistakes Show Need For DevSecOps

Cloud misconfigurations surge, organizations need continuous controls

Nearly 33.4 billion records were exposed in breaches due to cloud misconfigurations in 2018 and 2019, amounting to nearly $5 trillion in costs to enterprises globally, according to DivvyCloud research. Companies failing to adopt a holistic approach to … Continue reading Cloud misconfigurations surge, organizations need continuous controls

Estée Lauder Exposes 440M Records, with Email Addresses, Network Info

Middleware data was exposed, which can create a secondary path for malware through which applications and data can be compromised. Continue reading Estée Lauder Exposes 440M Records, with Email Addresses, Network Info