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Palo Alto Networks announced that it has teamed up with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to unveil the new Palo Alto Networks Cloud NGFW for AWS — a managed Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) service designed to simplify securing AWS deployments — enabling organ… Continue reading Palo Alto Networks launches firewall service for AWS to protect enterprises from cyberattacks
As cybercriminals increasingly turned to the dark web to pressure victims to pay up by threatening to release sensitive data, ransomware has reached new heights, Palo Alto Networks revealed. The average ransom demand jumped 144% in 2021, reaching $2.2 … Continue reading Ransomware payments hitting new records in 2021
Ransomware payments hit new records in 2021 as cybercriminals increasingly turned to dark web leak sites where they pressured victims to pay up by threatening to release sensitive data, according to a research released from Unit 42 by Palo Alto Network… Continue reading Posts on name-and-shame dark web leak sites climbed 85% in 2021
There is a terrifying and highly effective “method” that criminal hackers are now using to harvest sensitive customer data from Internet service providers, phone companies and social media firms. It involves compromising email accounts and websites tied to police departments and government agencies, and then sending unauthorized demands for subscriber data while claiming the information being requested can’t wait for a court order because it relates to an urgent matter of life and death. Continue reading Hackers Gaining Power of Subpoena Via Fake “Emergency Data Requests”
Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 says that in the cases it worked, the average demand was up 144% and average payment was up 78%.
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Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from AvePoint, Dasera, Elastic, Imperva, Palo Alto Networks, Reciprocity, SpyCloud, and Veeam. Imperva API Security protects data across legacy and cloud-native appli… Continue reading New infosec products of the week: March 11, 2022
With software supply chain attacks rising rapidly, Palo Alto Networks announced Prisma Cloud Supply Chain Security to provide a complete view of where potential vulnerabilities or misconfigurations exist in the software supply chain — allowing organiza… Continue reading Palo Alto Networks Prisma Cloud Supply Chain Security reduces code complexity and risk
Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from Anomali, CybeReady, Endace, Enzoic, Palo Alto Networks, Perimeter 81, Secret Double Octopus, and VMware. Enzoic’s automated credentials monitoring in Active Dire… Continue reading New infosec products of the week: March 3, 2022
Earlier this week, a Ukrainian security researcher leaked almost two years’ worth of internal chat logs from Conti, one of the more rapacious and ruthless ransomware gangs in operation today. Tuesday’s story examined how Conti dealt with its own internal breaches and attacks from private security firms and governments. In Part II of this series we’ll explore what it’s like to work for Conti, as described by the Conti employees themselves. Continue reading Conti Ransomware Group Diaries, Part II: The Office
Managed service providers (MSPs) have struggled to deliver SASE services cost-effectively at scale because current SD-WAN and secure access solutions for the hybrid work force lack automation, requiring manual configuration and support for disparate pr… Continue reading Palo Alto Networks Prisma SASE provides network security and SD-WAN requirements for MSPs