Rackspace ransomware attack was executed by using previously unknown security exploit

The MS Exchange exploit chain recently revealed by Crowdstrike researchers is how the Play ransomware gang breached the Rackspace Hosted Exchange email environment, the company confirmed last week. The exploit chains CVE-2022-41082, a RCE flaw, and CVE… Continue reading Rackspace ransomware attack was executed by using previously unknown security exploit

Rackspace customers rage following ransomware attack, as class-action lawsuits filed

As ever, what matters most is not so much whether an organisation gets hit or not by a ransomware attack, but how well it handles the aftermath and recovery.

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Rackspace Hosted Exchange outage was caused by ransomware

Rackspace has finally confirmed the cause of the ongoing outage of its Hosted Exchange service: it’s ransomware. “As you know, on Friday, December 2nd, 2022, we became aware of suspicious activity and immediately took proactive measures to … Continue reading Rackspace Hosted Exchange outage was caused by ransomware

Rackspace Hosted Exchange service outage caused by security incident

Cloud computing company Rackspace has suffered a security breach that has resulted in a still ongoing outage of their Hosted Exchange environment. “In order to best protect the environment, this will continue to be an extended outage of Hosted Ex… Continue reading Rackspace Hosted Exchange service outage caused by security incident

Rackspace Technology partners with Cohesity to boost business resiliency against ransomware

Rackspace Technology announced a strategic partnership with Cohesity to deliver multicloud managed backup and recovery solutions for Rackspace Technology customers globally. Under the partnership, Rackspace Technology will offer customers Rackspace Dat… Continue reading Rackspace Technology partners with Cohesity to boost business resiliency against ransomware

Noname Security appoints Matt Tesauro as API Security Evangelist

Noname Security announced the appointment of Matt Tesauro as its API Security Evangelist. Tesauro will engage with Noname customers and the security industry at large, contributing to standards bodies and sharing his experience, insights and strategies… Continue reading Noname Security appoints Matt Tesauro as API Security Evangelist

AWS Proton: Fully managed application delivery service for containers and serverless

Amazon Web Services announced the general availability of AWS Proton, an application delivery service that makes it easier for customers to provision, deploy, and monitor the microservices that form the basis of modern container and serverless applicat… Continue reading AWS Proton: Fully managed application delivery service for containers and serverless

AWS plans to open infrastructure region in the UEA

Amazon Web Services announced that it plans to open an infrastructure region in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the first half of 2022. The new AWS Middle East (UAE) Region will consist of three Availability Zones and become AWS’s second region in th… Continue reading AWS plans to open infrastructure region in the UEA

Rackspace Fabric now includes the Moogsoft AIOps Platform, to resolve IT incidents faster

Rackspace Technology announced the latest release of Rackspace Fabric now includes the Moogsoft AIOps Platform, which applies artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to log, metric, trace and alert data to help resolve IT incidents faste… Continue reading Rackspace Fabric now includes the Moogsoft AIOps Platform, to resolve IT incidents faster