Finally! Ring Doorbells get End-to-End Encryption, but There’s a Big Catch

Amazon’s Ring unit is moving ahead with plans to allow end-to-end encryption (E2EE).
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Phishing, Ransomware Driving Wave of Data Breaches

Data compromises have increased every month this year except May. If that trend continues, or even if there is only an average of 141 new compromises per month for the next six months, the total will still exceed the previous high of 1,632 breaches se… Continue reading Phishing, Ransomware Driving Wave of Data Breaches

Cryptomining Scam Apps, ‘Stealer’ Trojans Culled from Google Play

There’s a whole lot going on over at the Google Play store. First, Lookout researchers found 170 apps used in cryptomining scams that have snared more than 93,000 victims. Actually, only 25 were available for download on Google Play; the vast majority… Continue reading Cryptomining Scam Apps, ‘Stealer’ Trojans Culled from Google Play

UK Residents Lost Over £1 Billion Due to Cyber Crimes in 2021

Money.co.uk’s Quarterly Fraud and Cyber Crime Report reveals that UK residents have lost over £1 Billion due to a huge rise in fraud and cyber crimes in the first 6 months of 2021.  According to the report, around 81,018 fraud and cyber crime police re… Continue reading UK Residents Lost Over £1 Billion Due to Cyber Crimes in 2021

Reevaluating Your Breach Prevention Strategy

Do you deploy security products to protect your organization against data breaches as part of your infrastructure cybersecurity strategy? If so, it’s important to ensure there are no critical gaps in your security stack. If you consider the cate… Continue reading Reevaluating Your Breach Prevention Strategy

CTO Perspective: Examination of the REvil Ransomware Attack

By Satya Gupta, Founder and CTO, Virsec
Over the July 4th weekend, the REvil ransomware syndicate hit software supplier Kaseya Ltd. and crippled more than 200 United States companies. The criminals took advantage of a reduced weekend security work… Continue reading CTO Perspective: Examination of the REvil Ransomware Attack

Kaseya Postpones Bringing ITSM Platforms Back Up

Kaseya has decided to postpone bringing its IT service management (ITSM) platform back online after a ransomware attack until Sunday afternoon July 11, 2021, Eastern Standard Time. Previously, the company had committed to bringing both the software-as… Continue reading Kaseya Postpones Bringing ITSM Platforms Back Up

Real-Time Threat Assessment With In-Memory Computing

Today’s security information and event management (SIEM) solutions are inundated with incoming events and tracking potential threats to network infrastructure. Significant events must be identified and correlated to detect lateral movement and kill ch… Continue reading Real-Time Threat Assessment With In-Memory Computing

How to Protect Medical Devices from Ransomware

Cyberattacks on hospitals are rising, and patients are worried. Is my personal data at risk? Could ransomware or hackers effectively shut down the ER near me?  Consider these findings from a March 2021 report by cybersecurity provider Morphisec:   Abo… Continue reading How to Protect Medical Devices from Ransomware

Kaseya Starts Recovery After REvil Attack

Kaseya is now reporting the software-as-a-service (SaaS) instance of its Virtual System Administrator (VSA) platform will be back online sometime between 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. EST today. It expects the on-premises editions of VSA to be patched withi… Continue reading Kaseya Starts Recovery After REvil Attack