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Unit 42 is Palo Alto Networks’ world-renowned threat intelligence and security consulting team. The key headline of the latest Unit 42 Cloud Threat Report isn’t about the most sophisticated attacks. It’s that nearly all organizations we analyzed lack the proper controls to keep their cloud resources secure. The term for this in cloud security is identity and access management (IAM), and it refers to the policies that define who has permission to do what in…

By Michael Loggins, award-winning executive IT leader Industry 4.0 has vast potential to transform what factories can do. Manufacturing can be faster, more data-driven, more responsive to the needs of workers and customers, and more powered by innovations such as artificial intelligence, internet of things, digital supply chains, and blockchain. While the possibilities of Industry 4.0 are extraordinary—and realizing them is seemingly just within our reach—there are still obstacles to overcome before we can feel…

By Ashok Rutthan, Chief information security officer at Massmart Organizations of every size and sector are experiencing a rising tide of ransomware attacks, resulting in the collective global loss of billions of dollars and untold brand damage. Leaders are learning first hand the ways ransomware has become a scourge on smooth operations and financial well-being. Nowhere is this more true than in retail, where ransomware represents a unique set of challenges and risks. For retailers,…

Image: Adobe Must-read security coverage As recently exposed by Cisco Talos, software supply chain attacks have gained popularity amongst all kinds of cyber criminals. Once exclusively used by cyberespionage threat actors, these attacks have now also become attractive for any kind of cyber criminal, who sees in this threat a way to compromise hundreds or thousands of computers with one single operation. This explains why the software supply chain attack threat has more than tripled…

A Canadian man was sentenced to 20 years in prison and ordered to forfeit $21.5m today for participating in the NetWalker ransomware attacks, said the Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Public Affairs on Tuesday. Sebastien Vachon–Desjardins, 35, of Gatineau, Quebec, was extradited to the United States in January this year according to the extradition treaty between the United States and Canada. When Canadian law enforcement officers arrested Vachon–Desjardins in Gatineau, Quebec, they executed a search warrant…