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2020 was a year like no other. The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent government-imposed restrictions introduced new realities for everyone. For some businesses, the economic pressure of these restrictions made cost-cutting measures the top priority, while others turned to the public cloud to quickly scale infrastructure and meet sudden spikes in demand. To dive deeper into how the social and economic disruptions of 2020 changed the way we use the cloud, we conducted an analysis of…

Visitors to a Scottish tourism website were greeted with X-rated images after malicious cyber-criminals plastered its pages with pornographic promotions.  The independent site eastlothianmuseums.org was set up by organizers ABC to help tourists seeking cultural experiences in East Lothian.  “People usually tend to overlook museums when they are on a break because these places take time and lot of patience, but we at ABC are dedicated towards changing that mindset and introduce people to museums…

A partial settlement has been reached in a cyber-bullying case brought by the parents of a missing toddler against the operator of a chat group set up to discuss the fate of their son. Dylan Ehler was three years old when he vanished from the backyard of his grandmother’s home in Truro, Nova Scotia, at around 1:15 pm on May 6, 2020. Searches for the missing child were called off after two weeks, and his whereabouts remain…

A new White House memo to business leaders underscores the threat of ransomware and offers advice on how to protect their companies. Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto Following recent cyberattacks against key operations in the U.S., the White House is pushing companies to take ransomware seriously and beef up their defenses against it. First spotted by CNN, a Wednesday memo sent to corporate executives and business leaders by Deputy National Security Advisor for Cyber and Emerging Technology,…

Underprepared, overwhelmed and unable to move forward, security teams are getting pushback from leadership and simply can’t catch up to necessary post-pandemic modernization. Image: CROCOTHERY/Getty Images/iStockphoto An international survey of tech professionals from the Thales Group finds some bleak news for the current state of data security: the COVID-19 pandemic has upended cybersecurity norms, and security teams are struggling to keep up. The problems appear to be snowballing; lack of preparation has led to a…

The White House has sent an open letter to companies in the United States entreating them to urgently act against the threat of ransomware. Corporate executives and business leaders received a memo on Thursday morning from Anne Neuberger, the National Security Council’s top cyber official. In the missive, Neuberger underscored the sweeping danger of ransomware to the private sector. “All organizations must recognize that no company is safe from being targeted by ransomware, regardless of size…

Targeting Windows and Linux systems, the Necro Python bot changes its code to evade traditional security detection, says Cisco Talos. Image: Cisco Talos Cybercriminals often use automated bots to deploy malware infections, take control of remote computers and carry out other cyberattacks. Though a bot sounds like it might be limited in intelligence and flexibility, a sophisticated bot can do a lot of damage on behalf of the attacker. A report published Thursday by threat…

Cybercriminals are running an online competition offering big prizes to anyone who believes they have found an unusual way to help crooks steal cryptocurrency. As security researchers at Intel471 describe, an underground cybercrime forum popular with cybercriminals has issued a call for papers that will describe “unorthodox ways to steal private keys and wallets, unusual cryptocurrency mining software, smart contracts, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and more.” It sounds very similar to the type of call-for-papers made…