Americans Stressed Out by Cyber-attack Coverage

Americans Stressed Out by Cyber-attack Coverage

Most Americans and Canadians say that news of ransomware attacks and data breaches causes them to experience stress. An online survey of 2,500 adults in Canada and the United States found that in relation to cybersecurity, seven in ten respondents (69%) said news of data breaches caused them stress.  The research, which was conducted in July 2021 by research firm Opinion Matters for cybersecurity company Kaspersky, also found that 64% of respondents said that consuming news coverage of…

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Huawei OceanProtect: A Pioneer in All-Scenario Data Protection

Huawei OceanProtect: A Pioneer in All-Scenario Data Protection

Huawei OceanProtect Data Protection provides a series of comprehensive data protection solutions that cover disaster recovery (DR), data backups, and data archiving for the rapid growth of diversified service data and the entire data lifecycle. Based on the concept of “full DR of hot data, quick backup and restore of warm data, and warm archiving of cold data,” OceanProtect Data Protection can provide zero service interruption, data integrity, and long-term data retention. Full DR of…

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Data of 106 Million Visitors to Thailand Breached

Data of 106 Million Visitors to Thailand Breached

A British cybersecurity researcher stumbled across his own personal data online after discovering an unsecured database containing the personal information of millions of visitors to Thailand. Bob Diachenko, leader of cybersecurity research at Comparitech, found the unprotected Elasticsearch database on August 22, 2021. Inside the 200GB digital index were records dating back ten years containing the personal details of more than 106 million international travelers. Information exposed in the publicly accessible database consisted of full…

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Cybersecurity experts’ advice: how to become cyber-resilient [Live Webinar] Sept 23, 2021

Cybersecurity experts’ advice: how to become cyber-resilient [Live Webinar] Sept 23, 2021

Cyber Defense Magazine predicts: by 2025, cybercrime will cost the world $12 trillion annually. Today, cyber threats are no longer limited to computers. Anything with an electronic pulse is at risk. The question is: is your company prepared to handle a security incident and respond efficiently? “How to handle your cyber incident response and become resilient” webinar with Lisa Forte, Partner @ Red Goat Cyber Security, Andrius Januta, Cyber Security Professional @ Nord Security and…

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Here’s how to become an in-demand cybersecurity expert

Here’s how to become an in-demand cybersecurity expert

Just a couple of years of IT experience is all that’s necessary to break into the cybersecurity field with this self-paced training. Image: Sergey Nivens/Shutterstock With the increasingly frequent malware and ransomware attacks, cybersecurity skills are among the most valued in the tech industry, and that isn’t likely to change. So IT professionals who are just at the intermediate level of tech experience can give their careers a boost with the affordable, self-paced Ultimate 2021…

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McAfee Enterprise Defender Blog | MSHTML CVE-2021-40444

McAfee Enterprise Defender Blog | MSHTML CVE-2021-40444

Microsoft is warning its users of a zero-day vulnerability in Windows 10 and versions of Windows Server that is being leveraged by remote, unauthenticated attackers to execute code on the target system using specifically crafted office documents. Tracked as CVE-2021-40444 (CVSS score: 8.8), the remote code execution flaw is rooted in MSHTML (aka Trident), a proprietary browser engine for the now-discontinued Internet Explorer and which is used in Microsoft Office to render web content inside…

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Defeat Ransomware with Immutable Backup Data and Encryption

Defeat Ransomware with Immutable Backup Data and Encryption

Move beyond traditional security strategies to protect against the two most common types of ransomware threats By Jon Toor, CMO, Cloudian The Director of the FBI recently described ransomware as posing a threat comparable in scale to the September 11 terrorist attacks. In light of these comments, and after several high-profile ransomware incidents such as the Colonial Pipeline attack, there should be little doubt that ransomware poses the greatest cybersecurity threat to organizations today. Broadly…

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Platform Simplicity, Profitability and Partners for the WIN! – Cisco Blogs

Platform Simplicity, Profitability and Partners for the WIN! – Cisco Blogs

As I reflect on my first 9 months in this role, all I can say is wow!  The innovation has been tremendous with over 800 new features, new products, and new programs focused on partner profitability and growth.  I am so appreciative of the loyalty and commitment from our partners. Your feedback, dedication, selling tenacity and focus on our customers is unbeatable. You are simply the best.  Thank You, Thank You, Thank You! Transitioning to…

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Cisco teams up with Meshtech and launches Application Hosting for brand-new Asset Tracking IoT portfolio – Cisco Blogs

Cisco teams up with Meshtech and launches Application Hosting for brand-new Asset Tracking IoT portfolio – Cisco Blogs

Application Hosting on the Catalyst 9100 series access points allows organizations of all sizes to run IoT applications from the edge. As organizations integrate and deploy IoT services across their networks, the ability to optimize workflows, streamline IoT application changes, and simplify critical processes right out of the box, is essential. This includes having the ability to monitor IoT deployments end-to-end, as well as ongoing device and IoT network management. This is precisely why Cisco…

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The Biden administration plans to target exchange supporting ransomware operations with sanctions

The Biden administration plans to target exchange supporting ransomware operations with sanctions

US Government is expected to issue sanctions against crypto exchanges, wallets, and traders used by ransomware operations to cash out ransom payments. The Biden administration is putting in place all the strategies to disrupt the operations of the ransomware gangs, and according to the Wall Street Journal, it is now planning to target the digital finance infrastructure used by these criminal organizations. The Biden administration is expected to apply sanctions against crypto exchanges, wallets, and…

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