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Most organizations surveyed by Hitachi ID are moving partly to software-as-a-service. Less than half have adopted a Zero Trust strategy. Image: Shutterstock/Carlos Amarillo The recent wave of ransomware attacks has triggered heightened concerns among everyone from the private sector to the federal government. To better combat ransomware attacks, organizations realize that they have to improve key aspects of their cyber defenses. A report released Monday by identity management provider Hitachi ID looks at the changes…

Recently I hosted a great conversation with Belu De Arbelazi who leads our product marketing strategy for Resiliency using VMware Cloud Disaster Recovery, see the video below. Check out the themes in the article for more details. Belu De Arbelazi helps explain modern challenges and solutions. DR automation drives resiliency in the face of (un)expected technical challenges VMware Cloud DR represents the advanced DR technologies within the VMware portfolio. Teams are learning the increasing complexity…

American cybersecurity startup Snap Labs has been snapped up by British cybersecurity startup Immersive Labs. The acquisition of the Pennsylvania-based company was announced today by Immersive Labs founder and CEO James Hadley. Hadley wrote that both companies share the belief that simulating real-world experiences is the best way to develop the in-depth cyber knowledge, skills, and judgment needed to tackle cybersecurity risk. “It’s hugely exciting to be able to share this belief with other like-minded entrepreneurs and work together to…

Cybercriminals are now using LinkedIn to find a way into your files. Learn how to detect phishing on LinkedIn and protect yourself from it. Image: Natee Meepian/Shutterstock Cybercriminals are always changing their tactics in order to achieve their goals. With phishing, the goal is to collect banking credentials, credit card numbers or get access to emails from users, which in turn allows them to run more sophisticated scams, like the infamous business email compromise scam…

Threat actors hacked email servers of the FBI to distribute spam email impersonating FBI warnings of fake cyberattacks. The email servers of the FBI were hacked to distribute spam email impersonating the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) warnings of fake sophisticated chain attacks from an advanced threat actor. The message tells the recipients that their network has been breached and that the threat actor has stolen their data. “Our intelligence monitoring indicates exfiltration of several…