Author: Asad Yaseen

One of APAC’s biggest telecoms companies has admitted that a supply chain attack may have led to the compromise of customer data. Singtel released a statement on Thursday revealing that it was running Accellion’s legacy file sharing system FTA to share information internally and with external stakeholders. Cyber-criminals appear to have exploited potentially multiple FTA vulnerabilities in attacks against various customers. Although Singtel said its core operations “remain unaffected and sound,” it admitted there may be…

Queen’s University Belfast in the UK has been recognized for its cybersecurity education program and work promoting cyber-skills in its local community. As a result of these efforts, the institution has been awarded silver recognition from its Academic Center of Excellence in Cyber Security (ACE-CSE) program by the National Cyber Security Center (NCSC). The ACE-CSE initiative was introduced by the NCSC and Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport with the purpose of developing a community of cybersecurity…

When workers need to get things done in a dangerous locale, sometimes they have to be distant. This opens up plenty of cybersecurity hazards. We spoke with one expert about how to achieve that security. Image: iStock/NanoStockk As a science fiction fan, I’ve always been fascinated with the concept of humans being able to safely get work done in dangerous or hard-to-reach areas. For instance, the film “Titanic” features a submersible that can retrieve or…

Nine new vulnerabilities have been identified across several TCP/IP stacks embedded in millions of OT, IoT and IT devices, spurring continued scrutiny of these already vulnerable asset types. Background On February 10, researchers at Forescout published a report called NUMBER:JACK, which details nine vulnerabilities discovered across 11 open source TCP/IP stacks. The prevalence of these stacks across embedded devices is significant. NUMBER:JACK follows in the footsteps of AMNESIA:33, a previous report by the same researchers…

Nine new vulnerabilities have been identified across several TCP/IP stacks embedded in millions of OT, IoT and IT devices, spurring continued scrutiny of these already vulnerable asset types. Background On February 10, researchers at Forescout published a report called NUMBER:JACK, which details nine vulnerabilities discovered across nine open source TCP/IP stacks. The prevalence of these stacks across embedded devices is significant. NUMBER:JACK follows in the footsteps of AMNESIA:33, a previous report by the same researchers that…

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News Detail PALO ALTO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW), a leading innovator in enterprise software, plans to announce fourth quarter and fiscal year 2021 financial results after market close on Thursday, February 25, 2021. The company will host a conference call at 1:30 p.m. PT/ 4:30 p.m. ET that day to review financial results and business outlook. A live web broadcast of the event … Thu, 11 Feb 2021 00:00:00   PALO ALTO, Calif.–(BUSINESS…