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The UK and Israel have signed a new agreement promising increased cooperation in cybersecurity. The 10-year ‘memorandum of understanding’ was signed yesterday (November 29) in London by UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss and Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid. Among the provisions is a pledge to forge a closer alliance on cyber and tech, to “help to ensure that future standards on new technology are shaped by democratic nations.” In a joint article published in the Daily…

The UK government’s best practice cybersecurity framework is set to undergo the “biggest overhaul” of its technical controls since it was introduced in 2014, the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has warned. Cyber Essentials offers a simple set of steps that organizations can sign-up to and be certified against to prevent the most common cyber-threats. It’s available in a basic self-assessment version and a Cyber Essentials Plus scheme requiring hands-on technical verification by a third-party. It…

Last month, we covered how Tripwire Configuration Manager can audit your cloud service provider accounts like AWS, Azure, GCP, and other cloud-based services such as Salesforce. In this blog, we will continue our dive into cloud services and show how Tripwire Configuration Manager can monitor your Zoom environments. Zoom is a popular video telecommunications platform that has seen tremendous growth in the past few years. Using best practice security controls is important within Zoom as many…

A cross-border anti-fraud initiative is set to save European cardholders tens of millions in cybercrime losses, according to experts who took part. Carding Action 2021 was led by Italian police with support from the UK, leading card schemes and Europol. It targeted the underground sites on which fraudsters and cyber-criminals trade stole card data. According to Europol, the three-month operation has already led to the identification of 12 vendors selling card details on such sites,…

Customers who have discovered VMware Cloud on Dell EMC love how this service provides a balance of the best attributes of on-premises and the public cloud. Customers really enjoy the custom-sized, modern infrastructure delivered on-premises; preloaded with VMware’s compute, storage, and networking software and the 24 x 7 support and full life cycle management of the hardware and software in the predictable monthly bill. VMware Cloud on Dell EMC provides a world class cloud service with consistent infrastructure without the burden of managing the hardware. This…