RSS_Virtulization

Nearly half (44%) of organizations have been targeted or fallen victim to a ransom-related distributed denial of service (RDDoS) attack in the past 12 months, according to a survey of 313 cybersecurity professionals by the Neustar International Security Council (NISC). Interestingly, during the same period, a lower proportion (41%) of organizations were targeted by a ransomware attack, suggesting cyber-criminals are increasingly using DDoS attacks as a means of extorting money from victims. Rodney Joffe, chairman of…

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Aug. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Palo Alto Networks (NYSE: PANW), the global cybersecurity leader, today announced that Prisma® Access has achieved Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) Moderate Authorization. With this authorization, Prisma Access can help U.S. government agencies secure their distributed workforce. As the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way we work, there has never been a greater need for U.S. government agencies to have consistent, secure connectivity for remote…

Global consulting firm Accenture has been the target of ransomware group Lockbit, with the gang reportedly taking encrypted data from the company. Lockbit says it will publish the data if Accenture does not pay the ransom, according to screenshots of the ransomware group’s website. Infosecurity has asked Accenture for a comment on the ransomware attack. In a statement provided to CNN, an Accenture spokesperson told the international outlet., “Through our security controls and protocols, we…

Back in June, I wrote about the Transportation Security Agency’s (TSA) new security directive concerning pipeline owners and operators. The order mandated those entities to disclose security incidents such as the ransomware attack that affected the Colonial Pipeline Company back in May to the TSA and the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). It also required pipeline owners and operators to review their current practices, designate someone like a Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) as…

UK employees can now use one single click to flag scam emails to the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), with the organization already receiving 6.5 million reports from the public since its original launch. Launched today, the NCSC says it has made it easier than ever for employees in the UK to join the fightback against email scams targeting their organizations. Guidance has been published on how IT administrators can add a new reporting tool…

A regulatory technology (RegTech) company has launched a new campaign to encourage UK organizations to ditch manual “outdated” identification and verification methods for regulated businesses. SmartSearch, based in West Yorkshire, UK, launched its Electronic Verification Uncovered campaign to raise awareness of the dangers of manual ID checks. As part of the campaign, it has published its SmartSearch Index report, conducted by 3Gem Market Research, to highlight the ongoing threat of money laundering in the UK….

As businesses emerge from the pandemic, many are making strategic decisions about their long-term work arrangements. While there is a substantial debate about remaining remote or bringing people back to the office, many companies are choosing to meet in the middle, embracing a hybrid work arrangement that allows people to work both on-site and remotely. According to a Gartner survey of industry leaders across representative sectors, 82% of companies plan to provide a remote work…

OT networks often rely on Windows systems for various ICS applications including HMIs, historians, and data gateways. Beyond that, they also commonly rely on Windows systems to run associated IT-networks. A successful ransomware deployment into either of these networks may prevent engineers from controlling plant operations and lead to an unplanned shutdown. This creates an immediate cost on the organization due to lost productivity. In the worst case, unplanned shutdowns may lead to physical failures…