RSS_Virtulization

Privacy is essential, especially on a mobile device. These five options available for both Android and iOS can help keep your device secure and your traffic private, but not without cost. Image: Shutterstock/Ksenia Zvezdina We take mobile internet for granted in 2021: It’s an established technology that we all treat as something that “just works,” and that means that much of the “how” gets forgotten. Like the amount of data being transmitted through the air…

Spain’s second-biggest brewery says it expects to fully recover from a “highly complex” cyber-attack “in the coming days.”  Sociedad Anónima Damm, which has been making the world-renowned Estrella Damm lager since 1876, was targeted by cyber-criminals on Tuesday.  The attack on the company’s computer systems temporarily halted production at all of Damm’s breweries. However, the main brewery in El Prat de Llobregat, which is located near the capital city of Barcelona, was slowest to recover.  Approximately 500 employees work…

Eight courses and 51 hours of content on CompTIA CySA+, ethical hacking, social engineering and more. Everything you need to be a certified cybersecurity analyst. Image: Sergey Nivens/Shutterstock Want a career in tech that makes a difference? Try cybersecurity. While there are many career routes to choose from, one worth considering is becoming a cyber security analyst. Just think of the role as a security guard of the internet. Its main function is to help…

It would be impossible nowadays to separate our everyday lives from technology. We travel well-worn, comfortable paths online and engage in digital activities that work for us. But could those seemingly harmless habits be putting out the welcome to cyber criminals out to steal our data?  It’s a given that our “digital-first mindset”  comes with inherent risks. With the work and learn from home shift looking more permanent and cybercrime on the rise, it’s imperative to adopt new mindsets…

Ransomware gangs have increasingly focused on high-profile targets like large corporations and government institutions in the past year, according to Europol’s Internet Organised Crime Threat Assessment (IOCTA) 2021. The report, which offers insights into current cybercrime trends in Europe, revealed that ransomware actors have taken advantage of widespread homeworking to launch more sophisticated and targeted attacks. The law enforcement agency also highlighted the growing use of multi-layered extortion methods to extort service providers, financial institutions and…

Europe’s top 10 pharma companies all have vulnerable web applications, potentially putting sensitive medical and patient data at risk of being hacked, according to a new study by Outpost24. The company used its external attack surface management tool to assess the security of Europe’s top pharma firms’ internet-facing web services. Worryingly, they gave 80% of these organizations a score of above 30 (out of 58.4), which indicates a high susceptibility to having security vulnerabilities presented externally for potential…

One of Australia’s largest regional water suppliers was breached for several months before detecting the unauthorized access, another worrying sign of weaknesses in critical infrastructure security. A Queensland Audit Office annual report on the water industry did not mention the provider by name but said it continues to see “significant control weaknesses in the security of information systems” across the industry. The breach in question occurred between August 2020 and May 2021, resulting in unauthorized access to…

Irish police have joined forces with Interpol to track down an organized crime gang that has already stolen more than €14m ($16m) from local businesses and individuals through business email compromise (BEC). The Garda has been investigating the gang for several years for multiple serious financial crime offenses. Its 18-month long Operation Skein has already led to the reported arrests of over 400 suspects, but the global nature of cybercrime meant international policing work was also needed….

The US Department of Defense is stepping up its cybersecurity efforts with a dedicated Zero Trust office set to open next month, according to a senior official. Pentagon CISO, David McKeown, said at the CyberCon event this week that the office would report into the CIO, although the senior executive in charge has not yet been named. Leadership buy-in to Zero Trust has helped to accelerate the opening, which can be seen in part as…