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More than four in five (81%) organizations experienced increased cyber-threats during the COVD-19 pandemic, according to a new study by McAfee and FireEye. The global survey of 1451 IT and line of business decision-makers found that close to half (43%) have suffered from downtime due to a cyber concern. This resulted in costs of $100,000 for some organizations. Despite the increased threat landscape and the fact that over half (57%) of organizations saw a rise in online/web activity, 24% of…

As you’ll recall, the White House published an Executive Order (EO) on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity back in May 2021. The EO issued several commands such as creating a Cyber Safety Review Board to lead post-incident analysis of significant security events and requiring software developers to make data about their solutions publicly known. The directive also emphasized the importance of moving the federal government to secure cloud services and zero-trust architecture as well as protecting…

McAfee’s storied history took another turn this week after it announced a $14bn takeover by private investors. The all-cash deal will see ownership of the firm transferred to an investor group led by Advent International Permira Advisers LLC, Crosspoint Capital Partners, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, GIC Private,  and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority. It’s the latest twist in an increasingly complicated corporate tale for the security giant, widely regarded as…

A new Magecart group leverages a browser script to evade virtualized environments and sandboxes used by researchers. Malwarebytes researchers have spotted a new Magecart group that uses a browser script to evade detection and the execution in virtualized environments used by security researchers for threat analysis. Hacker groups under the Magecart umbrella continue to target e-stores to steal payment card data with software skimmers. While malware developers often implement anti-vm features and check for registry keys and…

By Prof. Thomas R. Köhler, Member of the Board of Juice Technology AG The International Energy Agency estimates the global number of electric cars, buses, vans and heavy trucks on the road to reach 145 million by 2030.  In the U.S. estimates are that 28 million EVs will be sold within that timeframe, in concert with the administration’s goal of 50% of new car sales to be electric by 2030.  This will create a significant…

The US justice department is expected to announce it has charged a suspect over the damaging Kaseya ransomware attack in July, it has been reported. CNN said Ukrainian national Yaroslav Vasinskyi and Russian national Yevgeniy Polyanin will face charges relating to the deployment of ransomware known as REvil in the incident, which affected up to 1500 organizations throughout the world. These include conspiracy to commit fraud, money laundering and other charges. Vasinskyi was arrested in…

The holiday season is upon us, and many are preparing to celebrate with family and friends both near and far. While we tend to look at consumer tendencies during the holidays, the season also presents a significant challenge to industries coping with the increase in consumer demands. McAfee Enterprise and FireEye recently conducted a global survey of IT professionals to better understand their cyber readiness, especially during peak times like the holiday season, and the…