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The FBI has warned that over 30 US-based companies had been hit by the Ranzy Locker ransomware by July this year, in a flash alert to other organisations who may be at risk. According to the alert, issued with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), most of the victims were compromised after brute force credential attacks targeting Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) to gain access to targets’ networks. Recent victims, according to the FBI, have…

As you work to resolve a security issue, technical knowledge is necessary—and a team with a broad base of expertise is invaluable. Image and checklist: Andy Wolber/TechRepublic In the past year, several people have asked me some version of the question: “What should we do when there’s a cyberattack or security issue?” My first instinct is to suggest technical actions, such as “review your log files,” “disconnect devices from the network” or “rely on your…

Incidents of shadow IT have snowballed during the pandemic as remote workers bought devices without vetting from the IT department, a new report from HP has warned. The tech giant’s Out of Sight and Out of Mind report is based on a global survey of 1100 IT decision-makers and a separate poll of more than 8400 home workers in the US, the UK, Mexico, Germany, Australia, Canada, and Japan. Nearly half (45%) said they’d bought IT equipment…

News Detail Collaboration to Extend Corporate Network Performance and Security Capabilities to the Home Office PALO ALTO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Today VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW) announced it will collaborate with eero, an Amazon company, on work-from-home capabilities that will boost remote network connectivity while extending critical security services to devices connecting to an at-home corporate … Thu, 28 Oct 2021 00:00:00 Collaboration to Extend Corporate Network Performance and Security Capabilities to the Home Office PALO ALTO,…

News Detail PALO ALTO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW) today announced that leading analyst firm IDC has ranked VMware No. 1 in worldwide cloud system and service management software(1) based on IDC calculations of calendar year 2020 revenues. VMware’s continued commitment to innovation is enabling customers to monitor, better secure, optimize, and automate their multi-cloud environments. … Thu, 28 Oct 2021 00:00:00 PALO ALTO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW) today announced that leading…

The volume of ransomware attacks over the first three quarters of 2021 reached 470 million, a 148% increase on the same period last year, making 2021 already the worst year on record, according to SonicWall. The security vendor scrutinized attempts to compromise its global customers over the period and found that each company recorded 1,748 ransomware attacks in the year-to-date (YTD). That’s reportedly nearly 10 per business day. Q3 2021 saw the most significant volume of…

CIOs who overlook the US government’s cybersecurity orders do so at their peril — and that of their enterprise. That’s what former US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) director Chris Krebs stressed during his keynote presentation at Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo last week. Remarking on the Biden administration’s cybersecurity executive order signed last May, Krebs said CIOs should worry less about meeting the initial order’s basic regulatory compliance for security and instead harden their infrastructure…

Over half (58%) of US small businesses have suffered a security or data breach, with most paying hundreds of thousands of dollars to cover the costs, according to a new study from the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC). According to the US Small Business Administration, there are nearly 32 million businesses with fewer than 500 employees. To find out more about how they’re impacted by cyber-attacks, the ITRC polled 417 small business owners. The non-profit’s 2021 Business…