VMware Cloud on AWS successfully completed IRAP Assessment at PROTECTED level! – VMware Cloud Community

VMware Cloud on AWS successfully completed IRAP Assessment at PROTECTED level! – VMware Cloud Community

We have a wonderful news to share with our Australian customers! VMware Cloud on AWS has successfully completed the IRAP cloud security assessment. The IRAP Cloud Security Assessment demonstrates our compliance against the Australian Information Security Manual (ISM) and Protective Security Policy Framework (PSPF) and shows VMware Cloud on AWS’ suitability to handle Australian government data. VMware engaged Foresight Inc, a registered IRAP assessor to evaluate the service at PROTECTED level. The assessors evaluated VMware…

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Schools could be ripe for cyberattacks amid ransomware open season

Schools could be ripe for cyberattacks amid ransomware open season

In recent months, a string of high-profile cyberattacks have targeted critical U.S. infrastructure. As students return to the classroom, could criminals look to focus their efforts on schools? Image: GettyImages/Halfpoint Images In recent months, a number of high-profile cyberattacks have reverberated across critical aspects of the U.S. infrastructure ranging from petroleum and meat production to local water treatment facilities. Over the last year, these various groups proved virtually no organizations were off-limits; even healthcare facilities…

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Back-to-School: Privacy Worries in a Remote Learning World

Back-to-School: Privacy Worries in a Remote Learning World

As the new school year gets underway, many students will be returning to the classroom in-person, while others will opt to continue hybrid or remote learning indefinitely. Unfortunately, for families choosing the latter, remote learning could come at the expense of their online privacy.  According to the RAND Corporation’s 2020 research report, one in five U.S. school districts plan to offer online learning even after the pandemic ends. Many school districts are waiting to review the Centers…

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Back-to-School: Privacy Worries in a Remote Learning World | McAfee Blogs Back-to-School: Privacy Worries in a Remote Learning World

Back-to-School: Privacy Worries in a Remote Learning World | McAfee Blogs Back-to-School: Privacy Worries in a Remote Learning World

As the new school year gets underway, many students will be returning to the classroom in-person, while others will opt to continue hybrid or remote learning indefinitely. Unfortunately, for families choosing the latter, remote learning could come at the expense of their online privacy.  According to the RAND Corporation’s 2020 research report, one in five U.S. school districts plan to offer online learning even after the pandemic ends. Many school districts are waiting to review the Centers…

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The cybersecurity skills gap persists for the fifth year running

The cybersecurity skills gap persists for the fifth year running

Most organizations are still lacking talent, according to a new report, but experts think expanding the definition of a cybersecurity professional can help. Image: Teera Konakan/Moment/Getty Images Breaches in recent years—ranging from the Pegasus malware hack to the WannaCry and NotPeyta outbreaks—highlight how critical a robust cybersecurity strategy is for all organizations, large and small. Yet the gap in cybersecurity skills for most businesses continues to persist: There are simply not enough skilled professionals in…

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Delivery Scams Most Prominent Form of Smishing

Delivery Scams Most Prominent Form of Smishing

Texts purporting to be from parcel and delivery companies are the most prevalent form of ‘smishing’ scams, according to new data provided to UK Finance by cybersecurity firm Proofpoint. The data showed that over two-thirds (67.4%) of all UK texts reported as spam to the NCSC’s 7726 text messaging system, operated by Proofpoint, during the 30 days to mid-July 2021, were supposedly from delivery companies. The next highest category of scam texts was those pretending to…

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Half of US Hospitals Shut Down Networks Due to Ransomware

Half of US Hospitals Shut Down Networks Due to Ransomware

Nearly half (48%) of US hospitals have disconnected their networks in the past six months due to ransomware, according to a new study from Philips and CyberMDX. The Perspectives in Healthcare Security Report is based on interviews with 130 IT and cybersecurity hospital executives and biomedical engineers and technicians. The findings revealed the outsized impact ransomware continues to have on healthcare organizations (HCOs) after they battled a surge in attacks during the early months of the pandemic. Respondents who admitted to shutting…

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What are the cyber security challenges of hybrid working?

What are the cyber security challenges of hybrid working?

When it comes to the ideal post-pandemic work environment, employers and employees and have very different ideas. According to a Microsoft study, 73% of workers want to keep the flexible work arrangements created in response to COVID-19, and 67% want a return to in-person collaboration. The overlap in these figures suggests that there isn’t a clear divide between those who want to stay at home and those that want a return to the office. Rather,…

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