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A partial settlement has been reached in a cyber-bullying case brought by the parents of a missing toddler against the operator of a chat group set up to discuss the fate of their son. Dylan Ehler was three years old when he vanished from the backyard of his grandmother’s home in Truro, Nova Scotia, at around 1:15 pm on May 6, 2020. Searches for the missing child were called off after two weeks, and his whereabouts remain…

A new White House memo to business leaders underscores the threat of ransomware and offers advice on how to protect their companies. Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto Following recent cyberattacks against key operations in the U.S., the White House is pushing companies to take ransomware seriously and beef up their defenses against it. First spotted by CNN, a Wednesday memo sent to corporate executives and business leaders by Deputy National Security Advisor for Cyber and Emerging Technology,…

Underprepared, overwhelmed and unable to move forward, security teams are getting pushback from leadership and simply can’t catch up to necessary post-pandemic modernization. Image: CROCOTHERY/Getty Images/iStockphoto An international survey of tech professionals from the Thales Group finds some bleak news for the current state of data security: the COVID-19 pandemic has upended cybersecurity norms, and security teams are struggling to keep up. The problems appear to be snowballing; lack of preparation has led to a…

The White House has sent an open letter to companies in the United States entreating them to urgently act against the threat of ransomware. Corporate executives and business leaders received a memo on Thursday morning from Anne Neuberger, the National Security Council’s top cyber official. In the missive, Neuberger underscored the sweeping danger of ransomware to the private sector. “All organizations must recognize that no company is safe from being targeted by ransomware, regardless of size…

Targeting Windows and Linux systems, the Necro Python bot changes its code to evade traditional security detection, says Cisco Talos. Image: Cisco Talos Cybercriminals often use automated bots to deploy malware infections, take control of remote computers and carry out other cyberattacks. Though a bot sounds like it might be limited in intelligence and flexibility, a sophisticated bot can do a lot of damage on behalf of the attacker. A report published Thursday by threat…

Cybercriminals are running an online competition offering big prizes to anyone who believes they have found an unusual way to help crooks steal cryptocurrency. As security researchers at Intel471 describe, an underground cybercrime forum popular with cybercriminals has issued a call for papers that will describe “unorthodox ways to steal private keys and wallets, unusual cryptocurrency mining software, smart contracts, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and more.” It sounds very similar to the type of call-for-papers made…

Fujifilm is investigating a potential ransomware attack that resulted in the company closing down part of its network. The company is investigating “possible unauthorized access” to its server, it said in a statement.  The company first noticed the “possibility” of a ransomware attack on June 1 and took swift action to discontinue all compromised systems.  “We are currently working to determine the extent and the scale of the issue,” it said on its website, and that it “apologises…

If wget is your go-to download command on your Linux servers, and your machines are behind a proxy, Jack Wallen has the solution to get this setup working properly. Image: iStock/iBrave The wget command is one of the best ways to transfer files from a remote server to a local machine without a GUI. I use this tool constantly on Linux servers and it never fails to pull down the files I need. Unless I’m…

You can migrate existing business applications from on-premises VMware vSphere data centers to VMware Cloud on AWS without re-architecting for high availability because the infrastructure is resilient by design.   By leveraging proven availability technologies and taking advantage of redundancy offered by highly available AWS infrastructure, architects can focus valuable resources on business applications instead of managing the underlying elements.  The VMware Cloud on AWS SDDC stack is ready for your critical applications and maximizes your uptime by preventing or reducing outages from…

Dive Brief: CISOs have become an integral part of the transition to hybrid work environments, as companies look to securely connect remote workers to sensitive corporate data while maintaining maximum productivity, according to a virtual panel of multinational CISO’s hosted by Proofpoint last week. The evolving threat of a criminal ransomware attack is a major concern, according to CISOs speaking on the panel. Two-thirds (64%) of CISOs fear their companies are at risk of a major…