RSS_Virtulization

IBM’s Cost of a Data Breach Report 2021 analyzed 537 real breaches and conducted nearly 3,500 interviews to uncover the true cost of a data breach in 2020. The publication covers initial attack vectors, how long it took organizations to discover and contain braces, as well as the effects that incident response efforts and artificial intelligence have on mitigating breach costs. Key Highlights Now in its 17th year of producing this report, IBM continues to…

An important alert for anyone who uses smart cameras, Wi-Fi baby monitors, and other connected  devices that send audio or video over the internet: a recent security advisory indicates millions of these devices may be at risk of remote monitoring or attack.  The root of the concern is an apparent vulnerability in the Software Development Kit (“SDK”) used with the ThroughTek Kalay network. Millions of smart devices use Kalay and its protocols to communicate over the internet.  As mentioned in the security advisory, an attacker could exploit the apparent vulnerability to intercept audio and video signals sent to…

An important alert for anyone who uses smart cameras, Wi-Fi baby monitors, and other connected  devices that send audio or video over the internet: a recent security advisory indicates millions of these devices may be at risk of remote monitoring or attack.  The root of the concern is an apparent vulnerability in the Software Development Kit (“SDK”) used with the ThroughTek Kalay network. Millions of smart devices use Kalay and its protocols to communicate over the internet.  As mentioned in the security advisory, an attacker could exploit the apparent vulnerability to intercept audio and video signals sent to…

An important alert for anyone who uses smart cameras, Wi-Fi baby monitors, and other connected  devices that send audio or video over the internet: a recent security advisory indicates millions of these devices may be at risk of remote monitoring or attack.  The root of the concern is an apparent vulnerability in the Software Development Kit (“SDK”) used with the ThroughTek Kalay network. Millions of smart devices use Kalay and its protocols to communicate over the internet.  As mentioned in the security advisory, an attacker could exploit the apparent vulnerability to intercept audio and video signals sent to…

An important alert for anyone who uses smart cameras, Wi-Fi baby monitors, and other connected  devices that send audio or video over the internet: a recent security advisory indicates millions of these devices may be at risk of remote monitoring or attack.  The root of the concern is an apparent vulnerability in the Software Development Kit (“SDK”) used with the ThroughTek Kalay network. Millions of smart devices use Kalay and its protocols to communicate over the internet.  As mentioned in the security advisory, an attacker could exploit the apparent vulnerability to intercept audio and video signals sent to…

By Irena Ducic, Growth Marketer, Embroker Article text: Every company that stores and handles sensitive customer, partner, or vendor information has the responsibility to protect that data from a variety of potential attackers. If this data is stolen or its privacy compromised in any way, the company can be held liable for such incidents. These types of claims can potentially cost your company a lot of money, not just in settlements or damages, but also…

All departments of an organization need to be on the same page where cybersecurity is concerned, and that will only happen if the terminology used is understood by all. Image: iStockphoto/anyaberkut Things work better when everyone is on the same page, and that includes the ability to discuss a topic using language that imparts the same meaning to all.  SEE: Security incident response policy (TechRepublic Premium) There’s a party game—Whisper Down the Lane, known in…

Four Floridians have been charged in connection with a child sexual abuse material (CSAM) subscription service that produced millions of images and videos of sexualized minors.  International Florida-based business Newstar Enterprise, which was founded in 2005, built, maintained, hosted, and operated what appeared to be a series of legitimate child modeling websites called Newstar Websites on servers based in the US and abroad. According to court documents, Newstar was in reality “an internet-based business aimed…

Researchers conducted a new analysis of the Diavol ransomware and found new evidence of the link with the gang behind the TrickBot botnet. In July, researchers from Fortinet reported that a new ransomware family, tracked as Diavol, might have been developed by Wizard Spider, the cybercrime gang behind the TrickBot botnet. The Trickbot botnet was used by threat actors to spread the Ryuk and Conti ransomware families, experts noticed similarities between Diavol and Conti threats. Unlike Conti, Diavol doesn’t avoid infecting…