Unauthorized Network Access Selling for Up to Five Figures

Unauthorized Network Access Selling for Up to Five Figures

Researchers have found that the sale and purchase of unauthorized access to compromised enterprise networks are influenced by location and industry. IntSights, a Rapid7 company, released new research today that highlights the dark world of network access, with findings showing that underground criminals sell access to organizations for up to $10,000. “Some cyber-criminals specialize in network compromises and sell the access that they have obtained to third parties, rather than exploiting the networks themselves,” explained the researchers….

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How to get the Windows 11 security protections on an existing PC

How to get the Windows 11 security protections on an existing PC

Windows 11 will turn on hardware security by default but only on new PCs or if you re-image from scratch. But there is a workaround. Image: Microsoft Security is only one of the reasons for the hardware requirements for Windows 11; it’s also about reliability, compatibility and performance. But the hardware security features in the CPUs that Windows 11 will run on reduce malware and ransomware attacks significantly.  SEE: Windows 10: Lists of vocal commands for…

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Fraudsters Impersonate DPD in “Convincing” New Smishing Scam

Fraudsters Impersonate DPD in “Convincing” New Smishing Scam

Consumers have been warned about a new “convincing” smishing scam that impersonates international parcel delivery firm DPD. The consumer group Which? provided insights into the smishing campaign, in which scammers attempt to trick recipients into giving away personal information, including payment details. In the scam, consumers receive a text that states: “DPD: We tried to deliver your parcel however no one was available to receive it. To arrange your redelivery, please proceed via: *link.” The Which? researchers…

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Palo Alto Networks Announces Expansion of Management Team

Palo Alto Networks Announces Expansion of Management Team

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Aug. 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Palo Alto Networks (NYSE: PANW), the global cybersecurity leader, today announced the expansion of its management team, with Amit Singh moving into the new role of chief business officer and BJ Jenkins joining the company in the role of president. The appointments are effective immediately. Palo Alto Networks has reported notable momentum over the last financial year, with the business benefiting from customers adopting products across its…

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Salesforce Communities Could Expose Business-Sensitive Information

Salesforce Communities Could Expose Business-Sensitive Information

Numerous publicly accessible Salesforce Communities are misconfigured and could expose sensitive information, says research published today. A Salesforce Community site lets customers and partners interface with a Salesforce instance from outside an organization. For example, they can open support tickets, ask questions, manage their subscriptions and more. According to Varonis, anonymous users can “query objects that contain sensitive information such as customer lists, support cases and employee email addresses.” The research team explains in a…

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NCSC Announces First Cohort for New Cyber Startup Program

NCSC Announces First Cohort for New Cyber Startup Program

The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has unveiled the first five tech companies that will take part in its new startup program. The NCSC For Startups initiative, first announced in June, will support innovative cybersecurity firms to develop products that will help protect critical areas of the UK’s economy and society from online harms. The NCSC is collaborating with innovation company Plexal to run the program. It is the successor to the highly successful NCSC Cyber Accelerator initiative, which helped more…

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Chinese Espionage Group UNC215 Targeted Israeli Government Networks

Chinese Espionage Group UNC215 Targeted Israeli Government Networks

Chinese espionage group UNC215 leveraged remote desktop protocols (RDP) to access an Israeli government network using stolen credentials from trusted third parties, according to research published today. Mandiant, part of cybersecurity firm FireEye, analyzed data gathered from their telemetry and the information shared by Israeli entities in collaboration with the authorities. The data revealed multiple concurrent operations against Israeli government institutions, IT providers and telecommunications entities beginning in January 2019. FireEye has published the findings…

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Google Unveils Privacy Changes for Young People

Google Unveils Privacy Changes for Young People

Google says it will make things safer online for young people. The Silicon Valley search giant said videos uploaded by 13- to 17-year-olds to YouTube, which is owned by Google, will be private by default, which means the videos can only be seen by those who post them and those with permission to view them. Google also says anyone under 18 or their parent or guardian can request removal of that child’s images from the…

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The Keys that Unlock Multi-Cloud Success – Cloud Blog – VMWare

The Keys that Unlock Multi-Cloud Success – Cloud Blog – VMWare

Bola Rotibi, Research Director of Software Development at CCS Insight published an article titled “The Keys that Unlock Multi-cloud Success.” Below is an excerpt, published with permission. How VMware Cloud customers are achieving multicloud excellence Understanding the importance of good support should be the first step to any multicloud journey. There are four considerations that companies embarking on a multicloud strategy shouldn’t ignore. The first is that cloud adoption is on the rise, accelerated by…

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