RSS_Virtulization

The number of publicly reported breach victims in the US has soared by 564% from the end of 2020 to the first three months of this year, according to the latest data from the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC). The non-profit claimed that 51 million consumers were affected by incidents in Q1 2021, versus eight million in the final three months of 2020. However, the volume of breaches only rose by 12%, or 363, over…

Europol has revealed the arrest of an Italian national suspected of paying for a hitman via a dedicated dark web site. The unnamed suspect reportedly paid €10,000 in Bitcoin to have their ex-girlfriend murdered. They visited a website hosted on the TOR network which advertised assassination services. Europol said its European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) and Joint Cybercrime Action Taskforce (J-CAT) assisted the Italian Postal and Communication Police (Polizia Postale e delle Comunicazioni) in the operation….

Every day, hundreds of passionate Docker users around the world contribute to Docker. Whether you are just getting started or are an expert in your field, there are many ways to get involved and start contributing to Docker. If you’re into technical writing, you can easily publish and/or edit articles in docs.docker.com. If you’re more into code contribution, there are dozens of open source Docker projects you can dive into. Or if you’re just interested…

Integrity is a word thrown around a lot in the cybersecurity space. That’s not surprising. It is one of the three components that make up the CIA Triad, after all. However, the meaning and use of the word has been relatively limited in many security circles up until now. Let’s take a look at the security industry more broadly. In most conversations dealing with integrity, data security and File Integrity Monitoring (FIM) controls often end…

European CISOs are shifting how they spend on security in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and are having to adopt to a raft of new proposed EU cyber regulations. Forrester has recently explored three security topics: that of European cyber regulations, European CISO budgetary trends in 2021, and finally the career paths of CISOs at major UK FTSE 100 organizations. What becomes apparent is that European CISOs are shifting how they spend on security in…

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A majority of security pros said they’re most concerned about malicious payloads sent to employees via file attachments, according to a survey from GreatHorn. Image: iStock/Igor Kutyaev Phishing emails are one of the most common and successful ways to infect an organization with malware. Employees who’ve been instructed not to click on file attachments and links in unexpected emails still can’t seem to resist the temptation. Once triggered, a single malicious payload can lead to…

Michigan State University (MSU) has been impacted by a data breach stemming from a cyber-attack on an Ohio law firm. Bricker & Eckler LLP, which is associated with MSU Title IX contractor INCompliance Consulting, was hit with ransomware in January 2021.  An investigation into the incident determined that an unauthorized party gained access to certain Bricker internal systems at various times between approximately January 14 and January 31. “Findings from the investigation indicate that the party…