RSS_Virtulization

So, your computer screen has been hijacked by ransomware and the criminals behind the attack are demanding money to return your systems. Now what? That’s a question countless organisations are asking themselves nowadays, with attacks increasing and, according to Mimecast’s The State of Email Security Report 2020, organisations suffering three days of downtime on average following a ransomware attack. If you think that doesn’t sound so bad, the true scale of the issue is much…

Company cancels earnings conference call in light of transaction with Thoma Bravo First Quarter Highlights Total revenue of $287.8 million, up 15% year-over-year Billings of $276.7 million, up 16% year-over-year GAAP EPS of $(0.79) per share, Non-GAAP EPS of $0.49 per share Operating cash flow of $95.1 million and free cash flow of $88.5 million SUNNYVALE, Calif., – April 26, 2021 – Proofpoint, Inc. (“the Company”) (NASDAQ: PFPT), a leading cybersecurity and compliance company, today…

Proofpoint Shareholders to Receive $176.00 Per Share in Cash Announces First Quarter Fiscal Year 2021 Financial Results SUNNYVALE & SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., April 26, 2021 — Proofpoint, Inc. (NASDAQ: PFPT) (the “Company”), a leading cybersecurity and compliance company, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Thoma Bravo, a leading private equity investment firm focused on the software and technology-enabled services sector, in an all-cash transaction that values Proofpoint…

In December 2020, the world discovered that the SolarWinds’ Orion Platform had been compromised by cybercriminals, potentially affecting thousands of businesses the world over. Security groups such as the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) provided advice and guidance to security teams and IT companies on what actions they should take to minimize the impact on them and their customers. But the Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) carries with it a worrying sub-text that requires further exploration…

Security vendor SonicWall has addressed three zero-day vulnerabilities affecting both its on-premises and hosted Email Security products. SonicWall is warning its customers to update their hosted and on-premises email security products to address three zero-day vulnerabilities that are being actively exploited in the wild. The three vulnerabilities addressed by the security vendor are: CVE-2021-20021: Email Security Pre-Authentication Administrative Account Creation: A vulnerability in the SonicWall Email Security version 10.0.9.x allows an attacker to create an administrative account by…

Hi Everyone, my now second favuorite yearly tech conference (after VMworld!) NVIDIA GTC has wrapped for 2021 and as it was the first one I attended, I’d like to share with you some of my personal highlights! For anyone not aware of GTC, it’s NVIDIA’s yearly conference, they describe it as the #1 AI conference for innovators, technologists, and creatives. The description fits it perfectly, it’s not just for techies, but creatives too. The conference…

A woman from California has been charged with waging a multi-year cyberstalking campaign against three teenage boys. Brentwood resident Ramajana Hidic Demirovic was charged by a federal grand jury with cyberstalking and conspiracy to commit cyberstalking. It is alleged that 46-year-old Demirovic harassed and intimidated victims who had entered into romantic relationships with an unnamed co-conspirator between February 2016 and March 2018. One of the relationships lasted just a few days. According to the indictment, Demirovic and…

The National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) program at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has teamed up with marketing and cybersecurity games company Katzcy to launch the first US Cyber Games.  Consisting of the US Cyber Open and the US Cyber Combine Invitational, the program will run until October 2021. Included in the program is the selection of the first-ever US Cyber Team to represent the United States at the International Cyber Security Challenge (ICSC)….