RSS_Virtulization

SUNNYVALE, Calif., May 25, 2021 – Proofpoint, Inc. (NASDAQ: PFPT), a leading cybersecurity and compliance company, and Ponemon Institute, a top IT security research organization, today released the results of a new study on “The Cost of Cloud Compromise and Shadow IT.” The average cost of cloud account compromises reached $6.2 million over a 12-month period, according to over 600 IT and IT security professionals in the U.S. In addition, 68 percent of these survey respondents…

While many employers are tapping technologies to monitor workflows, a new report highlights potential drawbacks and even resentment among surveilled employees. Image: GettyImages/Laurence Dutton Employers are increasingly using monitoring software to keep an eye on day-to-day operations. In fact, 75% of work conversations could be recorded and assessed by 2025, according to Gartner. On Thursday, ExpressVPN published the results of a recent survey highlighting workforce sentiments regarding telecommuting, employer monitoring software and more. While many…

An employee of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has been accused of stealing classified information and national security documents from her workplace and keeping them at home.  Intelligence analyst Kendra Kingsbury of the FBI’s Kansas City Division was charged in a two-count indictment returned under seal by a federal grand jury in Kansas City, Missouri, on Tuesday, May 18. The federal indictment alleges that 48-year-old Kingsbury took sensitive government material home to her residence in Dodge…

Looking to eke out as much security as you can from your Linux servers? Jack Wallen shows you how you can limit the information would-be ne’er-do-wells get by disabling the login banner. Image: iStock/structuresxx When you log in to Linux, either by way of SSH or the console, you are greeted with a banner that offers up a few important bits of information. If you’re doing everything you can to secure that Linux server, the…

A lecturer from the University of Plymouth has won a prestigious international prize for her research in maritime cybersecurity. Dr. Kimberly Tam’s work won her the overall gong and the cybersecurity category in the 2021 Lloyd’s Science of Risk prize. Tam was among six academics announced as award winners by insurance and reinsurance market Lloyd’s of London on May 21. The Science of Risk prize is awarded to academics and PhD students who further the understanding of…

Imagine this scenario: a CEO, CIO, CTO, CISO walk into a bar…    The CTO has heard about cocktails that go beyond the “pour and shake,” and asks the bartender what they know about molecular gastronomy to take their drink to the next level. The CIO considers the CTO’s choice, weighing the risk versus reward of trying something new. The CEO orders a Long Island iced tea – a bold, ambitious, and challenging choice that incorporates a bit of everything, but they know in…

In Part 1 of our Through Your Mind’s Eye series, we explored how our brains don’t give each decision we make equal attention, and we take mental shortcuts known as biases. These biases allow us to react quickly, but they can also lead to mistakes and oversights.  Because we all have biases that shape who we are, our decisions in and out of cybersecurity can be impacted in both good and bad ways. Safety Bias…

A hacker from Michigan has admitted to stealing the sensitive data of more than 65,000 University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) employees and selling it online. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) IT specialist Justin Sean Johnson, known on the dark web by the handles TheDearthStar, Dearthy Star, TDS, and DS, hacked into UPMC’s human resources database in January 2014. Six years later, the 30-year-old resident of Detroit was indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh and subsequently arrested on…

The attacks have targeted US healthcare and first responder networks with ransom demands as high as $25 million, says the FBI. Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto Healthcare and first responder networks should be on guard for a continuing series of ransomware attacks uncovered by the FBI. In an alert published last Thursday, the agency said that it found at least 16 Conti ransomware attacks against law enforcement agencies, emergency medical services, 911 dispatch centers and municipalities within…