Emotet botnet takedown – what you need to know | The State of Security

Emotet botnet takedown – what you need to know | The State of Security

What’s happened? Law enforcement agencies across the globe say that they have dealt a blow against Emotet, described by Interpol as “the world’s most dangerous malware”, by taking control of its infrastructure. Police have dubbed their action against Emotet “Operation LadyBird.” What is Emotet? Emotet is an extremely advanced and pernicious family of rapidly-spreading malware, with the capability of dropping other malware onto users’ computers. Emotet first caused problems in 2014 as a banking Trojan…

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IDC MarketScape Positions VMware as a Leader in Three End-User Computing Vendor Assessments

IDC MarketScape Positions VMware as a Leader in Three End-User Computing Vendor Assessments

News Detail VMware Positioned As A Leader in Unified Endpoint Management (UEM) Software, UEM Software for Apple Devices, and UEM Software for Ruggedized/IoT Deployments PALO ALTO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW), a leading innovator in enterprise software, today announced it has been positioned as a leader in three recent IDC MarketScape reports related to the End-User Computing (EUC) … Thu, 28 Jan 2021 00:00:00 VMware Positioned As A Leader in Unified Endpoint Management (UEM)…

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Consumers Warned of $100m Clone Firm Scams

Consumers Warned of 0m Clone Firm Scams

British consumers lost nearly £80m ($109m) to so-called “clone firm” scams last year, as pandemic-related money woes persuaded many to make ill-judged investments, according to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The financial regulator reported consumers losing an average of £45,242 each when interacting with fraudsters masquerading as legitimate investment companies. Reports surged 29% between March, when the country went into its first lockdown, and April 2020. As the name suggests, clone firms are fake entities set…

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Analysis | The Cybersecurity 202: International law enforcement took down a leading cybercrime gang

Analysis | The Cybersecurity 202: International law enforcement took down a leading cybercrime gang

Emotet is one of the world’s biggest cybercriminal organizations with affiliates around the world including in Ukraine. Law enforcement shut down Emotet’s “botnet,” a network of infected computers used by criminals to scale up their hacking operations, by knocking out all its servers at once, isolating the infections. Computers were then redirected toward “law enforcement-controlled infrastructure.”   “This is a unique and new approach to effectively disrupt the activities of the facilitators of cybercrime,” Europol said…

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If IoT devices are being cyber-certified, why aren’t mobile applications?

If IoT devices are being cyber-certified, why aren’t mobile applications?

If IoT devices are being cyber-certified, why aren’t mobile applications? | 2021-01-27 | Security Magazine This website requires certain cookies to work and uses other cookies to help you have the best experience. By visiting this website, certain cookies have already been set, which you may delete and block. By closing this message or continuing to use our site, you agree to the use of cookies. Visit our updated privacy and cookie policy to learn…

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Understanding and acting on the risks the pandemic has brought to your business

Understanding and acting on the risks the pandemic has brought to your business

Understanding and acting on the risks the pandemic has brought to your business | 2021-01-28 | Security Magazine This website requires certain cookies to work and uses other cookies to help you have the best experience. By visiting this website, certain cookies have already been set, which you may delete and block. By closing this message or continuing to use our site, you agree to the use of cookies. Visit our updated privacy and cookie…

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COVID-19 exposure: The risk of an elevator ride

COVID-19 exposure: The risk of an elevator ride

COVID-19 exposure: The risk of an elevator ride | 2021-01-28 | Security Magazine This website requires certain cookies to work and uses other cookies to help you have the best experience. By visiting this website, certain cookies have already been set, which you may delete and block. By closing this message or continuing to use our site, you agree to the use of cookies. Visit our updated privacy and cookie policy to learn more. …

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Podcast Episode14 – Right to Privacy: Physical and Digital Safety

Podcast Episode14 – Right to Privacy: Physical and Digital Safety

CW/TW: This article mentions the implications that privacy and data can have on domestic abuse and violence. Zoe Rose is a cybersecurity consultant and recognized as one of the 50 most influential women in cybersecurity. In this episode Zoe explains why it is important for the average person to be aware of privacy and shares tips for staying safe. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6nLwLKkLJqx0CE8fdFSMTm?si=G9vDitx3Qf28diTxz-Du3QStitcher:https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-tripwire-cybersecurity-podcastRSS:https://tripwire.libsyn.com/rssYouTube:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgTfY3TXF9YKE9pUKp57pGSTaapTLpvC3 Tim Erlin: Welcome everyone to the Tripwire Cybersecurity Podcast. I’m Tim Erlin, vice president…

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What Data Privacy Day 2021 Means for Individuals

What Data Privacy Day 2021 Means for Individuals

Data Privacy Day (DPD) is January 28. Sounds exciting, right? I’m sure you’ve got the pinata stuffed and the presents on the way. What is DPD about? It’s all about me! We generally don’t like to use this phrase. It’s considered selfish and arrogant, leading others to dislike us. But in the case of data privacy, it’s acceptable. Personally, I’m not very interested in being compared to what statistics might say about what data is…

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Managing Kubernetes : Each Role has a Part to Play – VMware Cloud Community

Managing Kubernetes : Each Role has a Part to Play – VMware Cloud Community

Implementing Kubernetes within an IT environment has an impact on every role that has a responsibility of delivering IT to the business. This blog post outlines the perspective of those different roles and how Kubernetes impacts the way of work for those roles.   As already discussed in the previous blog there are different people that are responsible for running a Kubernetes platform. This blog post it to illustrate who what different roles are involved…

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