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As we enter a new era of interconnected cybersecurity threats, companies and organizations would be wise to overhaul their entire view of the online landscape in order to be fully prepared, writes Karl Swannie, Founder of Echosec. By Karl Swannie, Founder, Echosec Systems The coronavirus pandemic has forced rapid change across every level of an enterprise, and cybersecurity is no exception. Security teams have quickly learned that real-world events and online risk are highly interconnected….

By Milica D. Djekic New tendencies in the technological landscape have brought new challenges in safety and security terms. It appears that industry 4.0 is more than ever under the risk. The modern studies suggest that the majority of the industry 4.0 infrastructures could be under physical, cyber, and biological threat which is a challenge for both – human and non-human resources. In order to overcome that gap, we need to count on defense skills…

Predictions for the Future of the Security Space By Billy Spears, Chief Information Security Officer, Alteryx 2020 has been a year unlike any other, with unforeseen challenges creating hurdles for businesses in every sector of the economy. As companies look for ways to insulate themselves from future shocks while preparing for the year ahead, insider insights can help companies to understand how societal and economic trends have and will impact their industries and what to…

By Thomas Müller-Martin, Global Partner Technical Lead, Omada More and more organizations are using a hybrid IT environment that combines both on-premises and cloud-based applications. The rise of remote work, driven by the pandemic, has only increased the speed of this transformation. In fact, Gartner predicts that more than 75% of midsize and large organizations will have adopted some kind of multi-cloud or hybrid IT strategy by 2021. While this approach brings many advantages, it…

By Ofer Israeli, CEO and founder, Illusive Networks Despite the myriad cybersecurity solutions out there, breaches, attacks and exploitations continue. The old approach isn’t working; cybersecurity teams need to move from a passive approach to one that’s more active. And MITRE’s introduction of Shield addresses this directly. MITRE, the federally funded not-for-profit, has made it clear that active defense, rather than the standard whack-a-mole responsive defense, is paramount in the fight against cybercrime. With the…

Originally posted on emadyounis.com  This post provides an overview of Azure VMware Solution, its components, and resources to help customers get started. The general availability (GA) for the next evolution of Azure VMware Solution (AVS) was announced yesterday during the Microsoft Ignite 2020 virtual conference. This is a joint partnership between Microsoft and VMware, where Azure VMware Solution is a Microsoft managed service built on Azure bare metal infrastructure and cloud verified by VMware. The initial launch of the Azure…

China-linked cyber espionage group APT31 is believed to be behind an attack on the Parliament of Finland that took place in 2020. China-linked cyber espionage group APT31 is believed to be behind an attack on the Parliament of Finland that took place in 2020. According to the government experts, the hackers breached some parliament email accounts in December 2020. “Last year, the Security Police has identified a state cyber espionage operation against Parliament, which tried…

Scammers are taking advantage of a shortage of Sony PlayStation 5 consoles to try to hoodwink people eager to snag one, says Kaspersky. Image: Sony Cybercriminals behind phishing campaigns have a knack for knowing which trends and topics will catch the eye of potential victims. Sony’s new PS5 is one topic ripe for exploitation, especially since the new console is in short supply due to a scarcity of semiconductor chips. A Friday report from security…

A Swiss software developer has been indicted by the US government for allegedly stealing source code and proprietary data and publishing it online. On March 18, a grand jury indicted 21-year-old Till Kottman for identity and data theft and computer-intrusion crimes spanning 2019 to the present.   Lucerne resident Kottman, also known as “deletescape” and “tillie crimew,” allegedly conspired with others to hack into multiple companies and government entities and publish the private data of more than 100 entities on…